BEST 2014 BEST special topic 2013 Use of PT information channels Kjetil Vrenne, BEST Project Manager 2014

BEST 2014 Previous special topics 2008: Use of PT information channels 2009: How to finance PT service improvements 2010: Transfers 2011: Walking distance vs. frequency 2012: Comfort vs. travel time 2013: Ticket media & use of PT information channels BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 2

BEST 2014 Target group is citizens aged 16 years or older Data collection in 2008 & 2009 made by telephone Change of data collection method to web panel in 2013 Data collection period – May to December 2013 Data collection BEST Special topic Preliminary report Page 3 Number of interviews in 2013 Stockholm619 Oslo639 Helsinki1 252 Copenhagen614

BEST 2014 Hypothesis we wanted to test 1.Do new info channels like mobile phones and apps, reduce the usage of other info channels (like printed info?) timetables? 2.Do elderly use mobile phones and apps less than younger people? 3.Have people over 80 years learned how to use internet to find PT info? NB! Method changed from telephone to a internet based study (web panel). BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 4

BEST 2014 Questions asked regarding PT info channels Page 5 BEST Special topic Preliminary report At least once a week At least once a month At least once every six months More seldom Never Don’t know Calling the public transport information center (specify no….) □□□□□□ By internet (specify website ________) □□□□□□ Using mobile phone – SMS or mobile internet □□□□□□ Using smart phone apps (specify name) NEW 2013 □□□□□□ Using timetables or other printed information □□□□□□ Using real time information screens at stations and bus stops □□□□□□ IF RESPONDENT USES PUBLIC TRANSPORT How often do you normally obtain information you need to go by public transport by…..

BEST 2014 Main results per info channel & city

BEST 2014 Calling PT info center BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 7

BEST 2014 Internet BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 8

BEST 2014 Mobile phone BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 9

BEST 2014 Timetables and other printed material BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 10

BEST 2014 Real time info BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 11

BEST 2014 Smart phone apps BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 12

BEST 2014 Use of info channels - combined BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 13

BEST 2014 Results per age groups Average for Nordic BEST cities

BEST 2014 Using timetables or other printed information Young people use less printed info BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 15 * Average for Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo & Stockholm

BEST 2014 Steep increase in use of internet in the group 80+ (probably an effect of the change in data collection method -> from telephone to web) BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 16 * Average for Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo & Stockholm

BEST 2014 Using smart phone apps – depends on age (Numbers for 2013 only) BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 17 * Average for Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo & Stockholm

BEST 2014 New info channels do not seem to reduce the use of existing ones (except for printed info) BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 18 * Average for Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo & Stockholm

BEST 2014 Use of PT Info channels: Preliminary summary BEST Special topic Preliminary reportPage 19 Hypothesis 1: New channels reduce the use of existing: Use of printed info is decreasing – but overall usage is going up New channels seems to come in addition to existing ones, not replacing them Hypothesis 2: Elderly use apps & mobile phones less the younger people: Yes, they do. And the increase in usage of mobile internet / SMS is not significant (even though the 2013 survey is conducted by web) Hypothesis 3: Have people 80 + learned how to use internet to find info? Well, in the web panel survey it seems so. But web panel participants aged 80 + might be quite different from others