FYW Project 2 by minayaisa

aminayt05 — 2025-03-16 04:12:14 UTC

I decided that I would walk instead of taking a straight route on the bus to my final destination.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-16 04:22:51 UTC

The walk would be about 22 mins to get to another bus that'd take me to my final destination

aminayt05 — 2025-03-16 04:45:09 UTC

What makes this space distinct from others?

aminayt05 — 2025-03-16 04:53:04 UTC

This space requires the comfortably of walking in neighborhoods and alongside roads/parkways. In the beginning of the walk I had to make sure to pay attention to signals when passing by the parkway because I did not see any walking signals. Navigation after passing the parkway came easy, the walk is straight forward, traffic became lighter and it seemed less busy. Overall a quiet neighborhood walking through but a little more chaotic when reaching my destination.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-16 04:55:50 UTC

Who has entry to this space, and who does not? Why might that be? What kind of rights or other kind of markers does one need to gain entry to this space?

aminayt05 — 2025-03-16 04:57:49 UTC

The walk through of the neighborhood showed a mostly clean area, the houses and lawns looked fixed. I recall only seeing one abandoned home on my walk through but overall it seems that the people have a history of keeping their areas kept and safe. Exiting the neighborhood and getting closer to my destination where it was much more people and much more busy, you can see history of the area being a hotspot after leaving the neighborhood, like shops, restaurant, hair salons, etc.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-16 05:02:59 UTC

This space promotes a peaceful walk, it isn't entirely busy or noisy. It was easy to walk in the neighborhood on the way to the bus stop. There were not many people or any people at all walking during the time I walked, instead there were few people who were outside of their homes but other than that social interaction wasn't promoted, unless you're with someone you personally know. Outside the neighborhood it would probably be discouraged and promoted in either way.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 03:27:36 UTC

People that might feel most welcomed here are those of Indian backgrounds. Around both areas people of that background, run business or live in those area. Comfort or familiarity with those of the culture is active through the area. Those who might feel excluded could be people who have never been in diverse environments. Although there is an Indian majority there is also many other people of different backgrounds who travel through or live around the areas so if you're unfamiliar with being in spaces of diversity it might be hard to feel included.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 03:30:25 UTC

Authority seems to go to everyone in these spaces, people mostly just going about their days or traveling to a destination. I wouldn't say there is a direct authority because everyone is truly doing their own thing.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 03:32:51 UTC

Economic Factors

Demand
Labor
Communication
Employment
Market size etc.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 03:43:42 UTC

Social markers that exist are a lot of older people, a blend of woman and men, people who are able to walk, and blend of races

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 03:47:46 UTC

Maintenance throughout the neighborhood was very clean. Outside of the neighborhood their was more trash or just activity in general that promoted a visible representation of movement for everybody.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 03:48:49 UTC

What do you know about this space? Where does that information come from? What you may not know, and how might you find out more?

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 03:57:14 UTC

My personal experience allowed me to be comfortable on my walk. I've lived around and been in neighborhoods similar to this one where it is easier for me to understand how to navigate it. I interpret it as just another area with some people here and some people there. Something that always seems to get me is getting through busier areas where there is a lot going on that makes me uncomfortable.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 15:48:10 UTC

I assumed that the community as a whole must be closed and close. That in the area a lot of people must know each other because of the space they share. Observing and possible interviewing people like business owners in the are would most likely be able to share history throughout the destination. Being there for a while they'd most likely be able to tell how everything around them was established.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:02:47 UTC

Walking research allowed to understand closely observing new spaces, I thought of things like "who actively supports the community" as I made my walk through. Or how they may personally navigate the space and if I'd be considered an outsider. I wondered if they had their own personal rules that others may not know of, the research strengthens the idea of considering others

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:03:12 UTC

Walking Lab Research

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:04:55 UTC

"For instance, a walk to the Tejgadh market and interacting with a couple of small business owners with shops helped me understand the local demographic, i.e., who the people are, what they eat, what they buy, and how they interact with each other echoed the larger sentiment of the region which is embodied in all these aspects of everyday life." This related to my experience when walk through the strip full of shops, on a larger scale it must be the place that allows for social interaction and communication.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:06:00 UTC

Walking Lab Podcast

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:10:09 UTC

Considering both where I'm coming from and the land I'd be presently in encourages a better observation on knowledge and research
Demands for community action to provide for each other
Decolonization
Walking is a ethical and political call for action, which was showed to me in how many people existed all at once when walking in the busier area
The broken concrete of the land can make it difficult for this in "wheelchairs" or who have injuries to pass by especially in the neighborhood where the lack of people outside can allow someone who may need help to go unnoticed but they may also be helped because of the cars not the road

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:16:05 UTC

Tactics I think I may have picked up on my walks is not walking with my phone in my hand or looking down at it. Making sure to look around and not having my music always blasting, in this instance I didn't feel the need to pick up my pace when walking but I also made sure to not over take my time strolling through. I walked with the motive of minding my business and making it where I needed to be. The thought of entitlement made me think that people who often surround the area have all right to say what they may want to surround the areas, and makes me think that they were successful at creating spaces meant for them. They were privileged in having spaces that make the comfortable or have a familiarity if you're outside apart of the culture but be able to come in an easily adapt to the surrounding.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:37:50 UTC

I'd want to learn how this community established an area that catered to them specifically, from the cultural shops, to the cultural restaurants. I wondered if there were moments of attempt of gentrification similar to the way Black communities experiences the dismantling of their communities to extreme extents. The podcast made me think to compare and contrast this space to other spaces who have a majority culture, it made me think of what Black communities I've been around and made me think how it was much more common to see a community be catered to a majority in the past rather than now.

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:38:37 UTC

Visuals captured 3 areas of where I walked perfectly

aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:44:29 UTC

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aminayt05 — 2025-03-17 16:55:14 UTC