Potential of Telecommuting for Travel Demand Management

Details

• Creators:
  Turnbull, Katherine F. ; Higgins, Laura L. ; Puckett, Darryl D. ; Lewis, Carol
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Transfer Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Telecommuting
  • Travel demand management
  • Case studies
  • Interviewing
  • Surveying
  • Planning
  • Cities Telework
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-96/1446-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas;United States
• Edition:
  Interim: September 1994-August 1995
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This study examines the use of telecommuting on a national and state level. It reviews the issues commonly associated with telecommuting and the approaches employed to address these. The potential benefits of telecommuting for employers, employees, and the transportation system are outlined. Telecommuting programs in Houston, Dallas, and Austin are summarized. Preliminary sketch planning tools are presented for assessing the potential for telecommuting in major Texas cities and for analyzing the impacts on the transportation system. The case studies and work activities for the second phase of the study are also presented.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1446
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82729/dot_82729_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.71 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:853bbff89848accdb0c14314e75e08fcc0745c2417b6962f80d4a30271f46702bf3803c786e955fb5a72370b08d3e6e469ece388960f21395921741da0f3595d