Unit 12: Should the high street be closed to traffic?

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Unit 12: Should the high street be closed to traffic?

Geography Unit 12: Should the high street be closed to traffic? What is the high street like? What type of buildings are there in the high street? What are these buildings used for? What do people go to the high street for? How many people use the high street? Why do you think it is such a busy place? What problems does this cause?

Geography Unit 12: Should the high street be closed to traffic? How big an issue is traffic? Visit the local high street and do a survey of issues caused by traffic. You may want to survey: The number of cars and other vehicles using the high street. Problems with traffic jams and parking caused by the amount of traffic The views of local people about the amount of traffic. IIII

Geography Unit 12: Should the high street be closed to traffic? Present the results of your survey in charts or graphs like this one: Number of cars per minute Time of day

Geography Unit 12: Should the high street be closed to traffic? What are the benefits/disavantages of closing the high street to traffic? The area would be safer for pedestrians, especially those who have difficulty crossing roads, like the elderly or young children. There would be less noise and pollution, which would make the high street nicer for the people who use it. It would be harder to deliver goods to the shops and businesses on the high street if vehicles were banned. What other benefits or disadvantages can you think of?

Geography Unit 12: Should the high street be closed to traffic? Think about the benefits or disadvantages for: Shop owners Parents with young children Elderly people Delivery drivers

Geography Unit 12: Should the high street be closed to traffic? Use the research you have done to make a decision on whether the high street should be closed to traffic. Take it in turns to announce your decisions to the class- and give reasons. I think that the high street should be closed to traffic because… I disagree. I think that the high street should not be closed to traffic because…