- In large metropolitan areas,bike sharing can make a difference in inner-city congestion. A 2014 report from the New York City Department of Transportation showed that even after some traffic lanes were converted to bike lanes to accommodate bike shares, travel times by car stayed the same or improved-by fourteen percent on one busy avenue. "In places like Washington, D.C., and Chicago you see people in suits and ties riding the bikes because it's a convenient and effective way to get to work " said Joshua Schank, president and CEO of the nonprofit Eno Center for Transportation. In fact, participants in some cities report that they substitute rides via bike shares for car trips as much as twenty percent of the time. Select the evidence that the author provides for the following supporting claim: bike sharing can ease the traffic burden in major cities. A study shows that commuters in Chicago prefer to ride a bike to work. A study shows that the addition of bike lanes improved travel time by car. A study shows that people who ride bikes report lower levels of stress.
- Complete the cross -examination. Write the lawyer's questions. 1. LAWYER: __ What time did u return home? home) WITNESS: I returned home just before midnight. 2. LAWYER: __ fairness (How / you /get home) WrTNESS: Someone gave me a ride. 3. LAWYER: __ (Who/give/you/a WITNESS: A friend from work. 4. LAWYER: __ (What/happen/next) WITNESS: I opened my door and saw someone on my living room floor. 5. LAWYER: __ WrrnESS: Deborah Collins. 6. LAWYER: __ (Who/be/Deborah Collins) WITNESS: She's my wife's boss. I mean, she was my wife's boss She's dead now. 7. LAWYER: __ you WITNESS: I called the police. 8. LAWYER: (When/the police / arrive) WITNESS: In about 10 minutes.
- 4)) Complete the sentence with the best verb. 1) Rudy and Leroy __ me a ride home sometimes. gives give
- Independent: 1. Why does Deondra find it difficult to tell others she wants to pursue art? What is holding her back? Use text evidence to support your answer. 2. What is the overall theme of the text "Bronx Masquerade?" Use text evidence to support your answor. 3. What are the misunderstandings around Devon? Use text evidence to support your answer.
- Heading Crosstown?Take a Bike Bike-sharing programs have grown in popularity in the United States, transforming how Americans get around cities.The concept is simple:People can rent a bike for a short period of time from fleets of bikes set up around town. These bike-share programs add value to cities by reducing traffic congestion, increasing mobility, and improving public health, Though some people are skeptical of programs like these, the initiative has taken hold . The first bike-sharing program in the U.8.was established in Denver, Colorado, in 2010, Today, similar programs exist in more than sixty cities across the country. e two supporting claims that the author makes to argue that bike -sharing ficial to people who live in urban areas. e sharing contributes to improved public health. sharing contributes to gentrification. sharing can ease the traffic burden in major cities.
