A4 Infographic

Pick a topic and data set that is of interest to you and immediately available to include in your work. It does not need to relate to your study area, but it should relate somehow to urban design and planning. Find and use a minimum of three data sources in your research. Cite your sources. Find at least two precedents of data visualizations of a visual or graphic style that you would like to emulate. On a piece of paper (not in the computer), do a quick layout of what graphs and icons you plan to create for your infographic. Make sure that you have selected charts that are appropriate to your data type. Create graphs (2 minimum) using methods covered in lecture. Use at least two different ways of representing data. Add symbology, graphics and/or icons (2 minimum) using Adobe Illustrator. Add text as needed to clarify the information. (Use your precedents for inspiration in typography.)

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My infographic calls attention to many cities’ reliance on cars for transportation as a result of urban sprawl. I include graphs and charts that describe statistics on this, and on the air quality impacts. I felt this related to my other projects where I focused on traffic and shared streets, and it is an important topic because ubiquitous unsustainable transportation is a design flaw. We can alter our reliance on vehicles through better pedestrian and bike friendly design and accessible public transportation.

a car-centric society

air quailty and the consequences of urban sprawl

as cities continue to grow we can no longer rely on or design for unsustainable modes of transportation

traffic congestion and air pollution from driving contribute to 900,000 fatalities per year worldwide.

Matthew R. Fisher, Editor. “Environmental Biology.” Lumen, courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-monroe-environmentalbiology/chapter/17-3-the-impacts-of-urban-sprawl/.

1/5th of all U.S. emissions come from cars and trucks

91% of the world’s pop. live in places where air quality exceeds healthy limits

“Commute Mode Share: 2015.” Commute Mode Share: 2015 | Bureau of Transportation Statistics, www.bts.gov/content/commute-mode-share-2015.

suburban residents drive 3x as much as urban drivers

maddie mccort