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We call ourselves Newcastle University\u2019s Digital Civics or NUDC for short and are a group of four students: Frida, Ed, Sara and Catherine. Our project aims to help the Jesmond Residents Association (JRA) to gather a more widespread response from the public about how the area might evolve. As it is now, there is a program called Streets for people (or S4P) going on all over Newcastle which focuses on making the streets more amiable for walkers and especially cyclists. So far they\u2019ve pinpointed some places in Jesmond that are in need of change due to a lot of traffic and unsafe conditions for cyclists and pedestrians. In these areas they have come up with possible solutions that they now want to know the residents\u2019 opinions on. However, a lot of the residents in the area are unfamiliar with the program and how to share their opinion on plans. This is why the JRA choose to take part in this module, what they as clients want to receive is a digital solution to their problem. By modifying cycle lanes, roads and aiming to reducing traffic, they plan to create a more accessible, lively and safe green environment. Therefore, they need a product that can inform the locals on what the potential plans look like and also gather feedback from them together with other possible solutions, suggestions or ideas.<\/p>\n
As a team, we need to deliver a prototype which is easy to understand, interactive and informative. One possible way to display our idea is via a storyboard. In order to carry this out, first we must research by speaking to stakeholders such as members of Streets for People, Jesmond Residents Association and the local community. This phase should be completed within the following couple of weeks.<\/p>\n
In preparation for the upcoming meeting with our client, we all deconstructed the brief and brainstormed questions to bring forward as well as various ideas that might provide a solution to the issues raised. We made sure to consider what information he may or may not know as chair of the JRA. We even decided to ask him questions the brief answered for us to make sure that we had the correct perspective. For example, we planned to ask about challenges that Jesmond faces and what previous efforts had been attempted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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