Reading responses should be no more than two pages. the reading response should be in a short essay format (including an introduction and a conclusion paragraph)

Reading responses should be no more than two pages. the reading response should be in a short essay format (including an introduction and a conclusion paragraph). It has to be single-spaced and the title page and/or references do not count against the page limit. Here is what needs to be answered.

a) Identify and discuss the main thesis of the author(s): what they are arguing and what they found. (3 points)

b) Why did the author(s) write this material? (1 points)

c) What competing perspectives might exist to this reading response? Have others found similar results and/or arrived at similar conclusions? In particular, how does this reading compare to other assigned readings? (4 points)

d) Did the reading lead you to have broader questions (e.g. about transportation policy)? (2 points)

THERE ARE 3 READINGS. TWO OF THEM ARE PDS WHICH ARE MENTIONED DOWN BELOW.

Readings:

– Flyvbjerg, Bent, Mette Skamris Holm, and Soren Buhl. 2002. “Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects: Error or Lie?” Journal of the American Planning Assocation, Vol. 68, No. 3, pp. 279-295.

– Standage, Tom. 2021. “Who Owns the Streets?” in A Brief History of Motion, Bloomsbury Publishing, New York.

– Morris, Eric. 2007. “From Horse Power to Horsepower.” Access Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 30, pp. 2-9. https://escholarship.org/content/qt6sm968t2/qt6sm9…