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Statistics and Data Analysis

We started our studio first going into Boston and walking around to see what would make a good path, and if Boston was easy to find your way around in. Our next step was choosing a site. We got into groups of two and looked at three potential sites by weighing the pros and cons of each one. We eventually decided on Old Colony Ave. and Southhampton Street in South Boston. Our next step was to do research on the area. We each worked on maps describing income, race, and public transportation in the area. Once we had gotten a better understanding of the area we visited our site. During the site visit, we took data on the number of cars, pedestrians, and the noise level. Our final step was to improve the streets by designing bike lanes and crosswalks to the area.

Going into this studio I wasn't sure what to expect. I had never taken a course with a structure like Nuvu and was very nervous. Over the course of this studio, I learned about the importance of collaboration. In order to create our design sketches and during our research I would have to talk to people doing research on other topics to see what they were finding. One example of this is when I was prototyping a design for a crosswalk on Old Colony Ave I had to reach out to the people working on the bike lane to see if my design would interfere with theirs.