REDUCING ROAD CONGESTION: A REALITY CHECK. A COMMENT

A comment on a paper with the aforementioned title by P. Stopher, published in this issue of this journal, is presented. The author's main concern with the paper relates to Stopher's enthusiasm for telecommuting as an approach to reduce traffic congestion. Evidence is presented which suggests that telecommuting may have possible positive benefits in general, but is likely to reduce only a fraction of 1% of household travel in the U.S., even in the long-term.

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• Authors:
  • Mokhtarian, P L
• Publication Date: 2004-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 183-184
• Serial:
  • Transport Policy
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0967-070X
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/096707X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Telecommuting; Traffic congestion; Transportation policy; Travel demand management; Work trips
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974026
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 17 2004 12:00AM