Repo for MHC 399 Independent Study / Research
Project Goal: Use the visualization, polling data, and other statistics to build a case that CUNY students could benefit from reduced transit fares (i.e. Fair Fares Program).
Our primary task is to use MTA public datasets to build a case that CUNY students could benefit from reduced fares. Using the Origin-Destination dataset, we want to discover any potential correlations between Public Colleges, Private Colleges, and Highly Enforced Stations. The main question we want to answer is “are subway fares a barrier to education for CUNY students?”
Our secondary task is to conduct a survey/poll to get a better understanding of how reduced fares could impact CUNY students. The data collected will hopefully help us build a better case for reduced transit fares for CUNY students.