>slow change of zoning laws, which are decided at a very low level and rather hard to overturn.
Which is to say that they're decided by the residents of an area who may not want delivery trucks to be clogging up the streets. This article had a number of innovative architectural designs but you can't just stick a workspace with employees in a residential area, especially if there's manufacturing involved.
Home/condo design for information workers working from home is a different matter. Although I'm not sure how much more complicated that is than having a good office space. There are pretty good solutions in most cities if the issue is having an occasional meeting.
Which is to say that they're decided by the residents of an area who may not want delivery trucks to be clogging up the streets. This article had a number of innovative architectural designs but you can't just stick a workspace with employees in a residential area, especially if there's manufacturing involved.
Home/condo design for information workers working from home is a different matter. Although I'm not sure how much more complicated that is than having a good office space. There are pretty good solutions in most cities if the issue is having an occasional meeting.