Exploring relationships between urban distances traveled and teleworking

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https://doi.org/10.58922/transportes.v33.e3082

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Travel Behavior, Information and Communication Technologies, Mobility Management, Decision Tree, Multinomial Logit

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The advance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the popularization of teleworking due to the COVID-19 pandemic have reshaped mobility dynamics in recent years. Concerning distances and teleworking, important causal relationships can be observed. The relationship investigated in this study is linked to the individual choice of teleworking due to the current distances to be traveled, especially in larger cities. Therefore, this article analyzed the relationships between urban distances traveled and teleworking and, secondarily, investigated the relationships between different work arrangements, trip frequencies, as well as the use of technologies. A three-step method was used, involving the sequential use of the following tools: (1) CART algorithm (Classification And Regression Tree); (2) Chi-square tests and (3) Multinomial Logit model. Data was collected through an online survey conducted with 247 respondents between April and June 2022. The participants were residents from various Brazilian cities. The results showed that part-time teleworkers travel longer distances for work-related trips (between 15.5 and 37.5 km), while full-time teleworkers travel less frequently for the same trip purposes. Additionally, face-to-face workers travel less frequently for other purposes. 

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Carvalho Dias, V., Suzuki Goshima, C. Y., & Souza Pitombo, C. (2025). Exploring relationships between urban distances traveled and teleworking. Transportes, 33, e3082. https://doi.org/10.58922/transportes.v33.e3082

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