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Opinion: D.C.’s downtown is comatose. Here’s how to revive it | Washington Post

November 23, 2022
  • D.C. Policy Center

On November 23, 2022, the D.C. Policy Center’s report, Remote work and the future of D.C. (Part 1): How is remote work changing the geography of work in the District of Columbia?, was cited by the Washington Post Editorial Board:

At the same time, leaders of America’s biggest cities are grasping the fact that remote and hybrid work are here to stay. A D.C. Policy Center report in May summed up the city’s challenge: “Our best estimate is that of the 401,481 workers who commuted to D.C. from elsewhere prior to the pandemic, 155,550 can do their jobs from home.” There simply won’t be as much need for office space going forward. That’s a massive problem for downtown D.C.‚ which the mayor’s office says consists of more than 90 percent commercial space and only 8 percent residential.

Read more: Opinion D.C.’s downtown is comatose. Here’s how to revive it | Washington Post

Related: Remote work and the future of D.C. (Part 1): How is remote work changing the geography of work in the District of Columbia? | D.C. Policy Center

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