Workshops A | ISCTSC2025

Workshops Stream A

Workshop A1: “Capturing walking and cycling behaviours”

Workshop Co-Chairs: Stephen Greaves & João de Abreu e Silva

Workshop Short Description:

Driven by sustainability and public health concerns, there has been renewed interest in evaluating transport interventions designed to increase levels of walking and cycling. In turn, this has required some rethinking of our modelling approaches, which invariably place greater demands on the granularity with which walking and cycling data are required. Traditional household surveys are often ill-equipped or simply do not prioritise the collection of such data as traditionally they were focused on motorised travel. This, compounded by low rates of cycling and participant difficulty recalling walking in particular, has created a void in our data. New technologies (smartphones, video, remote sensing) offer the potential to bridge this void, but most applications remain small-scale and study-specific, and it is fair to say we are not yet there with a scalable technological solution. This workshop explores the challenges and opportunities of capturing walking and cycling behaviours with a view to making recommendations for improving the collection of such data both in the short and long term.

Workshop Papers:

2; Chinh Ho, Chia-Jung Yeh and Stephen Greaves; "Harvesting active travel from smartphone app data: opportunities and challenges" (Lectern Presentation)
3; Juliane Stark, Sandra Wegener, Valerie Batiajew, Reinhard Hössinger and Shun Su; "Intersecting Mobility and Physical Activity: A Comprehensive Multi-Day Survey Approach for Assessing Movement Behavior in Early Adolescence"
5; Juliane Stark and Reinhard Hössinger; "Combining TPB and Trip Characteristics to Explain Children’s Active Travel"
8; Juliane Stark, Reinhard Hössinger, Tanja Punz, Lisa Werner and Shun Su; "Exploring Adolescents' Preferences in Urban Street Design for Active Mobility: An Experimental Study Using Image-Based Best-Worst Scaling with Multi-Profiles" (Lectern Presentation)
49; Liting Yuan, Vladimir Maksimenko, Khashayar Kazemzadeh and Prateek Bansal; "Comparing pedestrian comfort perceptions in interactions with cyclists using VR and video-based data collection methods" (Lectern Presentation)
143; Jeffrey LaMondia, Ruth Brock, Mitch Carter and Katie Funderburk; "Linking Stated Response Surveys, Physical Stress Measurements, and Built Environment Data to Support Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Improvements"

Workshop A5: “Virtual Journeys, Real Decisions: Methodological Frontiers in XR-Enhanced Travel Behavior Research”

Workshop Co-Chairs: Ricardo Daziano & Bilal Farooq

Workshop Short Description:

This workshop provides a critical forum for exploring the cutting-edge of experimental survey design, focusing on the integration of immersive virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), also collectively known as eXtended Reality (XR), environments and neurophysiological data sources. We will examine the methodological nuances and practical challenges associated with employing these innovative tools, analysing both the "behind the scenes" of data collection and the resulting insights. Participants will engage in a robust discussion of successful strategies, unforeseen pitfalls, and critical lessons learned in designing and implementing XR-based travel surveys. Specific case studies drawn from participant research will highlight diverse applications of XR in addressing contemporary transportation challenges, including mode choice modelling, route choice behaviour, the impact of autonomous vehicles, and more. We will critically evaluate the validity and reliability of data collected through these means, considering issues of sample representativeness, cognitive immersion, and potential biases introduced by the technology itself. This workshop aims to foster a collaborative environment where researchers can share best practices, identify areas for improvement, and collectively shape the future of experimental travel survey methodology. The goal is to establish a robust framework for leveraging the transformative potential of XR while maintaining the highest standards of scientific rigour.

