How working from home could actually make Bay Area traffic worse
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Morning commuter traffic backs up on Interstate 80 westbound in Berkeley on April 6. A year after the pandemic caused traffic across the bay to drop by 50%, it's nearly back to pre-pandemic normal.Jessica Christian/The Chronicle
In a pandemic year filled with untold horribleness, being allowed to skip the office commute and work remotely from home has clearly been an isolated bright spot for many.
When The Chronicle asked you to chime in last week on how things should change as COVID-19 restrictions wind down, ensuring flexible work-from-home policies stay permanent was easily your most popular response. So obvious was the appeal of this idea, in fact, that not a single person bothered to explain why it was so important.