WORK SCHEDULE CHANGES TO REDUCE PEAK TRANSPORTATION DEMAND

This paper discusses a program to reduce transportation congestion by encouraging voluntary work schedule changes in New York-New Jersey central business districts. More than 220,000 workers in more than 400 organizations in Manhattan are participating by staggering their work hours by at least a half hour earlier or later than the customary work schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. First started in lower Manhattan in 1970, the program has been expanded to include midtown Manhattan and is now under study for Newark, New Jersey. The results of surveys of transportation systems, worker attitudes, work schedules, and productivity are included. The survey conclusions in almost every case were positive and have been used in an ongoing program to expand participation. Elements of the marketing effort are discussed. Also discussed is the recent UNTA technical study grant that will enable the sponsors to fully document the program and provide instructions that can be used by other central business districts considering implementation of staggered work hours to help reduce transportation congestion.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 7th Summer Mtg. of TRB in cooperation with Florida DOT, Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 5-7, 1974. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board (TRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • O'Malley, Brendan W
• Conference:
  • 7th Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Jacksonville Florida, United States
  • Date: 1974-8-5 to 1974-8-7
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 166-182
• Monograph Title: Better use of existing transportation facilities
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 153
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Central business districts; Data collection; Hours of labor; Measures of effectiveness; Staggered work hours; Surveys; Traffic congestion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099510
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 5 1975 12:00AM