Workshop Papers:

64; Robin C. O. Palmberg, Shun Su, Martyna Fidler, Mikael Nybacka, Yusak Susilo and Gyözö Gidófalvi; "Designing and trialing a fully implicit data collector for eye- and head -tracking" (Lectern Presentation)
77; Vladimir Maksimenko, Wenhui Yang, Yan Feng and Prateek Bansal; "Predicting driver’s response to emergencies based on the situation awareness" (Lectern Presentation)
83; Ying Liu and Feng Tao; "Can Augmented Reality Stated Choice Experiments to Between Vulnerable Road Users and Autonomous Vehicles: Based on Augmented Reality"
92; Vladimir Maksimenko, Liting Yuan and Prateek Bansal; "Behavioural Indicators of Trust toward Autonomous Vehicles: Insights from a Virtual Reality-Based Survey"
95; Jiaxuan Ding, Jiangbo Yu and Prateek Bansal; "Eliciting Ride-hailing Drivers' Preferences for Electric Vehicles under Uncertain Electricity Prices: A Combined Eye-Tracking and Street-Intercept Survey"
98; Thomas Zhao and Bilal Farooq; "Migrant Neighbourhood Preferences Survey Development using Immersive Virtual Reality" (Lectern Presentation)
116; Shun Su, Juliane Stark, Yusak Susilo and Valerie Batiajew; "Exploring Behavioural and Physiological Responses of Children to Micro-mobility Travel in a Multi-modal Virtual Reality Setup"
162; Charisma Choudhury, Thomas Hancock, Albert Solernou and Jorge Garcia; "A Trip to the Future: Investigating the Preference for New Transport Modes Using Virtual Reality" (Lectern Presentation)

Workshop A7: “Survey Data Quality and Respondent Behaviours: Can New Techniques Resolve Longstanding Issues?”

Workshop Co-Chairs: Stacey Bricka & Jimmy Armoogum

Workshop Short Description:

The topic of survey data quality has been the focus of discussion and research for almost as long as we have conducted household travel surveys. While no survey is perfect, there are aspects of household travel survey designs themselves that impact data quality in specific ways, particularly with respect to achieving a representative sample, reducing respondent burden, correcting respondent behaviours, and improving the quality of the resulting estimates. The purpose of this workshop is to learn how researchers are applying new techniques and new technologies to successfully address these longstanding challenges, with the result being improved survey experiences for the respondents and improved data quality for the survey sponsors. Attendees will explore approaches for sampling, mitigating sampling bias, and weighting non-probability samples. They will also evaluate new techniques for improving trip reporting, integrating revealed and stated preference surveys, and developing a response burden score. Discussions will focus on the likelihood of success of these new techniques as well as the potential limitations of the proposed techniques.

Workshop Papers:

17; Maliheh Tabasi, John M. Rose, Nazmul Arefin Khan, Joshua Auld and Taha Hossein Rashidi; "An Innovative Survey Approach to Collect Travel, Time-use and Expenditure Data for Microeconomic Time-use Modelling" (Lectern Presentation)
20; Stacey Bricka, Mitchell Fisher and Paul Schroeder; "A Tale of Two Frames: Results of a Parallel Test as part of the 2022 National Household Travel Survey"
30; Amy Z. Fong, Ivan Shih, Atiyya Shaw, Sunghee Lee and Joe Grengs; "Strategies to Improve Travel Survey Representativeness: U.S.-based Investigation of Weights and Convenience Sampling"
33; Jimmy Armoogum, Cédric Garcia, Barbara Christian, Fabrice Hasiak, Mathieu Joyau, Simon Le Corgne, Marie Arbouët; "Total nonresponse adjustment of the Ile-de-France 2023 Global Travel Survey"
34; Jimmy Armoogum, Cédric Garcia, Philippe Istria, Tristan Casabianca and Thomas Laniesse; "Methodology of a travel survey on non-residents of a territory" (Lectern Presentation)
48; Takuya Maruyama, Yuto Abe, Shunsuke Arao and Zhiwei Zhang; "Increased stay-at-home or increased soft refusal? A comparison of time-use and household travel surveys in Japan" (Lectern Presentation)
73; Dale Robbennolt, Ram Pendyala and Chandra Bhat; "Data Collection, Weighting, and Modeling Techniques to Estimate Unbiased Population Parameters"
136; Linda Christensen; "Considering improvements in data quality by a most-recent-trip methodology for long-distance travel surveys"
141; Nobuhiro Sanko, Yuho Ueno and Tomohito Tsujinaga; "Reducing rounding errors by requesting accurate reporting with reference to time recording tools" (Lectern Presentation)

