1. Write a memo to your local department of parking control (or police department) in which you suggest that management science techniques like the ones in this chapter be used to plan routes. Assume that the person to whom you are writing is not extensively trained in mathematics but is willing to read through some technical material, provided you make it seem worth the trouble.

2. Write a letter as in Writing Project 1, but address it to the department in charge of spreading salt on roads after snowstorms.

3. If you were making a recommendation to the mayor of New York City concerning proposed new street-sweeping routes designed using the theory of this chapter, would you recommend that the changes be adopted or not? Write a memo that outlines the pros and cons as fairly as you can, and then conclude with your recommendation.