High-tech, low-fuel commuting

Posted by tuxchick on Oct 30, 2005 10:10 AM EDT
Seattle Times; By Paul Andrews 		Mail this story
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President Bush's call for Americans to reduce unnecessary driving because of hurricane-induced fuel shortages made me wonder how the whole concept of telecommuting is faring these days...Census data seem to suggest that people are telecommuting more, even though they're commuting as much as (or slightly more than) they ever did. This may be because mobile workers tend to continue working during evenings and weekends.

[Ed.- Does telecommuting replace trips to the office, or are people just working more hours at home in addition to office hours?]

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