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.