For this assignment, choose an OCTA or LA Metro bus route that you can ride in one direction for at least 30~45 minutes. Ride the bus during daylight hours and take detailed notes about what and who you see on the bus and what you see beyond the bus windows. Choose a route that you think might give you the greatest diversity of experience (a route that goes through changed or changing neighborhoods, for example).
Think about the following questions:
i) What areas are you riding through? What sort of changes do you see as you move from one neighborhood to another?
ii) What kind of activities do you see on the sidewalk (walking, jogging, street vendors, etc.)?
iii) What sort of land use do you see? Do you see mostly businesses, residences, or public areas? What do the buildings look like? Do you see graffiti or public art?
iv) Is there any evidence of how a neighborhood might have changed? For example, converted industrial buildings? Ask yourself when you see landmarks or buildings—what might have been there before?
v)Use photos and/or maps to provide a visual narrative to supplement your
textual one.
Write a 1,500-word description and reflection in which you draw upon course readings, lectures and discussions to supplement your observations. Be sure to include a map that highlights your bus route and the name/number of your route.
