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Enlist Users of A Variety of Socio-Demographic Characteristics to Perform Beta Testing of Trip Planning Apps to Ensure Intuitive Usability.

Perform beta testing to ensure intuitive usability and easy accessibility of the trip planning website by all users with a variety of socio-demographic characteristics. The study revealed that using…
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Date Posted
09/29/2023

King County Metro Estimated the Installation Unit Costs of Digital Real-Time Information Signs to Range from $3,590 to $17,810, Depending on Their Size and Whether They Use Ground or Solar Power.

The reduced uncertainty from clear displays of transit information is important for enhancing the passenger experience for all travelers. Communicating rich information such as route timings and…
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Made Public Date
09/18/2023

Develop Thorough and Flexible Wayfinding Training Programs to Accommodate the Varying Degree of Experience with Smartphones and Transit from Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities.

Primarily funded by the USDOT’s Smart City Challenge, the Smart Columbus Program is a collection of eight transportation, mobility and data studies aimed at improving access to jobs, enhancing…
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Date Posted
09/27/2022

Deployment of An Accessible Wayfinding Smartphone Application Increased 87 Percent of Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities’ Ability to Use Fixed-Route Buses Independently.

Primarily funded by the USDOT’s Smart City Challenge, the Smart Columbus Program is a collection of eight transportation, mobility and data studies aimed at improving access to jobs, enhancing…
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Date Posted
09/22/2022

Budget Ten Percent of Mobility as a Service Application Development Costs to Allow for Additional Improvements and Enhancements After Being Released to the Public.

From 2016 through 2021, the Smart Columbus Program demonstrated smart city concepts, comprised of eight transportation, mobility and data projects in Columbus, Ohio. These projects were aimed at…
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Date Posted
09/21/2022

Analysis of Trips Made with a Multimodal Real-Time Transit Information Application Indicates an Average Reduction in Transit Stop Wait Time of 63 Percent.

Methodology Field data from a total of 100 transit trips were gathered, with 50 trips from the intervention group (with the multimodal app) and 50 trips without the app (control group). Participants…
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Date Posted
04/30/2022

To Build Credibility and Trust for Accessible Transportation Technologies, Address Needs in Application Interaction and Integration with Mobile Platforms before Deploying with Target Populations.

Address digital service delivery needs to build credibility and trust with the target population. Three emerging problems appeared with the mobile application related to digital service delivery,…
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Date Posted
03/08/2022

Add Wireless Beacons at Choke Points and Select Areas within the Transit Facility to Facilitate Accessible Location, Navigation, and Routing Services.

Enable turn-by-turn wayfinding by using wireless beacons at “choke points” and selected areas. Although testing at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and Union Station demonstrated that the…
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Date Posted
02/01/2022