TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of telecommuting on mass transit congestion
T2 - The Tokyo case
AU - Mitomo, Hitoshi
AU - Jitsuzumi, Toshiya
PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - Telecommuting, a dispersed style of commuting enabled by developments in info-communication technology, is becoming increasingly popular among Japanese white-collar employees. According to our estimates, 9-14 million employees will telecommute by 2010, which will result in a 6.9-10.9% reduction in congestion in Tokyo, Japan. Associated cost savings are equivalent to 7.9-26.4% of annual spending on public transportation. Due to the considerable size of these positive external effects, some degree of policy support will be necessary to achieve a socially optimal level of penetration by telecommuting.
AB - Telecommuting, a dispersed style of commuting enabled by developments in info-communication technology, is becoming increasingly popular among Japanese white-collar employees. According to our estimates, 9-14 million employees will telecommute by 2010, which will result in a 6.9-10.9% reduction in congestion in Tokyo, Japan. Associated cost savings are equivalent to 7.9-26.4% of annual spending on public transportation. Due to the considerable size of these positive external effects, some degree of policy support will be necessary to achieve a socially optimal level of penetration by telecommuting.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0308-5961(99)00059-2
DO - 10.1016/S0308-5961(99)00059-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033225086
SN - 0308-5961
VL - 23
SP - 741
EP - 751
JO - Telecommunications Policy
JF - Telecommunications Policy
IS - 10-11
ER -