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In many of the conversations we’ve had recently
with FMs on bringing staff back into the
workplace, it’s not so much being back in the
offi ce which most concerns employees, but the
risk of infection while travelling into work.
There is an understandable reluctance amongst workers
to return to crowded public transport. A recent report
found that 56 per cent of commuters who travel into
London planned to do their journey to work di erently,
with a worrying number (49 per cent) planning to use
their own vehicle – up from 23 per cent pre-pandemic.
What the empty roads and lower carbon emissions over
the past three months has taught us is that we don’t want
to go back to choking on exhaust fumes.
There is another way. As the feature on sustainability in
this month’s issue explains, FMs will need to respond to an
expected surge in the number of people who take up cycling
into work by improving end of route facilities. This is not only
beneficial for the planet but for people, and ties in neatly
with wellbeing at work policies. For those concerned about
the dangers of cycling in tra ic, the good news is that safe
cycle routes are being stepped up within many conurbations.
Along with its social distancing plans, the City of London has
created protected cycle lanes in some of its busiest streets
with a further 50 more tra ic changes in the pipeline.
This represents just one example of the opportunity to
‘build back better’ as expounded by campaigners and
business leaders. FMs are at the forefront of this in terms
of driving sustainable strategies, whether it’s in the way
they run buildings to how sta are encouraged to adopt
environmentally friendly routes to work. FMJ will be
expanding on these positive COVID-19 outcomes in the
months to come.
As always, we’d welcome your feedback about any aspect of
the magazine, together with your insight into what’s happening
in the FM sector.
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