I personally really enjoyed biking/taking the light rail to work every day because it gave me time to read a book, enjoy the weather, let my brain transition from Home Mode to Work Mode, etc. I actually really hate working from home, partly because I don't have enough space in my house to have an "office" separate from my bedroom and partly because the work I do simply takes longer/is more difficult when I do it from home rather than in person.

Driving to and from, though, fucking sucks. More walkable and bikeable cities with robust public transportation systems combined with the option to work from home for those that prefer it would be ideal. I think I was very lucky to have access to public transportation and a (relatively) safe biking path.

Anyway, urban sprawl is a plague.