Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

Title: Third Interview Questions
Label: Interviews 
Due Date: Thursday January 16th by 8AM

Content:

      1. How can  a Transportation Engineer design a comfortable means of Transportation in the city of Los Angeles?

      2. Is there anyone else in the Engineering field that I can refer to if I have any questions regarding this topic?

      3. Where are some places that your firm has worked on to improve the flow of traffic? how was it done?

      4. Are there currently any projects regarding the safety of the people and how it can be improved?

      5. How do your levels of service apply to Intersections, transit, sanitary sewer service and public open space?

      6.How will both bicycle and foot traffic be improved so that the people feel more safe?

      7. Will public transportation be affected by the changes that will be made to create a more safe and rapid flow of traffic in the city of Los Angeles?

      8. What innovative ideas will be used to reduce traffic impacts on public transportation?

      9. Will there be new regulations to control traffic?

     10. What new technology will be used to provide a more comfortable means of transportation for the city of Los Angeles?

Blog 10: The Holiday

Title: Senior Project, the holiday
Label: Research
Due date: Jan 7 2014

Content: 1. It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school. What did you do over the break with your senior project?
- Over my break I actually did something important for all those people who rather walk than drive everywhere. I did a speed survey for the city of Los Angeles. This where I find out how long it takes people to get accross the street. The way I did it was by counting the people that would walk by and measure the crosswalk. Then I would divide it and get the timing of the lights. I get the time of the green, orange, and then the red. This is important because sometimes the timing is off and the time you get to cross the street begins to decrease.

2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why? What was the source of what you learned?

- The most important thing I learned from what I did was that your data numbers ALWAYS have to be accurate because two people are sent to do this type of work and if one has different numbers than the other then the main engineers wont know which numbers to use. This actually happened to me the first time I ever did this and I got my numbers all mixed up because I was not organized whatsoever but now I have my own chart where everything goes in order. 

3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

- If I were going to do a interview on questions relating my EQ I would go to the Transportation Engineers boss because he has been there longer and he knows how the city of Los Angeles needs major work. I would also go to him because he is the one who has the most experience and has seen it all. I am sure he would be the best person to go to. 

December Extra Blog Post

This is a type of intersection I have to work with when I do mentorship in different cities across CA with my mentor. I am issued a rolling measuring stick and I have to write down the length and width of each one because they are not all the same size. I also have to count each vehicle that is going North to South for about2 hours. After I am done with that task I have to do the same thing for the vehicles going West to East. This is just one of the many tasks I have.