Methodological issues in the estimation of the travel, energy, and air quality impacts of telecommuting

Methodological issues in the estimation of the travel, energy, and air quality impacts of telecommuting

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Article ID: iaor1996224
Country: United States
Volume: 29A
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 283
End Page Number: 302
Publication Date: Jul 1995
Journal: Transportation Research. Part A, Policy and Practice
Authors: , ,
Keywords: personnel & manpower planning
Abstract:

This paper addresses methodological issues in the estimation of travel-related impacts of telecommuting, based on findings from eight telecommuting pilot programs. Several of the studies address energy use (both travel-related and home-based) and one provides information on emissions of air pollutants. These findings are analyzed as well. Travel impacts examined include weekday person- and vehicle-miles saved due to reduction in commuting, overall weekday travel reductions, and other changes in travel patterns for the telecommuter and the household. Some important issues regarding the estimation of these impacts, their use outside of the pilot programs, and their use in estimating energy savings or reductions in emissions are discussed. In particular, it is cautioned that early, short-term findings from small programs with participants unrepresentative of the population as a whole may change considerably as telecommuting moves into the mainstream.

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