Green track

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/green-track

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the related urban design principles?Green infrastructure, sustainable urban mobility, placemaking, and ecological engineering
2. What are green tracks?Green tracks are train tracks that have grass or other plants growing on them instead of just gravel. They look pretty and make cities nicer.
3. How do green tracks help the environment?The grass on green tracks absorbs rainwater, reduces flooding, cleans the air by photosynthesis, and keeps the city cooler by giving shade and cooling through evaporation.

Ballast: The layer of crushed stone or gravel beneath railway tracks that supports the sleepers and rails.
Urban heat island effect: The phenomenon where urban areas experience significantly higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas due to human activities and infrastructure.
Stormwater runoff mitigation: Strategies and infrastructure designed to reduce the volume and speed of rainwater flowing over land surfaces, preventing erosion and flooding.