Transportation

Question 1

First auto-centric mall

Answer 1

Country Club Plaza, Kasas City, MO (1922)

Question 2

First city subway

Answer 2

Boston (1897)

Question 3

% of trips in US are done by bicycle or foot?

Answer 3

<10%

Question 4

Airport planning

Answer 4

Ground access as new “hot” issue in airport planning. Regional planning concern due to ISTEA and CAA. Funding from sources such as passenger facility charge, federal ticket tax, and revenue bonds.

Question 5

Autonomous Car

Answer 5

1995 Carnegie Mellon begins testing of autonomous vehicles

Question 6

Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART)

Answer 6

1972

Question 7

Cars costs per year

Answer 7

$6,000

Question 8

Cartway

Answer 8

The street right of way that is traveled; this does not include the curb

Question 9

Cash Out Free Parking

Answer 9

A program offering commuters the cash equivalent of subsidized parking provided they use another means of transportation. Paying for commuters who chose not to use up parking. Rewards non-drivers for the portion that is subsidized for drivers.

Question 10

Conflict Points in Roundabout vs. 4 way

Answer 10

8 vs 32

Question 11

First off-street parking regulations?

Answer 11

Columbus, OH 1923

Question 12

Hierarchy of roads

Answer 12

1) Major or principle arterial; 2) Minor arterial; 3) (Urban) Collectors; 4) Local roads

Question 13

Household type makes the most number of trips? The fewest?

Answer 13

Most–single family home; Least–retirement homes

Question 14

Households earning less than $14,000 per year spent nearly 40% of their income on…(2001)

Answer 14

Transportation

Question 15

How much more often does a city dweller in Europe ride buses and trains compared to Americans?

Answer 15

Seven times as often

Question 16

Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP)

Answer 16

Multimodal listing of highway, public transit, bicycle and pedestrian improvements and transportation emission reduction measures for which fed funds have been earmarked in particular region (in effect 3-5yrs)

Question 17

Transportation Level of Service (LOS)

Answer 17

A (best) to F (worst)

Question 18

Travel Demand Management (TDM)

Answer 18

To reduce congestion by making the most efficient use of a multimodal network. 1) Trip generation; 2) Trip distribution; 3) modal split; 4) trip assignment in network

Question 19

Walkscore

Answer 19

To obtain the highest score, an amenity must be within 1/4 of a mile.

Question 20

Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)

Answer 20

Uses computer-based info and sensing technologies to improve traffic coordination, system capacity and safety (i.e. freeway message signs, coordinated signals, automated toll collection)

Question 21

Model T

Answer 21

1908. Affordable car.

Question 22

National Road

Answer 22

The National Road played a major role in the westward expansion of the United States, and its importance was comparable to that of the Erie Canal. Travel on the National Road was reliable, and many thousands of settlers going westward in heavily loaded wagons got their start by following its route

Question 23

Panama Canal

Answer 23

1914

Question 24

Parking Generation

Answer 24

Apartment - 1.5/unit Condo - 1.7/unit Retail - 3/1000 SF Hotel - 1/room Lounge - 10/1000 SF Office - 3/1000 SF Restaurant - 10/1000 SF Industrial - .5-1/1000 SF

Some typical trip generation rates include:

10 daily trip ends for every 1,000 square feet of general office space
9 daily trip ends per single family residential dwelling
7 daily trip ends per apartment unit
38 daily trip ends per 1,000 square feet of shopping center space
5 daily trip ends per 1,000 square feet of light industrial development

Question 25

Safe routes to school

Answer 25

Safe routes to school means making it safe for children to go to school other than by bus or in the family car. These modes include biking and walking Techniques include building sidewalks and bike paths and installing crossing signals Benefits include increased physical activity for children and less traffic congestion around schools

Question 26

View corridors

Answer 26

Sight lines or routes that direct attention to an object of significance such as rivers, mountains, or historic monuments

Question 27

Shopping Center Sizes

Answer 27

Super Regional Malls have a GLA of above 90,000 sq m
 Regional Malls have a GLA of 30,000 – 90,000 sq m
 Community Malls have a GLA of 10,000 – 30,000 sq m
 Neighbourhood Malls have GLA of 3,000 – 10,000 sq m
 Convenience Malls have a GLA of less than 3,000 sq m