What Makes Walkable Cities?

• This video explores ideas on how to make cities more walkable and the benefits this can bring in terms of traffic, emissions, and social and emotional health. 

Positives

• This entertaining and informative video contains interesting facts and statistics related to the advantages of having walkable cities.
• In this video, the speaker discusses interesting ideas including the disadvantages of cars in cities, the advantages of a pedestrian-friendly city, and ways to make it happen.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with car emissions and the alternative modes of transportation.
  

Differentiation

• Support group: The teacher could check that students have understood the ideas discussed in the video by asking them to summarize them in a graphic organizer.
• Extension Group: The teacher could ask students to do a project where they design a model for a sustainable, walkable city.
• Students could plan, organize, and implement a campaign called "Walk More & Drive Less."
• Students could organize a Walk and Roll Day at their school. (And encourage everyone to walk every single day!)

• Another great source from Grist is a video called Why I'm Living Without a Car.
  

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