This chapter discusses the potential for using teleworking/ telecommuting as an anti-congestion policy in Brussels and Belgium. Topic headings include - 1. Introduction; The Range of Current Mobility Problems in Belgium and Brussels; 2. An Alternative Way to Look at the Mobility Problem: Telecommuting/ Teleworking; 3. Forms and Scope of Telecommuting/ Teleworking; 4. Current Number of Telecommuters/ Teleworkers in Belgium and Brussels; 5. Prospective Number of Telecommuters/ Teleworkers for Belgium and Brussels - Trend Analysis, Analysis of the Characteristics of a Telecommuter/ Teleworker, Analysis of the Decision to Telecommute/ Telework, Transportation Forecasting Models; 6. Impact of Telecommuting/ Teleworking on Transport - Determination of the Motorised Commuter Round Trips, Determination of the Number of Vehicle Commuter Round Trips, Determination of the Reduction in Trips Caused by the Implementation of Telecommuting/ Teleworking; 7. Conclusions and Research Needs.
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