CCT205+-+Lab+1

Lab Assignment 1 outline [due January 21 at 2pm]

 * **Briefly explain the focus you would have for a changecamp event, and explain why**
 * Background information: www.changecamp.ca
 * Length: short, 2 paragraphs

If I had to create a focus for a "ChangeCamp" event, I would revolve it around transportation issues within the GTA. The goals of "ChangeCamp" is to help the government become more open and accepting while connecting locals based around common ideals and passions. In regards to transportation, I would touch bases on mass-consumer vehicles like the GO bus/train, local transit and subway lines. By being apart of local transit, it not only does it prevent traffic congestion, it also helps towards a eco-friendly environment.

I would choose this as my topic for discussion because I am one of the thousands of people who commute everyday. Therefore, this topic is something that affects me on a first hand basis because I spend a lot of wasted time waiting for transit. The city needs a more effective way of scheduling different forms of transportation and allowing them to work well with one another. For example, by the time the Oakville local bus reaches the Oakville GO station, the GO train heading Eastbound would have left a few minutes prior. Depending on the time, users would have to wait an extra hour before the next train arrives. By organizing a ChangeCamp that brings people with the same opinions together, it can help initiate change on common issues.