ACTIVITY 1: National Geographic on traffic problems in Mumbai
Watch the first 5 minutes of the video on Mumbai's transport problems and what the city is doing to address them.
The challenge of transport: Briefly describe Mumbai’s train system. Where do the trains run? How many trips are made each day? What percentage of Mumbais’ communters use public transport? How many people are carried by train each day? What are some of the train system’s unique features?
The challenge of transport: Briefly describe Mumbai’s train system. Where do the trains run? How many trips are made each day? What percentage of Mumbais’ communters use public transport? How many people are carried by train each day? What are some of the train system’s unique features?
ACTIVITY2: Problems and solutions
As you watch the rest of the documentary make a note of some of the problems faced by commuters and the staff who drive and manage the train system. Also note some of the solutions or improvements that have been implemented? Write notes in the table provided on your worksheet.
ACTIVITY 3: Evaluating traffic solutions in Mexico & Dhaka
Work with a partner. Read the articles on solutions to congestion problems in EITHER Mexico OR Dhaka. Explain each of these solutions and say what their advantages and disadvantages are. Be prepared to teach your partner about the other city at the end of the lesson.
MEXICO
DHAKA
SOURCE: Saturday, September 12, 2009. Metropolitan
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