Travel between home and work: current situation and perspectives for action for companies

Ermans, Thomas; Brandeleer, Céline; Hubert, Michel; Lebrun, Kevin; Sieux, Florentine

doi:10.4000/brussels.1696

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“…Next, the significant influence of work characteristics on the choice of private transport strengthens understanding of the role played by office management in controlling the use of cars and motorcycles. Ermans et al [40] reported from a study in Belgium that employers could exercise control over private car use through office policies providing incentives for employees that make use of public transport to get to work or allowing flexible job schedules. Ton et al [38] also revealed that work duration had a significant effect on mode choice for commuting: specifically, the longer the working week, the greater the likelihood of choosing car and train.…”

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“…is study's results further showed the significant influence of work characteristics on commuters' preference for using private transport. Employers can play a key role through introducing flexible working hours, incentivising the use of public transport [40], and limitations of parking policies at work [41].…”

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“…erefore, work-related factors such as duration and start time can also be identified as stimuli for commuting trips and part of employers' policies [38,39]. In a study carried out in Belgium, Ermans et al [40] stated that congestion, pollution, and other problems in urban transport are some of the problems in the transport system also in addition to employer policies, which can be in the form of reward or punishment. erefore, there needs to be a balance between reward and punishment in work.…”

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Although transport mode choice in commuting from home to work has been studied extensively, no prior research has investigated mode choice as an emotional response to external stimuli using the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) model. Therefore, this study applies the SOR model to explore commuters’ transport mode choice behaviour. The stimulus variables include trip characteristics, transport infrastructure and services, environment, and work characteristics; the organism variable includes the travel experience and attitude of the individual; and the response variables include use of public transport, private transport, and e-hailing. Data were collected using a questionnaire survey of 500 formal-sector workers in Jakarta; 430 respondents provided valid responses for analysis. The survey data were analysed using partial least squares-structural equation modelling. The results showed that the stimulus variables, namely, trip characteristics, transport infrastructure, environment, and work characteristics, had indirect effects on the choice of e-hailing through organism factors (travel experience and attitude). Also, the environment and work characteristic variables had an indirect effect on the choice of private transport through organism factors. Stimulus variables had no indirect effects on public transport usage. When travel experience was the stimulus variable, the indirect effect on public transport usage through attitude as the organism variable was significant. The response to the use of transport modes showed dynamic behaviour, depending on the provided stimulus and organism. These findings can be beneficial for establishing a more comprehensive strategy that includes the provision of infrastructure, improvement of transit service, the built environment, and employers’ policies to realise a sustainable commuting trip.

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“…Spatial planning can promote more sustainable mobility through planning and developing economic activities by limiting urban sprawl and housing density, integration, and connection of places of activity of companies and residences [36].…”

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“…Belgian companies recognized that parking is an important issue to increase the effectiveness of the measures used by companies, as well as car sharing in suburban areas. In this context, tougher measures such as charging parking fees were used, as they were more effective than lighter measures, such as deductions from taxes related to the use of public transport [36].…”

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The evolution and growth of cities present considerable challenges to the promotion of sustainable mobility, namely in commuting trips. In the present and recent past, many industries and companies of the economy’s productive sector have had to move as far as possible from urban areas, to minimize the impact of their activities on people’s health and quality of life. In more dispersed and low-density territories, working and residential areas are very far from each other, and there is typically poor public transport service and a lack of cycling networks for commuting purposes. This scenario encourages the use of private automobiles, not only as a necessity but also often as an obligation, making the mobility system nearly unsustainable. Therefore, it has become clear that companies can play an important role in promoting more sustainable mobility by reducing car use on commuting trips and by offering employees clean and more efficient transport alternatives to promote workers’ well-being and quality of life. Through an extensive literature review, a selection of scientific articles in the last 13 years was analyzed and discussed. The results highlighted that the location of industrial areas, the supply of public transport, the usage of active modes, and shared mobility systems are key factors to reduce car usage in workers’ commuting trips. Therefore, any sustainable mobility strategies that companies adopt will minimize the respective negative externalities, helping promote more environment-friendly ways of transportation, accessibility, social equity, and inclusion in workers’ communities. This justifies the need and urgency for the development of specific sustainable mobility plans oriented for companies/industries, instead of addressing this as just another element of a conventional urban mobility plan. Since this mobility represents a high volume of trips, repeated according to very regular patterns, it must be sustainability-oriented, allowing the improvement of system, trip, and vehicle efficiency.

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Travel between home and work: current situation and perspectives for action for companies

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How Employees Choose their Commuting Transport Mode: Analysis Using the Stimulus-Organism-Response Model

How Employees Choose their Commuting Transport Mode: Analysis Using the Stimulus-Organism-Response Model

A Review of the Promotion of Sustainable Mobility of Workers by Industries

Commuting by car to Brussels: Insights from theories of practice

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