Urban Transportation Technology:Current Event
Chapter 2 of American Cities & Technologystates that by the 1880s, “the trolley [the electric street car] represented progress and technological achievement; no community that thought well of its future could afford to be thought backward and unpromising. The electric street car was a source of pride; the very symbol of a city.”
Even today, not all American cities have rapid transit trains, but the Valley of the Sun does! From 1887 to 1948, the Phoenix Street Railway System provided trolley service connecting Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa and Scottsdale. And now, we have the Phoenix Light Rail, also known as “The Metro”.
Many European cities also have rapid transit trains. London’s Underground is a perfect example of a complex European transit system that during the work week moves large number of people from the suburbs into the city center.
(London’s Underground, 2017, Hawkinson)(London’s Underground, 2017, Hawkinson)
Let’s investigate what is currently happening with urban transportation…
• View the Module 2 Power Point Lecture. This lecture should give you a better understanding of urban transportation technology.
• Search the internet, newspapers, and magazines for a current event article (not more than 3 months old) that discusses the current happenings in the topic ofurban transportation technology. For example, this maybe a discussion of a new expressway tunnel from Paris to Amsterdam, a high speed train accident in Tokyo, or a new digital parking pass for the Green Bay Packers’ football stadium. (5 points)
• Copy-and-paste the entire text of your article to the beginning for your paper so that I can read it. Please leave out the advertisements. If you cannot copy the article, try a different internet browser or use your “snipping tool” to copy. If this does not work, select a different article. (5 points)
• Write a paragraph giving an explanation of the article. (5 points)
• Write a paragraph thoroughly explaining your opinion and thoughts about this current event. (5 points)
• Cite the source (website, blog, news magazine, etc.) of the article and clearly indicate the date you accessed the article. (5 points)