San Francisco Bay Area at decision point as population, sprawl and congestion grow unsustainably
The Bay Area’s population was boosted by 90,834 people — the size of Santa Barbara — between 2014 and 2015,…
Author: Frederick Pilot
The ongoing paradox of the SF Bay Area
The transit agency suffered Thursday from the same woes that impacted service the day before with no trains running between…
California Commuters Continue to Choose Single Occupant Vehicles | Center for Jobs and the Economy
Attendant with the increased reliance on single occupant vehicles, workers are also spending more time commuting. The number of workers…
5 reasons why ‘no office’ is better than ‘some office’ | Paul Miller | LinkedIn
Two weeks ago I was given a tour around the iconic new London headquarters of a large financial services company….
When you can choose to work anywhere, where will you choose to work? – Workplace Insight
One of the great questions that hangs over workers in the new era of boundless work is this: When you…
The astonishing human potential wasted on commutes – The Washington Post
According to the Census, there were a little over 139 million workers commuting in 2014. At an average of 26…
California gubenatorial candidate says online education calls into question need for campus buildings, parking lots
For example, the editorial board asked him about the future of higher education. His response: To question whether spending money…
High urban rents and falling rural land prices drive flight of startups to countryside – Workplace Insight
We’ve reported before on the flight of tech firms and other startups from the UK’s cities to the countryside. Now…
Last rush hour may be drawing near as Southern California transit agencies report shrinking ridership
“I don’t know if this is long-term, but it doesn’t feel like it’s temporary when we’ve been dealing with 36…
Conversation with Nicola Millard, head of Customer Insight & Futures, BT Global
Information and communications technology is advancing and proliferating so rapidly that one ICT player, the UK’s BT, has a futurologist…