An alternative solution might be to look at how we work, instead of sticking with an outmoded insistance to have millions travel at the same time of day to sit behind a desk in an office for 8 hours, when in many cases that work can realistically be done almost anywhere now?
And half those jobs are pointless, just making or selling stuff that no one needs.
Make a four (or three?) day week standard.
Share out the work more equitably.
So no one has to be unemployed and feel useless.
No one has to work all hours and be miserable.
Should have sorted all this out years ago.
Everyone could have had more time to commute more slowly.
And spend more of their time doing useful stuff they like.
Lots of people are miserable cos they know their boring jobs are ultimately pointless.
Food, healthcare, education, a little bit of light manufacturing of stuff we
really
need (not much)
And all the music, art, n stuff we like..
Stop this dumb@rse rat race which is just doing do much harm, and making a (very few) folks stupidly rich..