San Francisco Area Transit Strike
EDUCATOR'S VERSION
This lesson printed from:
http://www.econedlink.org/e1
Posted September 15, 1997
Standard: 8
Grades: 6-8, 9-12
Author: Council for Economic Education Technology Staff
Posted: September 15, 1997
Updated: February 11, 2008
DESCRIPTION
This lesson is about the San Francisco Bay transportation system and how the employees were on strike. The lesson brings up topics such as How are people getting to work while BART is on strike? Make a list of all forms of transportation one can substitute for BART services. What do you suppose happened to the price of the other forms of transportation during the strike?
KEY CONCEPTS
INTRODUCTION
Follow these links for information on the BART strike as you think about
the questions below.
- A Comprehensive Listing of Web-Related Resources
- A Live View of the San Francisco Bay Bridge
- Local News and Live Camera Coverage
PROCESS
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What is BART?
- What forms of transportation are part of BART?
- How are people getting to work while BART is on strike?
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Make a list of all forms of transportation one can substitute for
BART services. -
What do you suppose happened to the price of the other forms of transportation
during the strike?
- Why do you think over 260,000 commuters choose BART as their form of transportation to work?
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