Sinha, K.; Gupta, S. Smartphone App Usage Patterns for Trip Planning Purposes and Stated Impacts in the City of Bhopal, India. Urban Sci.2023, 7, 25.
Sinha, K.; Gupta, S. Smartphone App Usage Patterns for Trip Planning Purposes and Stated Impacts in the City of Bhopal, India. Urban Sci. 2023, 7, 25.
Sinha, K.; Gupta, S. Smartphone App Usage Patterns for Trip Planning Purposes and Stated Impacts in the City of Bhopal, India. Urban Sci.2023, 7, 25.
Sinha, K.; Gupta, S. Smartphone App Usage Patterns for Trip Planning Purposes and Stated Impacts in the City of Bhopal, India. Urban Sci. 2023, 7, 25.
Abstract
With considerable growth in the Information & Communication Technologies, several smartphone-based mobility platforms have already sprung up and they have the potential of transforming the mobility ecosystem completely. However, mobility-based smartphone app usage pattern across various user groups in Indian cities is unknown, and this knowledge is vital for introducing new consolidated apps-based services. Therefore, using primary data from a survey carried out in Bhopal (India), this article analyses the usage pattern of smartphone apps for trip planning activities and travel outcomes across various user groups at the personal and household level. The research offers empirical indication of relationships between smartphone app usage for trip planning (like departure time, choosing a destination, choosing the mode, se-lecting route, communicating, and coordinating trips, and performing tasks online instead of visiting) and resulting travel outcomes including vehicle kilometers travelled (for purposes like work/education, shopping, and recreation), social gathering, new place visits and group trips. The chi-square test has been used to test and interpret several socioeconomic variables that could in-fluence this relationship, such as gender, age, income, etc. This study's findings provide important behavioral insights that may be useful in policy discussions.
Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport and Hospitality
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