Exploring the city provides a glimpse of other lives, other ways of doing things.
Field studies are essential for a complete education.
A natural accompanying activity for any analysis of the city is the field study. With a basic understanding of planning terms like node, district, landmark, edge and path, students are able to identify strategic areas on a map of the field trip destination prior to the activity. Experiencing them on site provides motivation for continued investigation. One important way to learn from the city is to travel about within it. Mastery of the subway or bus system is an education in itself.