Abstract
Workplace relocation can have a significant impact on commuting trips as well as on the location and number of activities scheduled within the home-work tour. This often exogenous, non-voluntary event affects the entire activity-travel behavior of the employees. As response, employees can adopt several short- and long-term adaptation strategies to cope with such change, the most obvious being commuting mode shifting, acquire new mobility resources (e.g., buying a car) or changing residential location. As workplace relocation can be consequence of national policies aimed at decongesting the city centers or to favor the development of new business areas, undesired macroscopic changes in modal shares and in land developments may be observed. While a decrease in the commuting time after a workplace relocation is, in some cases, observed, an increase in car use for the commuting trip may be observed as well. This paper aims at providing an in-depth understanding of the effect of workplace relocation on travel behavior by reviewing and selecting the relevant scientific literature on the topic, which has in the last years gained popularity. The findings and observations summarized by the literature review are then complemented with the specific example of the relocation of the University of Luxembourg employees. Finally, we indicate potential directions for research, which are currently underexplored.
Highlights
IntroductionWorkplace relocation can be a decision made by the employer to seek (expected) advantages for the company (lower rental costs, higher accessibility, opportunity for expansion, access to labor market, etc.) and to meet societal goals (contributing to less pressure on central business districts, development or requalification of peripheral areas, etc.)
Workplace relocation can be a decision made by the employer to seek advantages for the company and to meet societal goals
The aim of this study is to systematically review and discuss studies that focus on the impact of workplace relocation on travel behavior, and on mode choice, looking at both short-term and long-term effects
Summary
Workplace relocation can be a decision made by the employer to seek (expected) advantages for the company (lower rental costs, higher accessibility, opportunity for expansion, access to labor market, etc.) and to meet societal goals (contributing to less pressure on central business districts, development or requalification of peripheral areas, etc.). Relocating the workplace is an important life event that has the potential to impact employees’ commuting behavior as well as their entire daily mobility and habits, since often daily activities are chained to the home-work trip. Urban planners or policy makers might wish to monitor and manage the mobility of firms in order to mitigate or, at least, anticipate possible negative effects in terms of sustainable mobility. This process may need a long transition period to push commuters towards more sustainable transport modes [3]
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