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The Trolley Tracking Project

The Trolley Tracking Project. The 20th Annual Steinmetz Symposium 7 May 2010. Interdisciplinary Team . Students Johanna Geoghegan ( Biology ’11) Sonika Raj (Biology/Music ’13) Isaac Rogers (Electrical Engineering ’10) Aung Soe (Electrical Engineering ’11 ) Faculty

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The Trolley Tracking Project

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  1. The Trolley Tracking Project The 20th Annual Steinmetz Symposium 7 May 2010

  2. Interdisciplinary Team • Students • Johanna Geoghegan ( Biology ’11) • Sonika Raj (Biology/Music ’13) • Isaac Rogers (Electrical Engineering ’10) • AungSoe (Electrical Engineering ’11) • Faculty • Shane Cotter (Electrical/Computer Engineering) • Kristen Gentile (Classics) • Janet Grigsby (Sociology) • Doug Klein (Economics/Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies) • CherriceTraver (Computer Engineering/Dean of Engineering) • Staff • Gary Olsen (Traffic and Transportation Supervisor) • Diane McNamara (Director of Telecommunications)

  3. Project Goals • ↑ awareness • ↑ efficiency • Live tracking technology • ↓ carbon footprint • ↓ car usage, ↑ Trolley usage

  4. Project History • Winter/Spring 2009 • ENS 100 Survey – need for Trolley improvement • ECE Trolley tracking project idea • Fall 2009 • Team formed, goals established • Winter 2010 • Survey and usage data collection • Spring 2010 • Prototype system completed

  5. Winter 2010 Student Survey Goals • Assess Trolley knowledge and use • Gather suggestions for schedule/route changes • Gather information about student cell phone types and carriers

  6. Selected Survey Results • Student car usage • About 33% uses their cars • Current routes are close to what students want • What else do students want? • Additional route (downtown) • Reliability/predictability!

  7. Trolley Usage (Jan 26-Feb 6, 2010) No. of Student Schedule: Sun-Thurs: 6 pm – 2 am, Fri-Sat 6 pm – 4 am

  8. Map of the requested stops

  9. Plans for raising awareness Distribute flyers around campus Send email to students Include in the student handbook Redesign Trolley stop sign

  10. Trolley Tracking Improve knowledge of Trolley location GPS technology exists! A tracking system would greatly improve usability Easy to use & reliable

  11. Implementation

  12. Future Work Implement tracking via text messaging Perform new survey Collect data of Trolley usage Continue to explore and suggest alternative routes/times

  13. Acknowledgements Gary Olsen (Traffic and Transportation Supervisor) Diane McNamara (Director of Telecommunications)

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