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From the Ted Talk by Janette Sadik-Khan: New York's streets? Not so mean any more

Unscramble the Blue Letters


For many cities, our streets have been in a kind of suspended animation for gaenionters. This is a picture of Times Square in the '50s, and despite all of the technological innovation, cultural changes, political changes, this is Times Square in 2008. Not much has changed in those 50 years. So we worked hard to refocus our agenda, to maximize efficient mobility, poiirdnvg more room for buess, more room for bkies, more room for people to ejnoy the city, and to make our streets as safe as they can be for everybody that uses them.

We set out a clear action plan with goals and benchmarks. Having golas is ipornatmt, because if you want to change and steer the ship of a big city in a new direction, you need to know where you're going and why.

Open Cloze


For many cities, our streets have been in a kind of suspended animation for ___________. This is a picture of Times Square in the '50s, and despite all of the technological innovation, cultural changes, political changes, this is Times Square in 2008. Not much has changed in those 50 years. So we worked hard to refocus our agenda, to maximize efficient mobility, _________ more room for _____, more room for _____, more room for people to _____ the city, and to make our streets as safe as they can be for everybody that uses them.

We set out a clear action plan with goals and benchmarks. Having _____ is _________, because if you want to change and steer the ship of a big city in a new direction, you need to know where you're going and why.

Solution


  1. bikes
  2. enjoy
  3. buses
  4. generations
  5. important
  6. goals
  7. providing

Original Text


For many cities, our streets have been in a kind of suspended animation for generations. This is a picture of Times Square in the '50s, and despite all of the technological innovation, cultural changes, political changes, this is Times Square in 2008. Not much has changed in those 50 years. So we worked hard to refocus our agenda, to maximize efficient mobility, providing more room for buses, more room for bikes, more room for people to enjoy the city, and to make our streets as safe as they can be for everybody that uses them.

We set out a clear action plan with goals and benchmarks. Having goals is important, because if you want to change and steer the ship of a big city in a new direction, you need to know where you're going and why.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
times square 6
york city 4
temporary materials 4
lawn chairs 4
bike lanes 3
transportation commissioner 2
plain sight 2
worked hard 2
closed broadway 2
pedestrian space 2
public space 2
transportation option 2
united states 2
bike lane 2
protected bike 2
launched citi 2
citi bike 2
dedicated lanes 2


Important Words


  1. action
  2. agenda
  3. animation
  4. benchmarks
  5. big
  6. bikes
  7. buses
  8. change
  9. changed
  10. cities
  11. city
  12. clear
  13. cultural
  14. direction
  15. efficient
  16. enjoy
  17. generations
  18. goals
  19. hard
  20. important
  21. innovation
  22. kind
  23. maximize
  24. mobility
  25. people
  26. picture
  27. plan
  28. political
  29. providing
  30. refocus
  31. room
  32. safe
  33. set
  34. ship
  35. square
  36. steer
  37. streets
  38. suspended
  39. technological
  40. times
  41. worked
  42. years