SUSTAINABLE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION

KASSANDRA MACIAS

OPPORTUNITY SOLUTION

• People travel all the time in the vehicle whether it be for work • We can implement more electric charging roads in major cities
or a social gathering we are constantly on the go. That is why to start off with since there will be more foot traffic there. Little
we need to think of the future of transportation and in specific by little we can stretch the across major highways for those
the roads. who travel longer distances. Eventually we can move on to
• Opportunity: to help reduce carbon emissions in our daily creating more electric cars and trucks so that everyone can
usage and think of the future we will have if nothing is done to benefit from these new roads.
help prevent this
• Target customers: this item is appointed towards everyone
from people who commute to work all the way to those who
build the roads. We will need as much support as we can get to
help make this a possibility
• Customer needs: the biggest concern in the begging will be
SOCIETAL IMPACT
cost and obstruction to daily lives. Roads will have to be torn
up and redone. The overall goal is to produce less carbon
emissions while also getting the most out of it for less cost • This new method of charging/ fueling up can help by reducing
carbon emissions we each produce on our day to day lives.
• Will restrict only electric vehicles to be able to use the free
charging road and might result in more people looking to buy a
TECHNOLOGIES more sustainable car
• If traveling a long distance it can easily cut traveling time half
by not having to stop as often in order to get fuel. It can also
• The technologies that will reused are engineers of all sorts of help people commute to work at a lesser cost
backgrounds to help ensure that the once the technology in set
in place it is ready to go with very minimal issues. We will also
need the help of architects in order to build a more durable
road that can handle all types of weather issues and not break REFRENCES
apart as easily in colder weather.

• BBc wireless charging https://www.bbc.com/future/article/

20240130-wireless-charging-the-roads-where-electric-vehicles-
never-need-to-plug-in
SOCIETAL CHALLENGES • Reimagining the streets https://pirg.org/articles/reimagining-
the-street-how-bus-lanes-speed-up-the-morning-commute-and-
why-it-matters/
• The biggest issue that this new development might fade is from
• US department of transportation https://
the people themselves. We already face enough traffic in
www.transportation.gov/priorities/climate-sustainability
heavily populated areas but with construction it will most likely
double the commute time.
• Another issue might be the lack of long term results because
we have yet to fully test this new device out. Some people will
be skeptical at first and not trust that the road will benefit them.
• Lastly people will not be able to see the green side of this new
development, or in other words the long term effects. We need
to have patience with this project with not a lot of people will
have.