ITS Monday: Edition 16, 2021

The case for letting people Work from Home forever

First up, this from Wired magazine. ‘Do you want happier, productive, more engaged, and more fulfilled employees and coworkers? Well, you should campaign to let them work remotely. Here’s why.’ Commuting, of course, gets a mention, as does the capabilities of technology to enable WFH, time management, and office design.

iMOVE is doing quite a bit of project work in the WFH space. Catch up with what we’re up to on our Working from Home page.

‘Painting them green does not change that reality’: NSW Minister’s electric car warning

It seems NSW has electric vehicles squarely in its sights, as NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes is the third senior minister to ‘… offer a view on how the state government should deal with the public uptake of electric vehicles.’ Mr Stokesthinks NSW must work harder to transition away from private cars rather than focus on how the vehicles are powered.

Asphalt, gridlock and common sense

‘It’s clear that adding lanes to urban expressways or building new ones doesn’t reduce congestion. Sometimes it makes things worse. So why do we keep doing it?’ Now there’s a question! This is a US-based article, but the thoughts and concerns could cover cities in most countries of the world.

NYC gets green light from Federal Gov’t for next step in Congestion Pricing Plan

‘The U.S. Department of Transportation will allow New York state to proceed with the federally required Environmental Assessment and public outreach for the nation’s first congestion pricing program in New York City.’

It looks like Apple maps’ bike path feature Is coming to Melbourne soon

A Reddit user has spotted someone wearing some mapping hardware on a Melbourne bike path. Apple’s ‘Bike routes include helpful information such as traffic, stairs, elevation and distance to ensure you’re not going to start cycling up a path that is too steep or busy for your liking.’

Australia’s dangerous & mostly unknown eScooter laws

The legality of where you can ride an e-scooter across Australia is variable, and confusing. This article covers what laws are in place where, and what changes are soon to happen. Hopefully.

The popularity of e-bikes, e-scooters and electric vehicles is surging — so what’s all the buzz about?

And staying on the topic of e-scooters, their taller cousins e-bikes, and touching on electric cars, this is a tale of what’s going on in Nelson, New Zealand.