Ang Yong Quan (FoE/MLE1), Kirthana D/O Ganeson (FASS/ARS1), Koh Shing Yee (FoE/MPE1), Ravi Shwetha (MDP/CEG1), Won Jia Min (FASS/ARS1)
Academic Advisor: Adekunle Adeyeye | Student Fellow: Sin Kah Fai
In 2015, the NUS Office of Campus Amenities recorded that it transports an average of 50,000 people around campus per day. Even with this efficiency, buses are overflowing with students. While increasing the number of bus trips seems to be a straight-forward solution, it might only worsen the problem due to the narrow roads and heavy traffic on campus. It also further contributes to NUS’s carbon emissions. With this in mind, we searched for a more sustainable transport alternative and collected the feedback on the willingness of NUS students and staff to walk as a mode of transport. Discovering that many are willing to go the distance if real-time information and a mix of modes of transport are offered, we focused on building a mobile application that will help NUS students to navigate their way around the campus, through the best permutation required by the student on each unique scenario.
Keywords: Built Environment and Green Infrastructure, Transport, Mobility, Mobile application, Walking