Finding Alternative Transportation TripMe By: Sabrina Burleigh, Andy Chen, Jordan Evans, Thomas Kooi

Overview Mobile trip planner system integrating multiple transportation types Location, traffic, weather aware Scheduler/Calendar Contacts – see friend's locations Carpool finder  Gas money & reputation system Many other small features

Overall Problem & Solution Problem:  Cars are costly, polluting, traffic issues  Planning alternative transportation is hard & inconvenient Solution:  Mobile trip planner  Plan for multiple transportation options

Contextual Inquiry Description Standard survey & observe participants use trip planning tools 3 participants – college students  Likely to use public transportation  Likely to own/use cell phone (target platform)‏

Contextual Inquiry Results Liked Google Map features Metro Trip Planner limited & cumbersome Participants willing to carpool with strangers to a degree  More willing with people from social networking site Our system:  Make bus trips easier & convenient  Carpool system could become effective

ESM Description Hourly survey, 12 hours period for 3 days  No beeper 2 Participants  College student & worker who commutes daily  Already use multiple transportation methods Questions included:  Transportation method  Tools to plan transportation  Important factors to choose transportation

ESM Results Main modes: Car, Bus, Bike, Walking Planning Time: 0-5 minutes Planning Tools: Website, Previous Knowledge Factors: Convenience, Travel Time, Schedule, Cost  Traffic and Schedule    Convenience  Our System:  Trip planning streamlined & convenient

Representative Tasks Easy - Find bus routes for one way trip Medium - Schedule a regular route Hard - Set up carpool for daily commute

Scenario 1: Find bus route for a trip

Scenario 2: Schedule a regular route

Scenario 3: Hard - Set up carpool for daily commute

Summary and Q & A Current trip planning systems – not integrated & inconvenient Our system – easy to plan trips on the go  Multiple transportation methods Calendar/Scheduler, Contacts, GPS, Traffic, Weather Carpool finder can be successful – people willing to carpool with strangers