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A Bus Navigation App for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities Was Deployed and Operated for Nearly $500K.

Primarily funded by the USDOT’s Smart City Challenge, the Smart Columbus Program was a collection of eight transportation, mobility and data studies aimed at improving access to jobs, enhancing…
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Made Public Date
10/24/2023

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

Smart Phone Application Oriented Towards Younger Drivers Finds Up to 41 Percent Reduction in the Percentage of Distracted Trips Once Incentives Were Put in Place.

METHODOLOGY Participants for the app deployment received five points for every distraction-free mile that was driven over the course of a trip. If a distraction-free trip was completed, users…
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Date Posted
07/01/2022

Supplement Mobile Pedestrian Apps with Stationary Bluetooth Beacons to Achieve Reliable Corner Identification and Enhance Overall Localization.

Lessons learned were summarized from the study based on the practical challenges of the participants. According to the pedestrian’s type of disability, different limitations and challenges were…
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Date Posted
03/25/2022

Smart Travel Technology Leads to 14 Percent Increase in Completion of Pre-Trip Tasks and Street Crossing Skills for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities.

Methodology Informal usability testing was conducted with local volunteers with cognitive disabilities to observe their interactions with interfaces, navigation strategies, feature options, and…
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Date Posted
06/25/2021

Accurate, Geographically Connected Data Enhanced by Focus Group Feedback Contribute to the Success of a Wayfinding Mobile Application for Pedestrians with Disabilities.

This study led to the following lessons learned. It is important to conduct appropriate quality assurance on data especially when it is from a third-party source.  Data accuracy is very…
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Date Posted
05/25/2021