Project Description
The intersection of North Water Street and St. Anthony Street is heavily used by pedestrians (Wolfe Field, the Lewisburg Community Garden, and the Street of Shops are all nearby). The Borough would like to investigate options for making that intersection safer (they have already been told that putting in a roundabout is not an option). There could be potential for students to develop a system to track usage data, or to develop tools to make the intersection safer.
Group Summary
This group is looking for a software based solution to a problem involving the welfare of individuals that travel through a high traffic area. They come to us in order to receive expertise on this problem and to receive a complete implementation of their idea.
Identified Pains
The group has noticed that the intersection of North Water Street and St. Anthony Street in Lewisburg is dangerous. There is a lot of activity in the area, and this leads to danger for pedestrians. Currently, they do not have a tool to track usage of the area, which would be helpful in creating change to the intersection.
Proposed Problem Description
There is an intersection in a highly trafficked area of the town of Lewisburg, PA. The intersection is in an area that is surrounded by a field in which children play, a community garden, and a popular shop. The Borough feels a need to collect data regarding this intersection as it pertains to the health and safety of those in the area. Structural changes to the road cannot be made, and a piece of software that tracks usage of the area could help the Borough to make changes to the intersection that would make it more safe.
Proposed Goals
Create a private webpage or mobile application that tracks usage data regarding this intersection. This can be analyzed by the Borough in order to create changes that will make this area safer for pedestrians. Developing a tool for the group that tracks usage of these roads will help to avoid accidents and danger in the area. There are other solutions that do not involve software that should be explored first, such as road/pedestrian signs, lowering speed limit, speed bumps, increasing visibility, and audible crosswalk systems. A software solution could be used to track the difference these solutions make and to possibly coerce the town to implement these solutions.
BrainStorming
Tracking Usage Data in High Traffic Area Brainstorming
Biggest takeaways:
Most ideas focused on removing the interaction between humans and cars.
If humans and cars interact, make it in a way that is safe for both parties.
Cars should be changed to make them safer to interact with humans.
Contributors
Andrew Capuano, Stefano Cobelli, Brooke Bullek, Daniel Vasquez.
Anushikha Sharma, Levi Adair, Jordan Faith, Cole Whitley
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