I was late adopting the clipless, but pretty quick and complete transition when I finally changed to SPD (small steel).
One of my issue was vintage "rat trap" pedals chewing into the bottoms of my feet, as well as a feeling of lateral instability of the feet. Both issues resolved with going clipless.
However, since then I've wondered if there were some flat, wide platform pedals that accept toeclips that might have been more comfortable with street shoes.
There are the more modern single-sided pedals. These are MKS brand:
It looks like these Giant Pedals should be wide, flat, pinned (optional?), and accept toe clips.
Anyway, additional options that a commuter might consider with flat pedals rather than rat traps with the toe clips.