Interview: In this interview I struggled to 5 people who fit
the criteria, but once I did, the findings were quite interesting. These 5
people were people who lived in Gainesville and went to UF who constantly used
a motor vehicle as a means for transportation, however they overall stated that
they do not often experience heavy traffic on campus. One individual said it
was because most of her classes were early in the morning, when traffic flow is
naturally lighter. Another said it was because she was “one of those people who
just always hit every green light.” In addition, someone said that they refused
the travel anytime between 4-7pm on UF’s campus unless it was absolutely
necessary because of how bad the traffic is. So technically they don’t experience
the traffic, but it is because they are aware of the fact that it is so bad
that they just avoid the road all together. The general consensus was that rush
hour is always insane, however these people felt like they just got lucky and
when they needed to get places they usually got green lights and traffic flow
was not as heavy as usual.
Inside the boundary:
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People who sit in heavy traffic in Gainesville
are in
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The need is for a better traffic light system
and technology to help the flow of traffic and try to reduce commute time to
and from ones’ destination.
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The need exists because for as long as there are
cars and motor vehicles, there will forever be many people trying to go somewhere
at once, resulting in traffic. A faulty traffic light system doesn’t help the
problem either.
Outside the boundary:
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People who do not experience heavy traffic in Gainesville
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The need is not to find a way to stop traffic in
Gainesville, it is to figure out how to improve the flow when there is traffic.
Alternative
explanation may be that some people just don’t run into traffic
I would certainly be someone inside your boundary. I struggle managing Gainesville traffic pretty much on a daily basis. It is especially hard for me to deal with the timer lights because I am from Jacksonville where they use the smart lights already. I agree with you that they are much needed in Gainesville. I think you did a very good job of identifying the people that fall outside the boundary of your opportunity as well as explaining how they differ. I think it is normal to have some outliers so these people are expected. Your opportunity is certainly one that hits close to home with me and I am looking forward to seeing it progress.
ReplyDeleteBen,
ReplyDeleteI am definitely one of people in your boundary. I can tell that the traffic in my hometown Yongcheng, China is much worse than here in Gainesville. I know that there are a lot of cities in the U.S. have already had the smart traffic lights, and it helps to improve the traffic a lot. I hope one day this technology can help the traffic in my hometown.
I am for sure within the boundary on this thing. I hate the Gainesville traffic and have thought about instating a rule like that one person's to not drive between 4 and 7 in Gainesville. It's honestly so frustrating! Sometimes, on my way to work, I will run into traffic at like 10 in the morning as well and then I won't get off until around 5 and have to sit through traffic to get home. Theres just no way to avoid it and there definitely should be a solution.
ReplyDeleteI agree that there are many faults with Gainesville traffic, especially for being slow! I understand why many of the people you interviewed might want to avoid this cause. Standing in traffic has to be super annoying and Gainesville should do something to make traffic flow easier.
ReplyDeleteHi Ben,
ReplyDeleteRush hour in Gainesville is definitely my least favorite time to be operating a vehicle. I do believe that there is a huge opportunity for smart light technology. The infrastructure may be a bit difficult, but it would be great for the long run. Also, I can see why you had difficulty locating interviewees since so many students rely on public transit alone in Gainesville.
Hey Ben,
ReplyDeletePerhaps one reason that there is not much traffic on campus during the day is because some of campus is blocked off to allow only state-run vehicles and RTS busses. For the general Gainesville area, I would definitely be on the inside of the boundary. It is very irking to be waiting at a red light meanwhile the lane with the green light has no one in it.