The research I have been assigned
for this project has to do with convincing people that our proposed trails are
a good thing. In the last progress update, I told everyone about the research I
found on the benefits of trails. Building from that, getting people motivated
about biking and hiking is easier once their desires are understood. As a
result, the research I have been conducting for this week entails the wants of
the people.
I created the following survey to
examine people’s wants of trails, which I plan to give out in the next few days;
1.)
What
is your gender?
2.)
How
old are you?
3.)
On
a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being seldom and 5 being very often, how frequently
would you use trails to commute from place to place, given it was a reasonable
distance?
4.)
On
a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being no affect and 5 being strongly affects, how
would the accessibility of public restrooms affect your likelihood of using
trails?
5.)
On
a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very concerned and 5 being not concerned, how concerned
would you be about the closeness between the side of the road and the trail
path?
6.)
How
much do you enjoy walking or biking outside, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1
meaning you find it dreadful and 5 meaning you find it very joyful?
7.)
On
a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being seldom and 5 being often, how often would you
use trails by yourself, relative to how often you use trails now?
8.)
On
a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being far away and 5 being very close, close to businesses, such as gas station
and fast food restaurants, would you like the trail to be?
9.)
On
a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly against and 5 being strongly for, how much
would you like to see mile markers?
10.)
On
a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being unlikely and 5 being very likely, how likely
would you use trails if it meant they were publicly maintained ? For example things
like trash and litter would stay on the trails unless the people using them
took care of it.
11.)
If
it cost the same to create trails out of any type of material, which of the
following materials would you like the trails to be made out of: cement,
rubber, dirt, gravel, or grass?
12.)
Would
you rather bike, walk, or run on trails?
These
questions are designed to observe the desires of people based on their age
group and gender. After I have conducted the study I will be able to appeal to
all types of people and list benefits accordingly. This will make advertising
the project to be more successful.
In addition to finding the people’s
interests, I’m assigned the task of finding out who we should contact about
making the trails a possibility. The first step would be proposing our
information to the mayor. The mayor of Six Mile, Roy Stoddard, can be contacted
by email at roy_stoddard@sixmilesc.org.
Also, we would need to arrange a meeting with the council, which could be done
by calling 864-868-2653. The council also meets
on the first Tuesday of every month, so we could propose our ideas at that
time. This information was obtained from the following website: http://thetownofsixmile.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/hello-world/.
In addition to communicating with the
government of Six Mile, we would need to talk to the government of Clemson. To
do that we would first need to arrange a meeting by contacting Mr. J. C Cook
III at Mayor@cityofclemson.org or (864) 653-2030. This information was found from http://www.cityofclemson.org/city/city-council.
Overall in order to make the trails a reality,
we would have to finalize all our information, including the funding,
costs, benefit, people’s opinions, and our ideas about where the trails could
be constructed. Then we could present it to the
two city councils to discuss the possible growth and development of trail
transportation.
-Alex Whitman
For the first visual we chose to
have a picture of a well-designed trail that includes people using it and
having a good time. The main purpose of the picture is to engage the reader about
trails and make them interested in using them. It does so by showing people
having a good time while using the trails. The picture isn’t complex and it
does not need to be, since the people that would be reading this brochure would
be average. The picture is not titled or numbered, but there is a caption to go
with the picture and do to its placement in the brochure numbering the picture would
make it seem out of place. Since there is no data included with the picture, no
cites are needed. On the other hand, the caption includes data and that is
referenced. The visual is someone else’s and I did keep the source information to
later acknowledge their ownership. It is not included in the brochure because
it would distract from the focus. The visual can stand for itself since it has
a simple meaning. The visual is uncrowded in the brochure and is appropriate
for the need of the photo, to show trails are fun. Lastly, it is easy to locate
and it is next to the text that goes with it.
