fieldwork assignment #1

For this fieldwork assignment I tested out two different methods of
getting to school. My normal method of transportation is by the
school shuttle, which picks me up right across the street from my
house. There are many reasons for taking this method of
transportation some of which being; the limited amount of parking on
campus, the closeness of the shuttle stop to my house, and the high
cost of the parking permits. The fieldwork assignment was to choose
another method of transportation so for my alternate method I choose
to walk to school from my house. Walking did take about 15 minutes
compared to the average 10 minute shuttle ride. What I have found
from this fieldwork is that the shuttle doesn't actually save that
much time because of the several stops it makes before reaching my
destination. When choosing the method of transportation there are
some factors that I have to take into consideration. One of which is
the weather because if it is a nice day walking is more enticing than
riding in the hot shuttle but if it is raining than the shuttle is a
more appealing mode of transportation. Another factor that comes into
play when choosing a method of transportation is where exactly on
campus I want to go. For instance if I were to want to go to the
library the shuttle might be a better option than walking because the
shuttle stop is right out side the library. If I was to want to go to
where our COHI 175 classroom is located it is the closest classroom to
my house and also there isn't a shuttle stop very close to the
classroom so walking is a better option.