In the West in the 1970s many papers discussed the "electronic work place." Since computers and other information technologies can serve as the link between companies doing business and between the office and the home, the consequent reduced number of journeys could in theory provide the solution to urban traffic congestion.
西方在一九七○年代就有許多文獻討論「電子通勤」，即有商業往來的公司之間、或住家與公司之間，借用電腦、電子通訊等資訊科技連線互換訊息，以減少實際旅次，可能是解決都市交通擁塞所需要的答案。