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The impact of telecommuting on travel demand is researched and evaluated in this study using travel data collected, based on three-day trip records of 146 State of California employees and their household members, mostly in the Sacramento metropolitan area, of which 66 are telecommuters. Telecommuting is defined as the performance of work outside the traditional central office, either at home or at a neighborhood center close to home.
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 Houstin, 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.
Describes the nature of telecommuting and estimates its near-term future prospects and its implication for transportation and related areas. Gives projection of the growth of telecommunting to the year 2002.