Daily Travel Feedback to Encourage Eco-Routing

The purpose of this study was to explore how individuals responded to a robust and interactive daily travel feedback program. Fifty individuals from the Moscow, Idaho area participated in a before-and-after study using an android-based device that continuously logged their physical movement. All participants subsequently received an e-mail each day linking them to a website that showed one to five trips, predicted their mode of travel and trip purpose, and asked specific questions related to their daily travel. Based on the cumulative results of this study, participants reacted favorably to the ease of use, visual feedback, and information related to travel time, associated costs, and energy usage. However, the travel feedback program did not influence a dramatic change in travel behavior or mode during this particular two week study. It is anticipated that the lessons learned with regard to methodology and implementation will provide researchers and practitioners with valuable insight for future travel feedback or user nudging studies.

• Record URL:
  • http://tranliveutc.org/~/media/Files/orgs/ENGR/Research/NIATT/TranLIVE/Final%20Reports/UI_TranLIVE_FinalReport_Daily%20Travel%20Feedback
• Record URL:
  • http://tranliveutc.org/~/media/UIdaho-Responsive/Files/engr/research/tranlive/reports/UI_TranLIVE_FinalReport_Daily%20Travel%20Feedback.ashx
• Summary URL:
  • http://tranliveutc.org/engr/niatt/tranlive/projects/2013/daily-travel-feedback-to-encourage-eco-routing
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  TranLIVE

  University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS0901
  Moscow, ID  United States  83844-0901

  National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology

  University of Idaho, Moscow
  115 Engineering Physics Building
  Moscow, ID  United States  83844-0901

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lowry, Michael
  • Chang, Kevin
  • 0000-0002-7675-6598
  • Cook, Ryan
  • Seely, Brett
• Publication Date: 2015-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 33p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Mode choice; Travel behavior
• Uncontrolled Terms: Travel feedback programs
• Geographic Terms: Moscow (Idaho)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01560472
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: N15-02
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12GUTC17
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 15 2015 12:14PM