Compressed Work Schedules Increase Pollution

The four-day work schedule many government offices have adopted may be a nice perk, but it actually increases pollution.

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March 15, 2003, 3:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"...There is a problem with these 'compressed' work schedules: They have yielded no documented gains in the pursuit of cleaner air, not a blip on the smog charts, experts say... More than a decade ago, while working for the AQMD, he helped persuade municipalities to adopt the compressed weeks. Eventually, he had reviewed enough material on driving habits and smog readings to decide that the four-day schedules were a folly.. 'People drive like crazy on their days off,' Ikhrata said. 'Bottom line, there is no air quality or congestion benefit from this.'"

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Workplace Perk's Value in Cutting Smog Doubted

Saturday, March 15, 2003 in The Los Angeles Times

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