City Planning Simulation
Each group member needs to choose one of the jobs listed below:
Job
City Mayor
City Council Member
Transportation Secretary
Parks Commissioner
City Auditor
Student
Description
Elected official. In charge of leading
the budget discussion. Must be
critical and see all of the
perspectives. Must also be efficient
and help work towards solutions
that have the greatest gains.
Elected official. Representing the
people of the Edisonville.
Elected official. Manages all of the
transportation system in the city.
Elected official. Managing all of the
park systems in the city and
suburbs.
Elected official. Manages the
budget. Makes sure that you don’t
spend too much money.
Scenario:
The city of Edisonville and the suburbs around it have grown very fast
and badly needs a new transportation system to help all of it’s citizens
get from one place to another. You are a member of the planning board.
Your job is to help plan a transportation system that will make residents
of Edisonville and the suburbs of Del Sol, Salzeria, Hagenson Heights,
and Heidi Park happy. Your plan can include light rail train systems,
highways, buses, and bikeways. You have a budget of $40 million
dollars. You must build a highway or a light rail train system that
connects each suburb to the city. You must also build a transportation
system inside of the city. There are some rules about how you have to
spend this money that your city auditor will tell you about. Use the city
map to draw your plans, and the infrastructure price list to make sure
you do not spend more money than you have. When your plan is
complete you will create a powerpoint presentation and present it to
the city council (the class) for the final vote.
Infrastructure Price List
Infrastructure Type
Highway
Cost
Money Spent
7 million dollars to build
highway connecting suburb to
the city.
1 x 7 million
= 7 Million
10 million dollars to build a
highway inside Edisonville.
0 x 10 million
= 0 Million
8 million dollars to connect a
suburb to the city.
Light Rail Train and Track
15 million dollars to build a
light rail system inside of
Edisonville.
$500,000 to connect a suburb
to a city.
Bikeway
2 x 8 million
= 16 Million
1 x 15 million
= 15 Million
1 x $500,000
= 500, 000
1 x $300,000
$300,000 to build a bikeway
system inside of the city.
$100,000 for each bus.
= 300,000
6 x $100,000
= 600, 000
Bus
$75,000 for each light rail
platform.
7 x $75,000
= 525,000
Light Rail Platform
$2,000 for each bus stop.
23 x $2,000
= 44,000
Bus Stop
$10,000 for 10 bikes and a
kiosk.
3 x $10,000
= 30,000
Nice Ride
Total Cost: $39,999,000
Group Members: ______________________________________________________________________
Highways
1. How many highways did you build that connect the city to the suburbs? How
much money did you spend on highways?
We built _______ highways that connect the city to suburbs
2. Did you build a highway system in the city? _________
3. How much money did you spend on highway systems?
We spent _______________________dollars on highways.
Light Rail
4. How many light rail systems did you build that connect the city to the suburbs?
How many light rail platforms did you build?
We built ________ light rail systems that connect the city to the suburbs, and ________
light rail platforms.
5. Did you build a light rail system in the city? ________
6. How much money did you spend on light rail transportation?
We spent _______________________ dollars on light rail transportation.
Buses
8. How many buses and bus stops did you buy?
We bought _________ buses and __________ bus stops.
9. How much money did you spend on buses?
We spent _______________________ dollars on buses.
Bikeways
10. How many bikeways did you built that connect the city to the suburbs?
We build _______ bikeways that connect the city to the suburbs.
11. How many bikeways did you build inside the city?
We built _________ bikeways in the city.
12. How much money did you spend on bikeways?
We spent _____________________ dollars on bikeways.