1) Opportunity - Traffic in the US
2) Local officials throughout the United States, but more specifically in large cities, have been unable to come up with a long term, sustainable solution to the problem that has been and is traffic.
Who: Local and State officials and legislators
What: They have been incapable of providing a solution to the age old problem of traffic/congestion.
Why: Financial and logistical problems related to decreasing traffic in a safe and sustainable manner.
3) An opportunity such as traffic is relevant to almost anybody who drives a car or rides public transportation and thus can be seen as a need for the majority of the population at least in big cities. Providing a safe and sustainable solution is not easily done hence why this has been a problem for decades and continues to be one. There are many factors for that such as logistics as well as financial limitations. The why is rather similar across the board for reasons such as getting to work on time, catching a flight or simply trying to make it home at a reasonable hour.
4) From interviewing five people who were friends, classmates or merely acquaintances, the responses were very similar across the board. I asked one individual who lives near me in Gainesville, and as you would expect his experiences with traffic were merely the same as mine. I asked a couple of individuals who did not live near me but also in Gainesville and they said outside of campus the traffic is not nearly as bad. Lastly, I asked two people who do not currently live here and they both live in larger cities and confirmed my notion it is much worse in other more populated places. In summary, this is a problem across the board but especially so here on a college campus or in a big city where congestion is higher and the problem is much more evident.
Hi John! I enjoyed reading about your post on an opportunity to solve traffic. I agree that there are many logistical issues regarding solving this problem, and the times of traffic can be a huge factor in solving the issue. If I were to be interviewed by you, I would definitely say it's a hard issue to solve, but if done right, it can be implemented everywhere and used by all.
ReplyDeleteHey John, so there are plenty of opportunities around fixing the traffic issue in the united states. The idea of the self driving vehicles for transportation like the one in Gainesville is a fantastic idea. Though my personal favorite mode of transportation is by train. When I was studying abroad in Ireland this was an extremely efficient mode of transportation as it did not cost much in the long run versus having a car and paying for gas. It could get you across the country and was quick too. In my opinion the US should have definitely stuck with rail transportation when starting out in development.
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