Is hybrid work killing the monthly transit pass?

Nearly two years after the start of the pandemic, a picture of the new workweek is taking shape: Workers haven’t abandoned the office entirely, but they are coming in less often. Public transportation agencies are trying out more flexible ticket options in response.

The Committee for Sydney, an urban think tank in Australia, surveyed 130 employers and found that just over half of bosses expect their workers to come in just three days a week as Elias Visontay originally reported for The Guardian, this hybrid trend is already taking shape. Data collected by an Australian research firm shows that since May of 2021, workers in Sydney have tended to work from home on Mondays and Fridays, and “cluster” their in-office days towards the middle of the week.

This is corroborated by data from Google’s community mobility report, which shows that on average, workers in Sydney traveled to their jobs about 52% less than before the pandemic on Tuesday through Friday, but 56% less on Mondays.

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