Results of the summarizing process for the arXiv paper: 2104.05809v1

The integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) with transportation has transformed mobility in the last two decades. This has led to new forms of offerings such as on-demand services and even whole new business models for transport, where users can share rides or even private cars. Novel mobility paradigms have emerged, in which users' value of travel time (VTT) is defined as the combination of different factors such as emissions, costs, and fitness for the user. However, reliance upon private cars remains a challenge. To address this challenge, crowdsourcing can become a valuable means towards gathering data from a vast audience of travelers about both their travel preferences and wishes and their actual day-to-day transport usage. The extraction of actionable knowledge from user mobility has been a central perspective mainly for mobility stakeholders - such as policy-makers, planners, and transport operators - who used this knowledge to adapt services to end-users. However, under this paradigm end-users have mostly been passive actors. In contrast to traditional approaches that focus on time savings by proposing solutions that include the shortest or fastest paths without considering the traveler's perspective, we argue that worthwhile time is a central concept for data collection. While traditional views consider travel time as something to minimize, we consider it an opportunity characterized by other activities. To ground the definition of worthwhile time into multiple dimensions we collected data through a dedicated mobile app called Woorti. Each trip contains multi-faceted information: from the transport mode through its evaluation to positive and negative experience factors. We present a new dataset containing data about travelers and their journeys collected from Woorti across ten European countries: Belgium Croatia Finland France Italy Norway Portugal Slovakia Spain Switzerland. A key challenge was engaging users across multiple countries for an extended period actively using the smartphone app for at least 14 days. To facilitate this process we framed it as a challenge between users: data-collection campaigns (DCCs) would group users together and reward the most active ones in each campaign. We partnered with thematic organizations across Europe such as cycling associations and appointed DCC managers as liaisons with the community to recruit participants promote and monitor the data collection process. To showcase this new dataset's potential we present a use case that compares corresponding trip legs with different transport modes studying experience factors that negatively impact users using cycling and public transport as alternatives to cars.

• Integration of ICT with transportation has transformed mobility in the last two decades
• New forms of offerings such as on-demand services and whole new business models for transport have emerged
• Novel mobility paradigms have emerged, where users' value of travel time (VTT) is defined by different factors such as emissions, costs, and fitness for the user
• Crowdsourcing can be a valuable means towards gathering data from a vast audience of travelers about both their travel preferences and wishes and their actual day-to-day transport usage
• Extraction of actionable knowledge from user mobility has been a central perspective mainly for mobility stakeholders such as policy-makers, planners, and transport operators who used this knowledge to adapt services to end-users
• Traditional approaches that focus on time savings without considering the traveler's perspective are not sufficient. Worthwhile time is a central concept for data collection.
• A new dataset containing data about travelers and their journeys collected from Woorti across ten European countries: Belgium Croatia Finland France Italy Norway Portugal Slovakia Spain Switzerland.
• Engaging users across multiple countries for an extended period actively using the smartphone app was a key challenge. Data-collection campaigns (DCCs) would group users together and reward the most active ones in each campaign.
• A use case that compares corresponding trip legs with different transport modes studying experience factors that negatively impact users using cycling and public transport as alternatives to cars is presented.

The Impact of ICT on Transportation and Mobility

In the last two decades, the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) with transportation has revolutionized mobility. This has enabled new forms of offerings such as on-demand services, ride sharing, and even private car rentals. As a result, users’ value of travel time (VTT) is now defined by factors such as emissions, costs, and fitness for the user. Despite these advances in mobility paradigms however, reliance upon private cars remains a challenge. To address this challenge, crowdsourcing can become a valuable means towards gathering data from travelers about their transport preferences and usage.

Extracting Actionable Knowledge from User Mobility

Mobility stakeholders - such as policy-makers, planners, and transport operators - have traditionally used this knowledge to adapt services to end-users without giving them much agency in the process. In contrast to traditional approaches that focus on minimizing travel time without considering the traveler's perspective or needs, we argue that worthwhile time is a central concept for data collection. While traditional views consider travel time as something to minimize at all costs regardless of other activities involved during transit or its effects on user experience; we consider it an opportunity characterized by other activities which should be taken into account when collecting data from travelers about their journeys.

Woorti: A Mobile App for Data Collection

To ground our definition of worthwhile time into multiple dimensions we developed Woorti – a dedicated mobile app – across ten European countries: Belgium Croatia Finland France Italy Norway Portugal Slovakia Spain Switzerland. The key challenge was engaging users across multiple countries actively using the smartphone app for at least 14 days so that meaningful data could be collected over an extended period of time. To facilitate this process we framed it as a challenge between users: data-collection campaigns (DCCs) would group users together and reward those who were most active in each campaign with prizes or discounts depending on their performance within each DCCs timeframe.. We partnered with thematic organizations across Europe such as cycling associations and appointed DCC managers as liaisons with local communities to recruit participants promote Woorti’s use among potential users while monitoring progress throughout each campaign’s duration .

A Use Case Showcasing Woorti's Potential

To showcase Woorti’s potential dataset we present a use case comparing corresponding trip legs with different transport modes studying experience factors that negatively impact users using cycling or public transport instead of cars when traveling between destinations . By analyzing multi-faceted information contained within each trip including mode selection , evaluation , positive/negative experiences encountered along the way ;we can gain insight into how travelers perceive alternative methods of transportation relative to driving themselves . Such insights can help inform decision makers tasked with designing better policies around urban planning , traffic management , public transportation infrastructure investments etc., ultimately leading towards improved quality of life for citizens living in cities where these policies are implemented .