Abstract
This study analyzes the linkage between the travel behavior of knowledge workers and car-related job perks. The importance of this issue derives from the tendency of knowledge economy to concentrate in highly populated metropolitan regions. The analyzed data comprise 750 observations, retrieved from a survey among knowledge workers in Tel-Aviv. Results show that car-related job perks are associated with (1) high annual kilometrage, (2) increased commute by car, (3) long commute travel times, (4) high trip chaining frequency, and (5) many long-distance leisure trips. Results suggest that the development of sustainable knowledge-based cities should consider decoupling knowledge workers from car-related job perks.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 225-247 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | International Journal of Sustainable Transportation |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2014 |
Keywords
- car-related job perks
- company car
- knowledge cities
- knowledge workers
- sustainable development
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Environmental Engineering
- Transportation
- Automotive Engineering
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Civil and Structural Engineering