Workshop A6: “Latest improvements and testing of GPS and app-based surveys”

Workshop Co-Chairs: Mathijs de Haas & Zachary Patterson

Workshop Short Description:

In recent years, an increasing number of travel behaviour surveys utilising GPS technology, often through smartphone apps, are emerging. Compared to traditional, self-reported travel behaviour surveys, these GPS and app-based surveys offer new opportunities to collect more precise and real-time data on individuals' travel behaviour, usually including route information. This workshop will focus on the new research possibilities that these tools offer, as well as on the methodological challenges that must be addressed to fully utilise these tools in travel behaviour research. We will discuss best practices in setting up a GPS or app-based survey and how to use these data. Additionally, we will address questions related to data quality. For example, to what extent can we rely on the automatic trip mode and trip purpose detection? Is the collected data comparable across different apps? What possibilities do we have to validate the data? And what strategies can be used to improve the willingness to participate in these types of surveys and reduce dropout rates?

Workshop Papers:

29; Fabrice Hasiak, Barbara Christian and Maria Tebar; "Designing a GPS Survey Protocol to Measure Mobility in the Toulouse Metropolis" (Lectern Presentation)
32; Zakiya Aryana Pramestri and Trude Tørset; "Assessing Predictability of Non-Validated Trip Segmentation Records from Smartphone-based Travel Survey" (Lectern Presentation)
40; Diana Saadi and Karel Martens; "A novel use of GPS-based travel behavior surveys: estimating people’s ease of movement"
41; Franziska Henkel, Ramón Briegel, Lea Fouckhardt and Carsten Sommer; "Tracking application versus travel diary: analysis of the method effects"
54; Mathijs de Haas, Marie-José Olde Kalter, Johan Los and Marije Hamersma; "Self-reported and GPS-based mobility panels; what can they learn from each other?" (Lectern Presentation)
57; Lea Fouckhardt and Carsten Sommer; "The Methodology Behind Rebound Effects After Acquiring More Energy Effective Cars- A quasi-experimental, mixed methods study with different mobility measurement tools"
62; Jonas Harz and Carsten Sommer; "Surveying travel behavior of city tourists with a smartphone-based tracking application"
100; Isaac Otchere, Tareq Alsaleh, Zachary Patterson and Bilal Farooq; Smartphone Travel Survey-based Adaptive Mode Choice Experiment" (Lectern Presentation)
112; Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Nakamura and Riku Iwata; "A study on mobility patterns of rental car users at remote island by GPS logger"
114; Fabrice Hasiak, Maria Tebar, Barbara Christian and Fabienne Guillemot; "What is the benefit of GPS mobility surveys? Analysis of the GPS survey in Toulouse"
123; Florian Pühringer, Magdalena Bürbaumer and Martin Berger; "Ex Post Validation of Automated Transportation Mode Detection Based on Spatial-Infrastructural and Traffic Regulatory Information"

Workshop A4: “Data Fusion and Integration Techniques”

Workshop Co-Chairs: Cinzia Cirillo & Michael Cik

Workshop Short Description:

This workshop focuses on data fusion and integration techniques used to enhance transportation data analysis. It will delve into advanced methodologies for integrating traditional travel survey data with Mobile Network Operator (MNO) data to refine the estimation of transportation demand and road use. The session will also cover the use of MNO data derived from mobile phone signalling events for high-resolution, real-time mobility monitoring and the challenges associated with transport mode detection. Participants will be introduced to a transport mode prediction model and trained using GPS-supported, app-based travel diaries and spatial features like cross-sections. The workshop will also examine two novel data integration approaches: a probabilistic record linkage and a fuzzy matching technique using Dynamic Time Warping. Additionally, the workshop will address the fusion of mobile phone data, sensor-based measurements, and traditional survey data for the calculation of Key Performance Indicators, discussing both methodological challenges and opportunities for improving mobility analysis and urban planning.

