Methodological issues in the estimation of the travel, energy, and air quality impacts of telecommutingPatricia Lyon Mokhtarian (), Susan L. Handy and Ilan Salomon Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 1995, vol. 29, issue 4, pages 283-302 Abstract: This paper addresses methodological issues in the estimation of travel-related impacts of telecommuting, based on findings from eight telecommuting pilot programs. Several of the studies address energy use (both travel-related and home-based) and one provides information on emissions of air pollutants. These findings are analyzed as well. Travel impacts examined include weekday person- and vehicle-miles saved due to a reduction in commuting, overall weekday travel reductions, and other changes in travel patterns for the telecommuter and the household. Some important issues regarding the estimation of these impacts, their use outside of the pilot programs, and their use in estimating energy savings or reductions in emissions are discussed. In particular, it is cautioned that early, short-term findings from small programs with participants unrepresentative of the population as a whole may change considerably as telecommuting moves into the mainstream. Date: 1995 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:transa:v:29:y:1995:i:4:p:283-302 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice is edited by D.A Niemeier More articles in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice from Elsevier |
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