Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Photo of the Week: "All my Stuff"

"All of my stuff I have to carry and try to fit on a bus."

A common concern among our participants is trying to take all of their belongings with them on the buses. For participants without storage space, they must carry everything they own with them everywhere they go. Participants must make difficult decisions about what is worth carrying and what they must get rid of. They experience the stigma of carrying these possessions with them on the buses as well as the physical difficulty of crossing town carrying so much baggage. Buses are generally not equipped to accommodate passengers carrying luggage. See what this participant thought was still worth carrying around town? What would you keep? What would you be able to get rid of?

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Photo of the Week: "Kind of Scary"

This participant used her photo to show that: "The way to the library is kind of scary sometimes due to no cross-walk there & lots of cars go by." How could we make Clark more pedestrian-friendly for easier access to the resources in Cameron Village?