As some companies shift away from the iconic, stand-alone tech campuses that mark Silicon Valley and often are reached by lengthy car commutes, some employers such as SurveyMonkey are setting up shop in spiffy new mixed-use developments that integrate office space, housing, retail and public transit. (Dreamstime/TNS)
SAN MATEO, California: As 90-minute "megacommutes" become increasingly common in the Bay Area, to say that Boramee Seo has an enviable trek to work is a mega-understatement.
While her peers are packed like sardines wearing business suits in crowded BART cars, or spend hours each day quietly fuming behind the wheel in stop-and-go traffic, Seo walks. Fifteen minutes after leaving her San Mateo apartment, Seo arrives at the new glass-walled headquarters of SurveyMonkey.
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