KI student part of award-winning innovative solution to urban challenge

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Bailey Gardien and her collaborators participated in Future City Builders, an immersive Evergreen initiative, to create and launch innovative solutions to urban challenges. 

After four months of Virtual Design Thinking labs, networking, workshops, and mentorship, they pitched their idea to help students who are financially limited to take up a cost-friendly and healthier alternative to traditional transportation, and they were awarded $5,000 in seed funding.

Learn about their experience: Winning Future City Builders Team Wants to Get Students ‘Moving in the Right Direction’

Bailey, Bachelor of Knowledge Integration class of 2022, is now at Erasmus University Rotterdam pursuing a Masters of Urban Development in the Urban Sustainability, Environment and Climate Change track.