Positives

• This resource is a comprehensive introduction to a career many students may not be familiar with.
• The story of someone who found their passion after pursuing other degrees may comfort unsure students.

Additional Prerequisites

• Some students may need the terms urban, soft skills, GIS, CAD, and others defined before reading.
• Students may benefit from self-reflection to know what they may be looking for in a career.

Differentiation

• After reading about this career, students can research how urban planners and city planners incorporate adaptation strategies to lessen the effects of climate change on cities.
• Students can discuss what aspects of this career they like and what they are looking for that urban transportation planning may not have.
• The interviewee says GIS (geographic information system) is a critical tool for urban transportation planning. Students can research and practice using GIS.
• Students can act like urban transportation planners and discuss what problems E-bikes may cause and some things cities could implement as solutions.