Group Collaboration

The group collaboration went very well. We effectively worked together using Google Docs on the team proposal and on the presentation script. The weekly team meetings helped our group stay on focus and informed about each others work. Also, there was great communication outside of the meetings, through multiple media sources. The deadlines we set for ourselves made sure that everyone was prepared prior to the meetings. The only improvement our group would need for the future would be to communicate about document format types. There were a few problems that arose because of apple versus windows products, but since we worked efficiently as a team, we were able to absolve the problems quickly and effectively.

-Alex Whitman

Group Collaboration - What Went Well

I think our group managed to work well together and divide the work evenly. The nature of this project allowed several different semi-independent components to be researched, so the work was easy to divide. I especially found the use of Google Docs to be helpful, because we were able to work as a group and share a common workspace without worrying about version control or inconsistent editing and proofreading. I did find that working on the audio and video components of the presentation was difficult to do as a group simply because it required a lot of large file transfers, not all of which could be accomplished easily.

-Cailen

Activity Report 2

Activity report 2

I am preparing a script for the power point presentation as well as collaborating with my team on the design of the power point. My teammates and myself are working very hard, meeting three to four times a week, and talking each day to stay organized and provide a very nice project. My portion of the funding for this project is wrapping up very nicely. I have found a good deal of information on costs and funding for trails. Stay tuned for the final presentation coming soon!

-Robert Stafford

Activity Report #2 - Cailen

For the video presentation due next, I have already written a preliminary script for my part of the presentation. We are collaborating this weekend on the powerpoint and accompanying voice recording, and this script will be refined as we work on the presentation.

Activity Report 2-Alex Whitman

To continue to prepare for the presentation I have completed my script. I have a arranged a time to meet with my group, which is tomorrow in the library. Also to be prepared for the presentation I have been collaborating closely with my team to make sure we all are ready and have done the required research. Lastly for acquit preparation, I have practiced my lines and compared them to how they transitions to my team members lines.

Trail Survey

Twenty seven random people were surveyed the following questions:

1.) On a scale of 1 to 5, how frequently would you use trails to commute from place to place, given it was a reasonable distance? with 1 being seldom and 5 being very often

2.) 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?

3.) 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?

4)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?

5.) 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?

6.) 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?

7.) 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?

8.)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?

9.)Would you rather bike, walk, or run on trails?

The results are displayed in the chart below. Also the people were asked; 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?  Every person responded with a five. In conclusion, people don’t mind picking up their own trash and actually prefer that everyone takes care of trails.

From the data a few other conclusions can be made. 

First:      Almost everyone would use a trail almost daily if it was in a reasonable distance for them to commute. 

Second:  People came to the general consensus of preferring to bike away from businesses. As a result when conducting a trail design it would be better to have it more in the country than in the town. This is relief since the current plan is more in the country than in the city.

Third:     People want mile marker signs and a lot of them. From confronting people today, I would conclude that for the average person using the trails desires a mile marker size about every quarter of a mile

Fourth:      The average distance people want the trail from the road is about three feet. This is just enough so they are not worried about getting hit by cars and at the same time they are not too far away from the road; so if they need help someone would be able to see them.

Fifth:          People love to be outside and traveling to some extent. Everyone rated highly this they like to be outside either biking or walking

Sixth:         The people using the trails would use them for a mixture of walking, biking, and hiking, but the types of trails they would want to use is the same, for the most part. Their opinions said the would like to have either grass and dirt trails or something smoother to run on like rubber. Since rubber it quite expensive, my recommendation is to have the trails made out of either cement or dirt and grass.


-Alex Whitman

Activity Report –Alex Whitman

To prepare for the presentation, I have been completing the finishing touches on my research. Today, I finished conducting my survey and will post the results soon. Aside from research, to be more prepared for the presentation I have been working closely with my team to collaborate our efforts and ideas. This will lead to our success and will create a product comprised of great team work.