{"id":28982,"date":"2022-05-20T11:41:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T15:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/?post_type=bu-stories&p=28982"},"modified":"2022-05-20T11:41:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T15:41:41","slug":"build-better-bus-stops","status":"publish","type":"bu-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/stories\/build-better-bus-stops\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Better Bus Stops"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Build Better Bus Stops<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Innovate@BU is a University-wide initiative that enables students to become drivers of innovation.<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n\n

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One of our partnerships has been with the Massachusetts Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) to solve community transit problems.<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Three teams led by Boston University students and recent alums presented ideas to benefit seniors and the blind and low-vision community.<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Engineering student Sarah Hillesheim’s entry, named Better Bus Stops,<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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proposes installing high-contrast, tactile talking buttons at bus and
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The signs and buttons dictate the line, stop name, and travel direction.<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Better Bus Stops was awarded the grand prize and Sarah received $5,000 in seed money.<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n\n

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The visually impaired community received a great idea.<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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When you\u2019re ready to give life to your<\/em> world-changing idea…<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n\n

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Apply to BU<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Nine
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(Very) Remote Learning<\/span><\/p%3$s>\n\n

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