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CU Denver student study urges Wheat Ridge to add QR reporting, consider single‑hauler trash collection to protect streets
Summary
A University of Colorado Denver class presented a city map of bus‑stop assets, a QR‑code reporting tool linked to Google Sheets, and analysis showing multi‑hauler trash systems correlate with lower pavement condition indices; students recommended considering a single‑hauler model to reduce road wear and maintenance costs.
A University of Colorado Denver student team presented city officials Monday with a package of recommendations to improve Wheat Ridge bus‑stop maintenance, reduce trash‑truck wear on pavement and increase rider feedback using low‑cost digital tools.
The student team demonstrated a QR‑code, mobile‑friendly reporting tool that posts issue reports to a centralized Google Sheet in real time and captured bus‑stop locations, benches and trash cans using GIS. "This type of system reduces barriers to reporting while providing the city with precise, structured data to act on," Jason Dutcher said during the presentation.
Students also used Wheat Ridge pavement data to explore the relationship between trash‑collection models and pavement condition. They reported that Wheat Ridge’s Pavement Condition Index (PCI) is about 66…
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