Workshop Papers:

50; Ralf Münnich, Bert Leerkamp, Tim Holthaus, Florian Ertz and Christopher Caratiola; "Prediction of transportation on granular level using survey and big data" (Lectern Presentation)
59; Ann-Sophie Voss, Pia Tulodetzki, Tim Wörle, Martin Kagerbauer and Peter Vortisch; "A framework for using mobile phone data in population synthesis for agent-based modeling"
60; Florian Lammer, Florian Pühringer, Martin Berger, Andreas Festl, Danica Radulovic and Michael Cik; "Travel behaviour Data Fusion Model based on APP-based survey and floating phone data" (Lectern Presentation)
90; Mohammad Al-Khasawneh, Guangchen Zhao, Tiziana Tuoto and Cinzia Cirillo; "Feasibility Analysis of Linking Mobile Device Location Data with Travel Surveys" (Lectern Presentation)
91; Mohammad Al-Khasawneh, Guangchen Zhao, Tiziana Tuoto and Cinzia Cirillo; "Optimising Record Linkage for Enhanced Reliability in Data Integration Without Ground Truth Data"
93; Guangchen Zhao, Mohammad B. Al-Khasawneh, Tiziana Tuoto and Cinzia Cirillo; "Data Fusion for Travel Analysis: Linking Travel Survey and Mobile Device Location Data"
121; Partha Lahiri; "Integrating survey data with alternative databases for producing granular transportation statistics"
129; Jan Vallée, Lisa Ecke and Peter Vortisch; "Data Evaluation for Continuous Monitoring of Urban Travel" (Lectern Presentation)
155; Hubert Verreault and Catherine Morency; "Methodology to combine and rejuvenate streams of travel surveys"

Workshop A3: “Satisfaction with travel and acceptance of emerging technology”

Workshop Co-Chairs: Elisabetta Cherchi & Ilka Dubernet

Workshop Short Description:

The advent of new technology, from simple smartphones to electric vehicles, autonomous and connected vehicles, smart cities, and the Internet of Things, is transforming beyond recognition the way we interact with each other and with the environment and the way we move. In this complex system, understanding what drives the acceptance of these emerging technologies represents one of the key research challenges of our time. Acceptance depends on a range of dimensions, including instrumental, economic, psychological, and social factors. Furthermore, even beyond stable markets, the acquisition of knowledge, experience, and satisfaction with the product, and how these evolve, play a pivotal role in propelling acceptance. This workshop aims to critically discuss the state of the art and the latest developments in measuring satisfaction with travel and the acceptance of emerging technologies. Discussions will delve into various methodological innovations such as Stated Choice Experiments, Multicriteria Analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling, exploring their effectiveness in capturing user preferences and behaviours across different scenarios, including urban parking, commuting under congestion pricing, and the introduction of autonomous vehicles. By drawing on the extensive experience of the participants, the workshop will identify best practices and outline strategies for moving forward effectively. The focus will be on evaluating the ability of the available instruments to correctly capture and reflect the multifaceted nature of satisfaction and acceptance of emerging transport technologies, assessing their precision and potential impacts on urban mobility.

Workshop Papers:

16; Sadjad Bazarnovi, Motahare (Yalda) Mohammadi and Abolfazl (Kouros) Mohammadian; "Exploring the Impact of Life Events and Mobility Trends on Transportation Choices: Insights from a Comprehensive Survey with an Application to EV Charging Behavior" (Lectern Presentation)
36; Richa Maheshwari and Mario Cools; "A systematic comparison and evaluation of the Satisfaction with Travel Scale (STS) and existing customer satisfaction scales" (Lectern Presentation)
72; Dale Robbennolt, Anna Beliveau, Irfan Batur, Ram Pendyala, Patricia Mokhtarian, Atiyya Shaw, Steven Polzin, Alison Conway, Cynthia Chen and Chandra Bhat; "Transportation Heartbeat of America (“THA”) Survey" (Lectern Presentation)
115; Hao Yin and Elisabetta Cherchi; "Measuring the effects of social conformity in the choice of automated taxis"
126; Dirk Wittowsky, Johannes Aertker, Eva Gößwein and Magnus Liebherr; "How to Get Electricity in Urban Areas - A Mixed Methods Approach to Estimating User Acceptance and Modification of Mobility Behavior"
131; Roxani Gkavra, Winnie Daamen, Florian Schneider and Tim Van Oijen; "Measurement of travel time misperception- a mobile app-based approach"
133; Mohammad Amin Ashena, Adam Weiss and Lina Kattan; "Understanding Traveler Behavior Under Congestion Pricing: A Survey-Based Decision Tracking Approach"
163; Pham Van Son and Akimasa Fujiwara; "How Initial Experiences Influence People’s Stated Acceptance of Next-Generation Mobility: An Integrated Survey Approach" (Lectern Presentation)

