About Me:
I am from New Brighton Pennsylvania. I went to Beaver County Christian School in Beaver Falls, PA. My hobbies and interests include music, singing, visual art, acting, reading, soccer, and watching movies. I enjoy math and science and think that engineering is a good way to combine my creativity with my technical thinking abilities. I chose Pitt because it was near home but not too near, it gave me lots of scholarships, and provides a variety of learning opportunities. Furthermore, Oakland is a beautiful and fun place to live, and so is Pittsburgh in general. This service learning class is a good way to make Pittsburgh even more beautiful and fun. I think I would really enjoy civil engineering because I find structures such as buildings and bridges very interesting, I am interested in the idea of green construction and sustainability, and because civil engineers provide some of the most basic, most needed physical elements of society - essentials of infrastructure such as roads and water supply systems.
Andrew Gidley
Links:
+ The Master Development Planning site
details the Hazelwood Initiative's plan for developing
the community
+ Pittsburgh's Trail Development Program
+ AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities
+ General trail design info: walkinginfo.org
+ Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
+ Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials
Team Project: Hazlewood Initiative
Our team project is to design a connection between a pedestrian trail running along the ridge above the Monongahela River in Hazlewood to the existing Eliza furnace trail that runs between downtown and Schenley Park.
Community partner: James Richter
Hazlewood Initiative Homepage
Team members:
- Laura Dempsey
- Andrew Gidley
- Srilaxmi Komanduri
- Sameer Shroff