Riley Konsella
Union College
Project
Stuck in Traffic: Steering Offbeat Transportation Solutions through Human Pushback
Denmark, Norway, Rwanda, Singapore, Vietnam, Brazil
From cars and bicycles in Norway and Denmark to motorbikes and gondolas in Vietnam and Brazil, countries around the world have distinct approaches to transportation. I will experience the nuances of these systems and how transportation is evolving through the emergence of new technologies. Projects like self-driving cars in Singapore and autonomous drones in Rwanda signal the beginning of rapid and controversial changes in transportation. My Watson Fellowship will be spent investigating the fascinating ways in which governments solve traffic and transportation problems, and how citizens react to these changes through advocacy or resistance.