Infrastructure 1

Ezra Duplissie-Cyr ‘15 | Rachel Barnes ‘15 | Luis Paniagua ‘16 | Ike May ‘15 Vivian Yang ‘15 | Kote Mushegian ‘17 | Mingo Sanchez ‘17

Areas for Improvement1. Disaster and Weather Preparedness

• Forecasting and predictions

2. Transportation• Access, expansion, reducing reliance on automobiles

3. Accessibility• App for residents, public Wi-Fi, more computers

Early-Warning Weather System1. Offshore sensors relaying

weather in real timea. Online mapsb. Interactive inundation

warnings2. Community resilience

data/plansa. Increase forecasting accuracyb. Improved data accessibility

Map generated in ArcMap 10.2 -- Source: MEGIS Data Catalog, 2014

Flood Risks to the Elderly

US Census data, City of Portland 2014

City of Portland 2014

Topography Elderly

● High demand for cycling needs to be met

● Solution for yearlong cycling: Heated bike lanes

● Benefits:○ Reduce carbon

emissions○ Reduce traffic○ Increase parking

Cycling Accessibility

Generating Bus Data● Metrobus loses

millions of dollars every year[1]

● Some lines are very long without many stops

● Cannot track usage[2][map data] US Census Bureau; City of Portland, 2014. [1]National Department of Transportation, 2012. [2]Greater Portland Transit District, “METRO Fares.”

Public Transportation ● Expanding public bus

system○ More routes and stops in

areas around Portland ● Increasing reliability

and accessibility ○ Apps for wait times,

routes[map data] Maine Office of GIS, City of Portland

Smart City System & App

● Accessible from variety of devices

● Easy way of notifying citizens of changes

● Great app for tourists

● One system – front & back end● Front for citizens, back for the city

tamr.com

Making the Internet Accessible● No public Wi-Fi

○ Call boxes can be made into hotspots

● Many people don’t have Internet access○ Computer sharing program

in resource centers

Map data – City of Portland (2014); statistics from city-data.com (2011), time.com (2013)

● NYC Wi-Fi hotspots will reach up to 150 feet [1]

● Home Wi-Fi routers can reach up to 300 feet outdoors

[1] New York Times (2014)

Making the Internet Accessible● No public Wi-Fi

○ Call boxes can be made into hotspots

● Many people don’t have Internet access○ Computer sharing program

in resource centers

Map data – City of Portland (2014); statistics from city-data.com (2011), time.com (2013)

Areas for Improvement1. Disaster and Weather Preparedness

• Forecasting and predictions

2. Transportation• Access, expansion, reducing reliance on automobiles

3. Accessibility• App for residents, public Wi-Fi, more computers

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