Investigating the role of flex-time working arrangements in optimising morning peak-hour travel demand: A survival analysis approach

Hamza Zubair, Susilawati Susilawati, Amin Talei and Ziyuan Pu

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2024, vol. 190, issue C

Abstract: A flex-time arrangement offers an alternative to the traditional 8:00 am to 4:00 pm work. It has proven to be an effective way of reshaping peak-hour travel demand, allowing workers to alter their departure time. Prior studies focused on the departure times of fixed and flex-time workers without categorising them by work-from-home options (non-teleworkers, hybrid workers, and passive teleworkers). Nevertheless, the factors influencing the departure time may vary among worker categories. Furthermore, the data source of prior studies was the Household Travel Survey, collected pre-COVID-19. However, the pandemic has substantially altered workers’ perspectives on flexible work arrangements. Therefore, understanding the departure time of various workers in the post-COVID-19 era is crucial to managing peak-hour travel demand effectively. Hence, this study aims 1) to investigate the departure time distribution of various worker categories, 2) to examine the factors influencing it, and 3) to propose a suitable policy to optimise the peak-hour travel demand.

Keywords: Flex-time; Hybrid workers; Kaplan Meier; Non-teleworkers; Peak-hour traffic; Survival analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2024.104229

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