DECRYPTION – “Poorly distributed over the week, teleworking has not brought all the expected benefits to the transport conditions of Ile-de-France residents”, notes a study by the Paris Region Institute and Transilien SNCF.
The crowded metro, the blocked roads… If transport users in Île-de-France could hope that the increased use of teleworking since the health crisis would put an end to these galleys, the reality is quite different. A study by the Paris Region Institute and Transilien SNCF made public on Thursday shows that the development of teleworking has created the phenomenon of “peak days“. Public transport use and road traffic are much higher on Tuesdays and Thursdays than on Fridays, the preferred teleworking day for working people in the Ile-de-France region.
“Being poorly distributed over the week, teleworking has not brought all the expected benefits to the transport conditions of Ile-de-France residentsnotes the study, which compiles different surveys and data. In rail transport (RER, trains, metros and trams), if attendance marks “a plateau since spring 2022, at 80-85% of its pre-crisis level“, it thus hides strong disparities depending on the day…
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