Group Project - Freeways

In class the February 5 we did a group project that was to analyze a problem residences next to a freeway. The project was done in a group of four people who each had a role. There was a family that had a beautiful house in a neighborhood next to a highway and crossing the highway had various kinds of shops that families needed there, this family had a friend who got some money and wanted to buy a house that very neighborhood, but was knowing about the health problems that can be caused by living next to the freeway so when he told family that already lived there they were very nervous and thinking of ways to sell the house and move to another place. There was also the city council and the families were looking for them to try to know what to do about this problem.

               The solution that my group had was the following, the city council would make a meeting with residents to explain the problems that live in that region cause, so they could choose to change or remain there if they wanted to change partnerships would be made with companies they could buy those lands to make offices or warehouses. If the population decided to stay filters would be installed in homes to reduce pollution in indoor environments, besides encouraging alternative means of transport such as public transport and electric cars.

               This project was very challenging because we can realize how hard it is to reverse such a situation that could have been avoided if it had been applied the precautionary principle.