Students Share StoryMaps and Posters at the 2024 Regional Conference and General Assembly
Student showcase winners were invited to attend SCAG’s Regional Conference & General Assembly in Palm Desert as SCAG conference fellows. The “Student Showcase” poster and StoryMap competition challenged students to think innovatively and meaningfully to tell a story, provide insight, showcase plans and projects, engage supporters and stakeholders, illustrate the possibilities of data and highlight the usefulness of open data at the regional level.
JURY AWARD
A panel of judges selected one poster and one StoryMap for the “Jury Award. ”
- Balancing Housing Affordability and Transportation Efficiency in the Inland Empire
- Carolina Carlos – California State University, San Bernardino
- Active Transportation for an Active City
- Michael Sutedjo – University of California, Irvine
AUDIENCE AWARD
Conference attendees voted on their favorite poster and StoryMap for the “Audience Award.”
- Affordable Housing Inequalities Across SCAG Regions
- Anna Eichelberger – University of California, Irvine
- Watch Out! Bike Collisions and a Changing Built Environment
- Andrea Perez – California State University, Long Beach
In all, a total of $6,000 across four prizes have been awarded.
PARTICIPATING PROJECTS
- A Smart Mobility Platform with Equitable Peer-to-Peer Congestion Pricing and Its Policy and Equity Implications
- Siwei Hu – University of California, Irvine
- Pedestrian Fatalities in LA County
- Saba Hashem Sharifi – California State University, Northridge
- Sustainable Groundwater Management & Recharge
- Nicole Larson – University of California, Irvine
- Volatile Organic Compounds in Gas Stations
- Arek Boynerian – Glendale Community College
- Navigating the Aisles of Grocery Store Equity
- Eman Raim Arellano – University of California, Irvine
- Community Solar in the Coachella Valley
- Sophia Hernandez – University of California, Irvine
For more information on the Student Showcase, visit the SCAG website.