Metro-Link
Creators: Javan, Kerbito & Gregorio
School: High School Students from Cultural Academy for the Arts & Sciences
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Project Themes: Public Services
About this Project
This is an app designed to address the issue lots of people in NYC have with transit. From busses not showing up on time, to traffic, Metro-Link would give any traveler the leg up on congestion and public transit delays. Metro-Link would use satellite and AI data to inform users of necessary information and help to create a more efficient New York travel system.
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Professional Feedback
This is a great project: it aims to address a real, concrete problem, factors in the limitations of existing tools & technologies, leverages cutting edge tech (AI), and it even includes a feedback loop (bettering the app using user reviews). The Figma is also put together well, so it helps translate the idea into what it would look like in the real world. What stood out to me here is that the students avoided the temptation of including too many features and focused on the core value of their app. I also think that this project showcases a solid understanding of product dynamics--what they produced here is not that far from a professional-grade project proposal!
