Today we had a very productive meeting with a delegation from the University in Alcoi and Erlijn our mentor. We talked about our stay in Spain in January, we got offered a lot of support concerning housing, workspaces and more. Furthermore, we presented the product of our previous brainstorming session. We used the methodology of the "idea tree" in order to brainstorm precisely and cluster our ideas at the same time. The result will be uploaded here as well.
Our group also learned more about our assignment and the existing infrastructure in Alcoi. The city has many bridges and narrow streets which make it difficult for cars to navigate through the city and leads to traffic jams. Alcoi also has very big differences in altitudes, so if we want to promote bicycle use as a way of transportation instead of recreational usage, then we have to come up with a creative concept to change the behavior of the people.
Instead of always increasing the amount of parking spaces, one idea could be decreasing them and making them more expensive. People will make better choices if driving a car becomes more and more inconvenient and more sustainable choices are offered.We were asked to think outside the box when coming up with ideas and that is what we will do. This meeting ensured us that it will be an interesting project and we will have a good cooperation with the team from Alcoi.
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