AN EVALUATION OF TELECOMMUTING AS A MEANS OF SUSTAINING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES

This paper is aimed at evaluating the reduction in vehicular travel on a regionwide basis that may be brought about through the adoption of telecommuting. The analysis involves the simulation of two hypothetical communities, one large and one small, and the application of various scenarios of telecommuting adoption to each of them. For each scenario of telecommuting adoption, the vehicular travel reductions that would be realized in the region are computed. Based on the results obtained, it appears that telecommuting offers substantial potential to reduce vehicular travel, both in terms of number of trips and vehicle miles traveled. Based on the evidence obtained from the analysis, the paper concludes that telecommuting may offer the potential to develop and sustain livable communities.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Kuppam, A R
  • Pendyala, R M
• Conference:
  • Transportation and Sustainable Communities -- Challenges and Opportunities for the Transportation Professional. 1997 ITE International Conference.
  • Location: Tampa, Florida
  • Date: 1997-3-23 to 1997-3-26
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 148-152

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Communities; Forecasting; Highway traffic; Small towns; Telecommuting; Vehicle miles of travel
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00740572
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 25 1997 12:00AM