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The old railroad right-of-way challenge: as is often the case in life and communities, the social concerns can be tough and often hard to resolve.

Publication: The Technology Teacher
Publication Date: 01-SEP-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The old railroad right-of-way challenge: as is often the case in life and communities, the social concerns can be tough and often hard to resolve.(Classroom Challenge)

Article Excerpt
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You have seen them: rusted rails, trash strewn about, and tall weeds ... an old railroad line that has been abandoned. They all have that lonely look. A long slender piece of land no longer used, meandering through neighborhoods whose inhabitants may have never seen a train pass. Surely there could be another use for this seemingly useless stretch of land.

Understanding the Resource

It's important for the class to realize this previously cast-off length of land is now to be viewed as a resource. Can they identify the pros and cons of this unusually shaped land surface? It starts with an itemization of its characteristics:

* The right-of-way cuts across a large area and may connect cities and towns.

* The tracks still exist and might be used for another rail-type purpose.

* The public already understands what the area was once used for--there is no need to educate the public about its previous use.

* It is...

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