Keep up public transport spending, says government advisor
The government should still invest in projects such as HS2, despite the rise in home working, Sir John said.
Commuter numbers could drop by a quarter due to more home working, Sir John Armitt, head of the National Infrastructure Commission, told the BBC.This was important for sustainability reasons, the official adviser on big investments said. "If you want to avoid congestion in the future, if you want to stick to your zero carbon, then you need to get people back on public transport.
Assuming changes that could materialise in the coming months were permanent, they could damage city centres, which have driven economic activity.
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