Deteriorating Infrastructure and NYC

The Choices We Make

Sean Licata

I.S. 195

The Roberto Clemente School

MrLteaches@yahoo.com

Introduction

Over the summer, you read the novel “City of Ember” by Jeanne DuPrau. The story is about Ember, an underground city that is slowly running out of power and supplies due to its aging infrastructure. While the story is a piece of fiction, the idea of sustainability is one that is very real for your generation. You live in NYC, a place where 8.3 million people live in only 305 square miles. New York City is the most densely populated city in the U.S. Like Ember, NYC, has an aging infrastructure that is very costly to keep up.

Ms. Jean has selected our class to examine the problem that the aging infrastructure will have on your generation. She is looking for this class to analyze the problem and come up with some several public policy solutions.

Task

Based on your research, you will create a PowerPoint presentation that describes the problems that NYC has or will have with infrastructure and some proposed solutions. Your PowerPoint should be at least 10 slides long.

Process

You will work as a group of 4 on analyzing the problems that might arise because of NYC aging infrastructure. You will use Public Policy Analyst method to examine this issue.

· Describe what infrastructure is and how it is important to city life.

· Identify at least three types of infrastructure located within NYC

· Describe how these infrastructures are important to life within NYC.

· Explain the problem that each of these infrastructures are currently facing

· Pick two of NYC proposed solutions and evaluate how feasible they are.

o What is one aspect of the solution that you might change?

Problem

· The Aging City

· Blast

· Bridge Problem

· JFK

· What's WrongWith us?

· Derailed

· Congestion

· Blackout

· Brooklyn Bridge

· Subway Flooding

Solution

· Hudson Yards

· The Highline

· Old NYC

· SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

· NYC 2030 Downloads

· Green NYC

· NYC 2030 Housing

· NYC 2030 Water

· NYC 2030 Transportation

· NYC 2030 Energy

· NYC 2030 Maintain

· Infrastructure Resources

Evaluation

PowerPoint Presentation: Deteriorating Infrastructure and NYC

Conclusion

Thank you for your participation in this project. By participating in this Web quest you have learned about the six steps of public policy. You have become Public Policy Analysts. You have identified an existing problem of aging infrastructure and the effects it has on our city. You examined solutions to the problem and identified the importance of these solutions. Thank you again and congratulations on helping the future of our city.

Standards

NY ELA Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding

NY ELA Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation