That option would increase commuting flexibility, but would only be feasible if all the buses in one region are fitted with racks.
"It reduces traffic and pollution, incentivizes a healthier commute, gives workers flexibility in their commutes, and is paid for with a parking space that's not needed," Cheryl Cort, policy director at the Coalition for Smarter Growth said of the legislation.
The new position came with an hour commute and no flexibility.
Specifically, weekday travel, which is mostly compulsory (e.g., commute), has less flexibility in changing the number of trips according to land use variations.
When you lose the commute, you gain flexibility.
While the business benefits may seem obvious – minimal staffing overheads, no time-consuming daily commute, and bags of flexibility – the challenges of attracting, retaining talented team members and keeping them engaged at arms length are less so.
Smart transportation technology has the power to help improve the commute by understanding human flexibility.
In further research, commuting in relation to social capital should be studied longitudinally and in more detail, taking into account the flexibility and uncertainty in commuting, commuters' attitudes toward the commute, and their reason for having to commute.
Different modes of commuting also influence the flexibility and predictability of travel between work and home (Evans, Wener, & Phillips, 2002; Lyons & Chatterjee, 2008).
10 From the nurse perspective, longer shifts offer a potential to benefit from a compressed working week, with fewer work days and more days off-work, lower commuting costs and increased flexibility.
If you're an in-office employee who's been yearning to work remotely to save on the commute time, to have more flexibility, or to escape the workplace chatter (or an overbearing boss) don't get too excited yet.
