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https://youtu.be/y9uhZD_kehM

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- Traffic is the worst... Right?

- Even when it flows smoothly, there are still too many cars on the road.
- Due to Baton Rouge's insufficient roads, traffic backs up frequently.
- The majority of the people in BR drive a car ALONE.
- So we've created Carpool BR, an organization dedicated to promoting carpooling around the city.

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-traffic is a MAJOR problem in Baton Rouge
-one of its causes: poor city planning (way to fix this is constructing new roads and widening existing ones, which takes a lot of time and ends up making traffic worse)
-public transportation is under-managed, and contracting out with a professional management company is expensive and not likely to make a difference because of the already low ridership of public transportation in Baton Rouge
-carpooling reduces the amount of cars on the road and allows for more mobility
- LESS STRESS, NO MESS !!!!

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Our mission is to promote carpooling in the Baton Rouge area to reduce traffic and allow for mobility within the city.

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We plan to launch an ad campaign that encourages Baton Rouge citizens to carpool. We believe that this is the best solution to the traffic problem in Baton Rouge (and potentially in the nation) because people will be willing to carpool to save on gas and time spent in traffic. However, most people probably haven't thought of carpooling as a solution to the traffic problem, so our campaign (in suggesting it) makes them more receptive to it.

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We think that clogged highways and busy intersections in Baton Rouge are major issues caused by the initial build of the city, underfunding to fix infrastructure, and poor management of the local public transportation system. Therefore we propose fostering carpooling in Baton Rouge to unclog roadways and keep traffic moving efficiently.

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- Build of the city
- Underfunding for fixing infrastructure
- Poor management of public transportation system

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https://docs.google.com/a/ehsbr.org/document/d/15aRZ66lnxeRRpDbtnGpCYzZBENPvSDyopprgd5SQASg/edit?usp=sharing

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- How traffic can lead to health related issues (Mary)
- Other general effects of traffic (Mary)
- Traffic increase after the flood? (include in specific part)
- How working shifts and hours affect the traffic (Caroline)
- The amount of public transportation relates to the traffic (Caroline)
- The spread and layout of the city (Heeya)
- How much money is dedicated (Heeya)

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- Two groups of 10 and one group of nine

- No one can touch each other !!!

- Caroline's group (10)
- two sets of 5 people come from two different places and all are trying to get to Caroline

- MB's group (9)
- one single file line in a one lane situation trying to get to Mary

- Heeya's group (10)
- one major accident with  bunch of other people following trying to get to and get around to Heeya

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-What is the main cause of traffic locally? Is it the time that people get off of work? Is it the road system?
-What kind of budget does our city have to fix the roads, if those are the problem?
--What kind of programs has Baton Rouge already implemented or plans to implement to solve the traffic issue?
-What kinds of cities have the most traffic, nationally?
-Which cities have the least traffic, and what's their plan regarding traffic? How are their roads laid out/what rules are in place?
-What kind of plan could we implement to change the traffic situation in Baton Rouge? *we need to develop some sort of plan that will work for every city to help its traffic function more smoothly*

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-BR Zoo's attendance has gone down, solutions?
+this is a national issue because people have recently been fighting for keeping animals out of captivity
-Tailgating attendance has gone down, and the people who tailgate are wealthier. How do we make this more inclusive?
-How do we improve BREC parks? People would pay more taxes, is there another solution?
-Library Circulation has grown a LOT. Is this a result of the recent improvements to the main branch?
-Unemployment rates went down- what caused this and how can we replicate it for future years?
-Toxic air pollutants went down. How can we do this again next year?
-Obesity** Louisiana is a huge part of the problem
-Traffic