How do Toronto's contentious new bus lanes actually affect commute time?
Toronto's contentious new RapidTO transit priority lanes on Dufferin Street have angered motorists long before they were installed along a 2.5-kilometre stretch of the artery last November.But despite the grumbles of motorists, there's mounting evidence that the red-painted bus lanes are moving commuters much faster than pre-installation travel times ...
https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/04/race-bus-lanes-dufferin-toronto/
> Determining access to employment, education, medical care.. transit is at the nexus of #inequality. In fact, one Harvard study found that #CommuteTime is the most important factor in determining whether an individual can escape poverty. Yet this also means that, by reforming public transit, we can make significant progress on many fronts at once... peer-reviewed healthcare journals.. found that.. “expanding existing bus routes can serve as rapid investments to improve health outcomes.”

Is remote/hybrid work increasing how far away workers live from the corporate office?

If so, it may make in-person meetings more burdensome if scheduled on short notice. That's particularly the case for people who must travel the day before and stay in a hotel, in order to attend a full day in the office.

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