Abstract
KUMAR A. (1990) Impact of technological developments on urban form and travel behaviour, Reg. Studies 24, 137–148. The growth and diffusion of new information technologies in cities are transforming the structural and spatial relationships between the residence and the workplace with a significant impact on commuting behaviour. This paper uses the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey data for the years 1977 and 1983–84 to analyse the changes in two basic travel parameters over the six-year period: worktrip distance, representing the degree of dispersal of urban activity; and worktrip frequency, representing the intensity of linkages between the labour force and economic activities. The analysis supports the hypothesis of a dispersal of information-dominated activities as revealed by declining commuting distances. In addition, the possibility of ‘telecommuting’ to work from home and decentralized work stations is becoming a reality for some people in certain occupations. An econometric model is tested...
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