During the third week of February, our group member Stella made a trip up to the City of Williams Lake. During her three day stay, she was able to meet with our community partners (Jessica & Matt) and conduct informal interviews with them. During her stay Matt kindly offered to drive her around the city outskirts and gave a tour in the downtown area. In addition to this, Stella also had the chance to walk around the city and observe some of the aspects of local daily activities.

After coming back from Williams Lake Stella shared her experience with the whole team. We quickly realized that the situation is more complex than we initially thought. As such the ideas that we brainstormed early on may not be applicable due to the topographic barriers, demographics composition and the lack of infrastructural development in the city. In addition to this it became clear that transportation issues cannot be explored in isolation. There are many existing social and ethical problems intertwined with one another that affect the transportation issue. We recognize that we may have been too ambitious about the goal of our project, and we are now trying to redirect our focus. Continue reading →