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原文传递 TRANSPORTATION IMPLICATIONS OF TELECOMMUTING.

题名：	TRANSPORTATION IMPLICATIONS OF TELECOMMUTING.
关键词：	TELECOMMUTING-; COSTS-; BENEFITS-; IMPACT-STUDIES; TRAFFIC-CONGESTION; AIR-QUALITY; SAFETY-; TRAVEL-TIME; LAND-USE; PUBLIC-TRANSIT; URBAN-SPRAWL; BANDWIDTH-; TRAVEL-DEMAND-MANAGEMENT; FUTURE-RESEARCH
摘要：	This report, addressing the potential cost and benefits of telecommuting, has been prepared by the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, as required by section 352 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1992. The report focuses on future impacts of telecommuting on transportation, environment, and energy use. Principal conclusions of the report are as follows: Telecommuting is now practiced by approximately 2 million workers and could reach 7.5 to 15 million within a decade; Estimates of the future level and impacts of telecommuting are highly uncertain; Telecommuting has the potential to provide significant transportation-related public benefits in this decade; The actual amount and impact of telecommuting in any particular region will depend strongly on the local transportation environment and travel demand measures; The congestion and air quality improvements potentially attainable through telecommuting could be substantially diminished if telecommuters removed from the highways are replaced by the emergence of latent travel demand; Direct energy, air quality, safety, and time benefits of telecommuting will be increased as the degree of congestion is reduced; Telecommuting could stimulate urban sprawl and have other adverse impacts on land use and public transportation; Factors which will impact the rate of growth of telecommuting include uncertainty of benefits for employers and the considerable time and effort inherently required to bring about major changes in workstyles and ways of doing business; Telecommunication services and equipment are adequate for most current telecommuting, but high-bandwidth capabilities will be needed in the future and would be beneficial now; Government agencies can play a significant role in facilitating and encouraging telecommuting; Telecommuting can be an effective tool for travel demand management, but cannot be mandated; and Continuing research is needed to clarify telecommuting costs, benefits, and future impacts.
总页数：	1993/04. pp219 (Figs., Tabs., Refs., 5 App.)
报告类型：	科技报告