Increasing the Adoption of Public Transport
Manas Tungare, Mithilesh Kumar, Yoon Lee, Gyuhyun Kwon, Pardha Pyla
Problems Social networks
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• Low use of public transport Facebook
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• High use of personal vehicles VT community
Social network Google Earth
• Low sharing of personal Multiple interfaces
Desktop
vehicles
• Wherever, whenever
General concerns • Serendipitous discovery
• Pollution RSS feeds Interfaces:
• Global warming
• Desktop, browser-based
• Traffic congestion, etc.
• Notes in Facebook
iCalendar
• RSS feeds
• iCalendar feeds
• Google Earth overlay
• Desktop widgets
• Mobile phone web interface
Survey Results
Walll–sized display
• 105 participants Cellphone
• 82% own cars
• 70% age 19–26 years
• 54% driving for about 4–8 years
Not yet friends
Results from Focus Group
Travel Needs
• Trust is the most important
• Commute to work or school
factor for sharing a ride
• Visit parents
• Feedback about past journeys is
• Visit their significant others
important to build trust
• Business
• Social networks are useful for
Factors that influence developing indirect, transitive
travel decisions trust relationships
Friends Friends
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Time of journey Users must specify travel
• Punctuality of schedule preferences to avoid conflicts
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Safety Women have more safety
• Parking concerns than men
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Cost Pollution and concern for the
• Comfort environment are important issues