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What is the main character's name?
Garry Golden
Which city is Garry studying the transportation of?
Houston
What state is Houston in?
Texas
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How long can it take to get from one side of Houston to the other side during rush hour?
3 hours
What is Garry's passion?
Cars take up a lot of space. Houston, for example, has ____ parking spaces for every resident. That's 64.8 million parking spaces in one city.
30
What trendy solution excites Garry Golden?
The use of electric cars
The science of how to move people from place to place is called what?
transportation
Name 3 types of transporation.
cars, subways, trains
A scientist who analyzes the way the world is today and uses that information to make predictions about what the world would be like in the future are called what?
futurist
What is one challenge to the production of electric cars?
It is expensive to produce batteries that are strong enough for these cars.
sprawling
In which US city do people own fewer cars and walk much more than anywhere else in the US?
New York City
Are parking lots used at all times? Explain your response.
Examples include: they might be filled up in a Saturday afternoon while people are shopping/running errands but may be vacant at 3am.
When does Golden believe that electric cars could be the norm?
As soon as 2030.
Vocab Word | a general course, direction or tendency
trend
Vocab Word | taking too much time or supplies to produce or reach results
inefficient
What can we do to limit the amount of cars on the road?
How will electric cars be able to communicate with each other?
They will be able to adjust their speeds automatically to eliminate traffic jams.