Whittier Students - HOP Bus Transit Study
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Second grade English Language Learners from Whittier International Elementary School finished a study of the city’s Hop bus service to envision new ways of keeping it user-friendly and accessible for people of all ages. The iconic Hop bus has been a central form of transportation for residents and visitors in Boulder since October 1994! Click HERE to download the final report, or read it online (below).
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Transportation Research Board Award
"It's extremely difficult to get the average person involved in long-term transportation planning. After all, developing long-term transportation plans, such as regional transportation plans or strategic citywide mobility studies are much less precise and often have much longer implementation periods than plans for a particular transport infrastructure. Similarly, planning efforts for major infrastructure projects must start with examining needs and wide variety of alternatives, leading to long and often circuitous planning processes.
Although planners understand the importance of and the process used for long-term planning, these are rarely understood and appreciated by the general public. Instead residents think, "the project is so far into the future that it won't affect me," or "I can get involved later," or "those projects will never happen anyway, so why bother getting involves."
But early on-going involvement by John and Jane Q. Public is just as crucial for long term transport planning as for planning specific transport facilities. To stimulate creative thinking and share innovative approaches, the Planning and Environment Group of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) sought best practices in communicating the value and importance of getting the public involved in long-term transportation planning.
Five recipients were selected for the competition showcase for their successful communication efforts. The communications tools and techniques they used epitomize the spirit of communicating complex information in an uncomplicated manner."
-Transportation Research Board
Although planners understand the importance of and the process used for long-term planning, these are rarely understood and appreciated by the general public. Instead residents think, "the project is so far into the future that it won't affect me," or "I can get involved later," or "those projects will never happen anyway, so why bother getting involves."
But early on-going involvement by John and Jane Q. Public is just as crucial for long term transport planning as for planning specific transport facilities. To stimulate creative thinking and share innovative approaches, the Planning and Environment Group of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) sought best practices in communicating the value and importance of getting the public involved in long-term transportation planning.
Five recipients were selected for the competition showcase for their successful communication efforts. The communications tools and techniques they used epitomize the spirit of communicating complex information in an uncomplicated manner."
-Transportation Research Board
HOP Transit Study Poster
Whittier Students Present to City Council
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On March 30th students from Whittier Elementary presented their class project to the Boulder City Council. In partnership with Growing Up Boulder, the students learned about Universal Access Design (UAD) playgrounds and made recommendations to the city for any future playground installations.
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In the News
- City of Boulder, "Second-Graders’ Input on the HOP Brings National Recognition" January 8, 2018.
- Inside Boulder News - Transportation Recognition, January 19, 2018. (See video below for story on the HOP Transit Study)
