Prototyping Round 2: Monier, Josh, Ronnie, Naomi & Debbie
You can map out your route, avoid constructions, different options, etc.
In the news, how before you head outside, you can see where the delays are. It’s going to be good, helps a lot of people to know exactly where the streets are closed.
What type of information would you want to see? Know where the streets are closed, what else?
I work in this building and they’ve been doing construction for a while because they’re building a new entrance for the subways, and most of the time it’s closed, so we have to go all the way (unintelligible) and take the freight all the way up.
How? You’d want to know ahead of time? What would be helpful to get that information? How would you want to know?
A notice before the construction site or an email. Just a heads up that this entrance will be closed from this date to this date. Sometimes you go all the way there and then you end up coming back.
So communication is also important.
Traffic light indicators:
C light blinks or solid. How early would you want to see it?
That would be awesome! The sooner the better. All the traffic goes there and them boom all the traffic is there. But if they know before, people can change routes.
How far would you want to see it?
Depending on traffic flow, 3 blocks. It could vary.
I would like a sign. Construction three blocks away. They might think the light isn’t work to have a light.
Maybe a fourth light would be better.
How do you usually get around?
See an addition (construction sign)—what would you think that meant?
That there’s construction up ahead.
Do you think it would be helpful for a biker or driver?
For both, maybe. I think if you’ve been biking around in this city long enough, you know there’s going to be some impediment regardless of whether there’s going to be a sign for it or not, but the car driver may be a little bit more worried.
From NY? I’ve lived here for 15 years.
Is there a way this could be more helpful?
I mean, I guess having it be up or down would work so it doesn’t make you think it’s not about the turning. But below, with all the double decker tour buses, so it may be a an issue.
How far ahead would you want to know?
Maybe for the next block—mid block might be confusing.
If you’re walking around construction/driving, would you use a kiosk?
Avoid construction, voice guidance, display different entrances, would that help?
Very helpful, so many times walking or biking around and there’s no way to get around going four extra blocks so it would be great to know in advance.
Anything that might make it better?
Can’t think of anything right now.
Do you find construction to be hindrance or no?
Oh, if you live in NY, you have to see it as a hindrance now. You can’t go two or three blocks without the hindrances. oN 9th ave, it’s crazy how much construction is happening. With the amount of construction that’s going on, it would be helpful to have more information even though it’s almost impossible to avoid it.
What kind of info would you want?
I guess within the construction maps, if there’s a lane shut down, if I’m biking, and everyone is coming into one lane and the bike lane is gone, there’s a nervousness of getting hit.
When you’re driving, if you saw the addition, what would it mean to you?
Yes, we’d probably try to find other ways.
It would help to take a diff route? How far in advance would you want to see?
Yes, far enough to change route. 3 is fine.
Do you think construction is a problem when you drive?
If the road is blocked and also parking.
Central Jersey, but live in NYC.
If you saw the light, would you know what it meant?
Probably helpful, everyone has to see the light. If it’s on the side, they might not see.
How far in advance would you want to see it?
As far as possible, with enough time to slow down for people’s purposes, to know that I’d have to feed lanes, or that there’s going to be a bottle neck—like a block ahead or two blocks.
Only thing is that on traditional signs, you usually see a distance, but maybe you could do that in blocks instead of feet. Like on the highways, it usually says something like construction a 1000 ft ahead, but it doesn’t mean much to me when I’m driving 60mph so if you could say how many blocks or the street number, that way people could know where it’s at and how much time they’ve got because in the city, we work in blocks. I know that 20 blocks is a mile and how long it takes to walk that or drive that. I think people geographically think in blocks in the city so framing it in blocks instead of feet would be more helpful.
Description of app by Ricky.
Really smart, I assume this is all going to be helpful in saving people’s lives, right?
Also, we wanted to make construction less obstrusive.
As a pedestrian mainly, probably not, but as a driver, absolutely. My only thought is that there’s construction everywhere, so would the whole map just be peppered with orange triangles? Or like, at least, with hours (of construction), I don’t know.
Maybe we could do it in only certain areas?
Yeah, like maybe just where the roads are closed? Maybe just limit it to closed roads instead of lanes restricted. Because all of 2nd Ave would be one orange sign otherwise…
Kiosk—would you interact with it?
I probably would, especially if it was in the neighborhood where I lived. As a resident, it matters more to me than as a passerby. they have the kiosks in subways now and people use it. WE ARE AN INCREASINGLY CONNECTED AND INFORMED SOCIETY AND WE EXPECT MACHINES TO TELL US EVERYTHING WE KNOW. So, I assume people would use that.
Thinks it would be helpful for drivers – “prevent” “You would take another route… you should take another route”
“beeter on the offside of the street because people run red lights”
“People want to see something different because they’re always looking around”
“Even pedestrians need a flag, because some people are walking in the clouds”
“Orange is a signified color of caution”
“I would want to see it in a block in advance”
“All this construction is going on in the city and they keep on reopening the streets” – “it’s a hazard” -- “nobody is caring about people”
“I think there should be kiosks everywhere” for feedback
“I think it would be useful to a lot of people”
“Whatever Google maps can do to help me safetywise”
“Systems changing all the time—directions are changing all the time”
“The app is good to help maneuver”
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