School of Public Service/Service-Learning research has real-world meaning for local cyclists May 18, 2021
Seniors Katelyn Davison (left), and Meredith Covey with Krista Paulsen (back). Davison and Covey are urban studies and community development majors. “This service-learning project has prompted me to think more about infrastructure elements that impact cycling accessibility in cities. By developing our research question I thought about what aspects of infrastructure may make an area more appealing to a cyclist or may make them feel unsafe,” Covey said. Photo by Hue Herrick
In the spring of 2021, Krista Paulsen, an associate professor in the School of Public Service, partnered with the Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance (TVCA) to provide students with a unique service-learning experience that also addressed sustainable transportation, one of the community’s most pressing issues.