TELECOMMUTING: A TRANSPORTATION PLANNER'S VIEW

Abstract

Although telecommuting may have some role in reducing traffic congestion and air pollution, a transportation planner advises promoters of telecommuting to look beyond broad social benefits and focus instead on telecommuting's role as a contributor to a full and financially sound system of distributed work. This way of thinking requires a market-based approach that focuses on the concerns of customers (i.e., employers), particularly their business needs.

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Michael J. Seaman

MICHAEL J. SEAMAN is a senior transportation planner with the California Department of Transportation who has been conducting research on telecommunications mobility since 1991. Contact him at [email protected].