Planning for a city's basic needs is much harder than people imagine. A city's roads and traffic flow are usually two items that are complained about by citizens (including yours truly).
Our American History students have been learning about the westward expansion of the country circa the late 1800's and began understanding the intricate plans that go into building and planning cities such as New York and Chicago. They were presented with the opportunity to redesign Tucson's own traffic and road woes and come up with some incredible ideas.
The students were presented with options and ideas, but were required to take those options and ideas and make them into a real solution. The results were impressive.
Each class was given the issue of traffic in Tucson. It is no secret that our valley of 1 million people has outgrown the infrastructure of our transportation grid.
The students took the available modes of transportation (High Speed Rail, Monorail, and Light Rail) and redesigned how Pima County would look if they were in control.
First period named their transportation design 'The Flash'. It combined high speed rail around the perimeter of the city with a monorail system that would connect to Tucson's center. The students came up with a color scheme, pricing list, cost budget, advertising campaign, and routes. Their color scheme was based on desert colors (think of a Tucson sunset) and a commercial was acted out in class.
Our American History students have been learning about the westward expansion of the country circa the late 1800's and began understanding the intricate plans that go into building and planning cities such as New York and Chicago. They were presented with the opportunity to redesign Tucson's own traffic and road woes and come up with some incredible ideas.
The students were presented with options and ideas, but were required to take those options and ideas and make them into a real solution. The results were impressive.
Each class was given the issue of traffic in Tucson. It is no secret that our valley of 1 million people has outgrown the infrastructure of our transportation grid.
The students took the available modes of transportation (High Speed Rail, Monorail, and Light Rail) and redesigned how Pima County would look if they were in control.
First period named their transportation design 'The Flash'. It combined high speed rail around the perimeter of the city with a monorail system that would connect to Tucson's center. The students came up with a color scheme, pricing list, cost budget, advertising campaign, and routes. Their color scheme was based on desert colors (think of a Tucson sunset) and a commercial was acted out in class.
Second period named their transportation design 'The Rattler'. It also combined high speed rail around the perimeter of the city with a monorail system that would connect to Tucson's center. Their trains and stations were themed entirely around our native snake.
The students presented their plans to our Principal, Alicia Alvarez, and she was impressed with their hard work and planning.
Our students care about their future and have a plan on how to make it work.
I'm very proud of their ideas, work, and vision for our city.
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