Development of A Mobile Navigation Smartphone Application for Seniors in Urban Areas

Many seniors face mobility issues and changes in life-style, for example, switching from driving to using a carpool, taxi or fixed route or demand responsive public transportation. There are few smartphone applications that cater to the mobility needs of seniors (such as information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant infrastructure), and the few that exist have limited functions. The objectives of this project are (a) to understand the lifestyle and mobility needs of seniors; (b) to develop a prototype smartphone smart mobility application that caters to the needs identified; (c) to conduct pilot tests in El Paso and New York.

• Record URL:
  • https://c2smarter.engineering.nyu.edu/development-of-a-mobile-navigation-smartphone-application-for-seniors-in-urban-areas/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $210000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747124

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)

  New York University
  Tandon School of Engineering
  Brooklyn, NY  United States 
• Performing Organizations:

  Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)

  New York University
  Tandon School of Engineering
  Brooklyn, NY  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Cheu, Ruey

  Villanueva-Rosales, Natalia

  Chow, Joseph

• Start Date: 20170301
• Expected Completion Date: 20190531
• Actual Completion Date: 20190531
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Mobile applications; Mobility; Pilot studies; Smartphones; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: El Paso (Texas); New York (New York)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01648518
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747124
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Oct 17 2017 1:10PM