Chapter 10

Question 1

Accessibility

Answer 1

ease of reaching different destinations from a variety of locations and using a variety of transport methods

Question 2

Mobility

Answer 2

The ability to move from one place to another

Question 3

Mode share

Answer 3

The proportion of trips made using different transportation modes. Mode share is
measured as a percentage out of 100.

Question 4

Multi-modal

Answer 4

A multiple modes of transport.

Question 5

Walkability

Answer 5

Focused on local-level accessibility by means of walking.

A measure that privileges proximity by walking distance to a variety of nearby amenities or destinations such as parks, libraries,
and food.

Question 6

Regional patterns of mobility and accessibility are determined by the ________.

Answer 6

Interaction of activity patterns

Transport system

Question 7

To generate exuberant diversity in a city’s streets and districts four conditions are indispensable:

Answer 7

1. The district, and indeed as many of its internal parts as possible, must serve more than one primary function; preferably more than two…
2. Most blocks must be short; that is, streets and opportunities to turn corners must be frequent.
3. The district must mingle buildings that vary in age and condition, including a good proportion of old ones so that they vary in the economic yield they must produce. This mingling must be fairly close-grained.
4. There must be a sufficiently dense concentration of people, for whatever purposes they may be there.

Question 8

In addition to being influenced by the built environment Walk Scores, the mode share for walking may also be influenced by ________.

Answer 8

culture
weather
social values
demographics

Question 9

Using the Walk Score data, we can learn that ________.

Answer 9

walkability in Vancouver, even 25 km away from the centre, is higher than walkability in St. John’s

Question 10

11. The ________ is a measure based on opportunities, travel time, and travel mode.

Answer 10

cumulative opportunity measure

Question 11

Accessibility measures are generally built around:

Answer 11

an activity component

attractiveness of destinations

a mode of transport

travel during congested and uncongested times

Question 12

9. A weakness of the four-step model is ________.

Answer 12

That it oversimplifies decision-making processes

Question 13

Cumulative opportunity

Answer 13

11. The cumulative opportunity is a measure based on opportunities, travel time, and travel mode.

Question 14

Cumulative opportunity measure reflects…

Answer 14

It reflects the number of opportunities available from a predetermined point within a given travel time or travel distance, using a given mode of transport or combination of modes.

Question 15

Induced Demand

Answer 15

An increase in the supply of transportation infrastructure that leads to an increase in use/consumption of that infrastructure.

As the time-cost of driving goes down, people consume more of it, filling up the new road capacity and, in the medium to long run, reaching the prior level of congestion, though now with more vehicles on the road overall.

Question 16

Shift towards multimodal transportation

Answer 16

There is a shift underway from a focus on:

a private automobile oriented paradigm

to a

multi-modal (e.g., public transit, active transport, and private automobile) focus