IMPACT OF THE FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK ON URBAN TRAVEL DEMAND

PRESIDENTS OF SELECTED FIRMS WERE POLLED CONCERNING CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR COMPANIES, AND THEIR STANCE ON THE 4-DAY WORK WEEK. EMPLOYEES PRESENTLY WORKING A 4-DAY SCHEDULE WERE POLLED CONCERNING THE CHANGES THEY HAVE OBSERVED IN THEIR OWN TRAVEL BEHAVIOR. SOME USEFUL INFORMATION IS PRODUCED, ESPECIALLY IN THE DELINEATION OF GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES WITH DIFFERING TRAVEL BEHAVIOR. THE AUTHORS OBSERVE THAT WIDESPREAD CONVERSION AMONG FIRMS TO THE 4-DAY WORK WEEK WOULD ALMOST SURELY REDUCE TRIPS TO THE DOWNTOWN CBD, WITH QUITE NOTICEABLE EFFECTS ON TRAFFIC AND POSSIBLY ON COMMERCE. THIS WOULD TEND TO SPREAD THE TRAFFIC SURFACE OF THE AREA, DEPRESSING IT NEAR THE CBD AND RAISING IT ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING REGIONS OUTSIDE THE METROPOLITAN AREA.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • RES RPT 10
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Colorado, Denver

  1100 14th Street
  Denver, CO  United States  80202
• Authors:
  • Kaltenhauser, J
  • Surti, V H
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Four day week; Metropolitan areas; Traffic forecasting; Trip generation; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228465
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 11 1974 12:00AM