Beijing Lottery

Yet another inspiration from the wonderful GOOD magazine Twitter feed...


The story relates to Beijing.
The city has a major problem with traffic congestion, which is down to the remarkable rate at which car ownership has increased in recent years.

You could start by playing this NPR clip.
It lasts for about 4 minutes (a transcript is available on the page too....)


This is going to be my starter activity for a half day with the PGCE colleagues at the University of East Anglia next week.


How would you reduce the number of cars on the roads ?
One solution is a lottery....


More on this after my session on Tuesday....

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