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may
posted on 18 Jun 2010

From the CAI-Asia Listserv,

Sunita Purushottam asks...

Hi
Has anyone come across any studies where telecommuting has been positioned as the solution for better air quality in cities?

Regards

Sunita
may
posted on 18 Jun 2010
705 days ago

@ Sunita, this is an interesting question. It would be worthwhile to implement telecommuting as solution for traffic congestion as well.

I did a quick check and saw that there are a number of reports and studies on the topic. Resources for the Future even ran a series of papers on same topic. See below:

Telecommuting: Who's Doing It and What Impact Will It Have on the Environment?
Telecommuting and Emissions Reductions:
Evaluating Results from the ecommute Program
What Have We Learned from a Recent Survey of Teleworkers?
Evaluating the 2002 SCAG Survey
A Review of the Literature on Telecommuting
and Its Implications for Vehicle Travel and Emissions

Resources for the Future

External air pollution costs of telework

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program and Telecommute Programs

Clean Air Council Telecommuting Program