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Field Operational Test of Tools for Facilitating Smart Travel Choices Through Real-Time Information

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  • Zhou, Kun
  • Wang, Yanqiao
  • Li, Jingquan
  • Wachs, Marty
  • Walker, Joan
  • Meng, Huadong
  • Friedman, Jason
  • Zhang, Wei-Bin

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This report documents an effort to assess whetherintegrated multimodal real-time traveler information can encouragetravelers to consider transit as a more viable choice. Under the sponsorship of the California Department of Transportationand in partnership with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority,California PATH developed and field tested Trip2go --a suite of web-based and mobile-phone-based applications incorporating real-time transit and highway condition information. Both objective and surveys were collected to support statistical and modeling analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of real-time information inmaking choice decisions. The evaluation results show that travelers can be influenced by real-time travel information for both mode and time shifts, particularly for no-commuter trips. The mode and time shifts can potentially relieve traffic congestion, reduce fuel consumption and lower tailpipe emissions.

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  • Zhou, Kun & Wang, Yanqiao & Li, Jingquan & Wachs, Marty & Walker, Joan & Meng, Huadong & Friedman, Jason & Zhang, Wei-Bin, 2018. "Field Operational Test of Tools for Facilitating Smart Travel Choices Through Real-Time Information," Institute of Transportation Studies, Research Reports, Working Papers, Proceedings qt3mk6q1k0, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley.
    • Handle: RePEc:cdl:itsrrp:qt3mk6q1k0
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