The document describes a project to collect traffic data from the MapQuest Traffic API for the area of Chicago, IL. A group of 4 students - Abhinav, Shanmukh, Swarna, and Vinisha - built a URL to query the API for construction and incident data within specific latitude and longitude boundaries. The R code extracts the data from the JSON response, transforms it into a data table, and writes it to an output CSV file. Tools used include Excel, R Studio, and APIs. Learnings included handling SSL verification errors and transforming JSON data.