[slategruen]

Similar thing is happening here in Philippines. The government basically gave tax breaks to companies who will utilize their office spaces in city centers. To no one's surprise, most of the local companies are now forcing return-to-office. The government justification is: people spend more when they regularly go the the office thus, stimulating the economy.

[flaminHotSpeedo]

There's a lot of unconfirmed scuttlebutt that companies in major American metro areas have similar motivations...

I can say with the utmost confidence that spending more time and money downtown is the last thing that my 3 hour round trip commute motivates me to do

[gridspy]

I doubt it motivates you to travel home for lunch!

It sounds like you'd be very unlikely to enter downtown for any other reason. Also, may I suggest you move your home or employment? 3 hours is a lot of commuting and that is bad for you.