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Commute replacement and commute displacement the rise of part-day home working

Lyons, Glenn; Haddad, Hebba

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Authors

Hebba Haddad



Abstract

Working by telecommunication has been the subject of research attention in transportation studies for many years. Particular consideration has been given to occasional working from home (home working) by (full-time, paid) employees who represent a tangible removal of commute trips on days that people work from home. However, little recognition or attention has been given to the fact that home working not only may be undertaken for part of a week but also may be undertaken for parts of given days. This paper focuses particularly on part-day home working. It defines and uses the term "varied spatiotemporal (VST) working" to describe working days in which at least 30 min of continuous working takes place at home accompanied by work taking place at the workplace. Notably, such home working does not remove the commute trips but can temporally displace one or both of them. The research reported in this paper builds on preceding survey work that had established that the number of people who practice VST working and the number of VST days worked appear to be about double those for full-day home working (which has typically been the focus of research attention). The results presented in this paper are based on 25 in-depth interviews with individuals who practice VST working. The aim of the research was to examine more closely and to understand the nature of VST working and the motivations and constraints for its practice and to consider its potential contribution as a transportation demand management measure.

Citation

Lyons, G., & Haddad, H. (2008). Commute replacement and commute displacement the rise of part-day home working. Transportation Research Record, 2082(2082), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3141/2082-01

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2008
Deposit Date Jul 15, 2010
Publicly Available Date Nov 15, 2016
Journal Transportation Research Record
Print ISSN 0361-1981
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2082
Issue 2082
Pages 1-7
DOI https://doi.org/10.3141/2082-01
Keywords commuters, employees, part-day telecommuting, telecommuting, travel demand management
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1016031
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2082-01

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