Workshop A2: “Surveys and data to support transport planning processes”

Workshop Co-Chairs: Matthias Kowald & Roger Behrens

Workshop Short Description:

This workshop deals with survey techniques and data, which are relevant for transport planning processes at a national, regional, and local scale. Workshop discussions will be organised around four main themes, which overlap in certain aspects and will allow for cross-referencing. The first theme relates to surveys and data needed to support neighbourhood or community design, with data collection aimed at informing infrastructural design heuristics and overcoming challenges in collecting information from hard-to-reach population segments. The second theme relates to approaches to identifying relevant actors and stakeholders and engaging these stakeholders in planning processes geared towards developing sustainable transport systems. The third theme relates to new data sources, especially spatiotemporal information, and identifying potential for enriching analysis and interpretations by considering issues of data quality, accuracy, and reliability. The fourth theme relates to the general survey and data requirements of transport planning processes, including promising ways for mixing methods, providing guidelines for good practice, and enabling easy application by practitioners. One paper in relation to each of these four themes has been selected for presentation in the workshop as a way of stimulating and guiding discussion. These four presentations will be complemented by short summaries of other papers linked to the different themes. In this way, every paper can contribute and a complete view on surveys and data to support transport planning processes can emerge.

Workshop Papers:

10; Marli Swart, Roger Behrens, Claire Govender, Eva Louw and Lynne Pretorius; "Scenario development expert surveys in ‘decide-and-provide’ transport planning processes: Lessons from public transport network planning in Cape Town"
27; Julia Pohle and Matthias Kowald; "Designing sustainable cities together: A novel mixed method approach integrating quantitative, co-creational and qualitative research" (Lectern Presentation)
42; Christine Eisenmann, Matthias Kowald and Ilka Dubernet; "Generating recommendations on empirical methods for transport planning practice and administration: The German Approach"
79; Winnie Ma; "Investigating factors influencing the timing of survey responses"
80; Sara Wagner, Jacob Klimczak, Sara Diamond and Matthew Roorda; "Stated Preference Survey for Generative Design of Communities" (Lectern Presentation)
113; Magdalena Bürbaumer, Florian Pühringer, Jasmin Zdovc, Florian Lammer, Andreas Festl, Danica Radulovic, Michael Cik and Martin Berger; "From Data to Narrative: Storymaps Using Travel Behaviour Data"
122; Noah Theisinger, Sebastian Dias da Silva, Artur Lipko and Thomas Klemmer; "Analysis of accessibility in Germany and India with regard to the 15-minute city"
124; James David Fuller, Grace Cole, Ruijie Rebecca Bian and Brian Wolshon; "Utilising International Travel Survey Data to Develop a More Comprehensive Understanding of the Diversion Behavior of Commuting Drivers"
140; Lukas Burger, Andreas Liebscher, Miriam Magdolen, Nicolas Salbach and Peter Vortisch; "Mixed-method approach to assess the impacts of mobility transition measures in a dense city quarter" (Lectern Presentation)
154; Pierre-Léo Bourbonnais, Geneviève Bastien, Yannick Brosseau and Catherine Morency; "Leveraging Open-Source Points of Interest Data: Insights from Large-Scale Travel Surveys" (Lectern Presentation)