If telecommunication is such a good substitute for travel, why does congestion continue to get worse?

2009

182 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Citations in the corpus

Response to Travel Information: A Behavioural Review (2015, unknown): “A main goal of ICTs is the supply of accurate and reliable travel information (Mokhtarian, 1990, 2009; Salomon, 1986).”
Does working from home reduce CO2 emissions? An analysis of travel patterns as dictated by workplaces (2020, unknown): “Findings suggest that while telework may reduce travel costs and time, the time saved on commuting may be used to engage in other activities and be converted into additional personal non-work trips or longer trips (Mokhtarian, 2009; Zhu, 2012; Zhu and Mason, 2014).”
A systematic review of the energy and climate impacts of teleworking (2020, unknown): “Whether these substitution effects lead to a net reduction in energy consumption (at either the individual or societal level) depends, however, on the higher-order impacts (Mokhtarian 2009).”
Activity patterns, time use, and travel of millennials: a generation in transition? (2016, unknown): “Similarly, Mokhtarian (2009) discusses a number of mechanisms accounting for what, so far, has overall been a complementary relationship between telecommunications and travel.”
The Role of Tradable Credit Schemes in Road Traffic Congestion Management (2014, unknown): “Advanced traveler information services, intelligent transport systems (ITS), in-vehicle navigation systems, and demand reduction, for example, through distance working/shopping, see Mokhtarian (2009), Grant-Muller and Usher (2013)).”