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Automobile travel is increasingly associated with pollution, congestion and urban sprawl as well as social and economic costs for both drivers and communities. As travel volume increases, so too does the burden on community and private resources. Even the subjective travel experience is negatively affected when the length of the average commute is stretched and when much of it is spent stuck in traffic. Experts agree that building additional highways is undesirable, both ecologically and financially
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Mundorf, N. (2004). Distance Learning and Mobility. In: Auswirkungen der virtuellen Mobilität. Mobilitätsverhalten in der Freizeit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76793-0_20
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