Positives

• This article also mentions how increased bicycle infrastructure could impact traffic congestion.
• This article acknowledges that weather and geography can influence the expansion of bicycle infrastructure in a city.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Some students may need the terms car-centric cities, pop-up lanes, infrastructure, urban, "rails to trails," or others defined before reading the article.
• Students should know what greenhouse gases are, their effect on the planet, and how modern transportation contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. 
  

Differentiation

• Students can use this article for a research project on the connection between city planning and climate change mitigation.
• Teachers can assign this article as homework to enhance an in-class discussion on how bike-friendly their community is and why so many cities in America have car-centric infrastructure.
• Combine this article with other infrastructure-related solutions from the Table of Solutions for a lesson on city planning, who engages in it, and why it matters.