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My name is Megan Carney. I am a third-year advertising student at the University of Florida. I’ve lived in Florida my whole life and love it here. I consider myself a part of the UF and Gainesville community and I know a lot of friends who feel the same way. Like many other UF students, I have a scooter here in  Gainesville. One thing that I deal with on almost a daily basis as a scooter owner is getting stuck in traffic when I’m riding my scooter around traffic. I also get weary about riding on the same roads as as cars. My idea for a business would be a service that installs separate roads specifically for scooters and other smaller vehicles.

This road would cut through a campus or any large area that has limited roads and a lot of foot traffic. People would be able to purchase a decal to use this road and park on it. It would, for example, cut through Plaza of the Americas and would get students to class much more quickly  and take traffic off the roads for cars. This road can be used by faculty or by students, and even Gainesville residents. Anyone who frequently comes through campus could use this, but it would be mostly college students.

The value derived from this comes from saving time that’s wasted when scooters have to deal with traffic, as well as having safer commutes to class without having to share the road with cars. This would be catered specifically to universities, but could work for other areas. It would be specifically made for scooters so it would be different from any road services.


I think these elements mesh well with each other. College students are the perfect market for this, and they are already constrained to the area exactly where the product would be. When I try to think of any discord, my only hesitations come from the uniqueness of the service. Though it is uniquely for scooters, it still is just a smaller version of a road, which obviously already exists.

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  1. StefanOctober 8, 2017 at 8:47 AM

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  2. StefanOctober 8, 2017 at 8:47 AM

    Great post and great idea, Megan! This idea would not only be a benefit for students, but as someone who used to deliver food around campus, this could definately benefit car drivers too. Half of my job was dodging pedestrians and scooters, so this would improve the safety and the flow of the roads around campus. It would also, like you said, let students get to class faster.

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  3. joiiooOctober 8, 2017 at 6:06 PM

    Hey Megan,
    I do enjoy the thought of your idea. I think this is something that needs to be implemented here in Gainesville as well as other college towns alike. Maybe though instead of one decal being required it is something you renew yearly like a lease or like a subscription that you pay for monthly; that way you are continuously making money.

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