Transportation Flashcards
First auto-centric mall
Country Club Plaza, Kasas City, MO (1922)
First city subway
Boston (1897)
% of trips in US are done by bicycle or foot?
<10%
Airport planning
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.
Autonomous Car
1995 Carnegie Mellon begins testing of autonomous vehicles
Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART)
1972
Cars costs per year
$6,000
Cartway
The street right of way that is traveled; this does not include the curb
Cash Out Free Parking
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.
Conflict Points in Roundabout vs. 4 way
8 vs 32
First off-street parking regulations?
Columbus, OH 1923
Hierarchy of roads
1) Major or principle arterial; 2) Minor arterial; 3) (Urban) Collectors; 4) Local roads
Household type makes the most number of trips? The fewest?
Most–single family home; Least–retirement homes
Households earning less than $14,000 per year spent nearly 40% of their income on…(2001)
Transportation
How much more often does a city dweller in Europe ride buses and trains compared to Americans?
Seven times as often
Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP)
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)
Transportation Level of Service (LOS)
A (best) to F (worst)
Travel Demand Management (TDM)
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
Walkscore
To obtain the highest score, an amenity must be within 1/4 of a mile.
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
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)
Model T
- Affordable car.
National Road
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
Panama Canal
1914
Parking Generation
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
Safe routes to school
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
View corridors
Sight lines or routes that direct attention to an object of significance such as rivers, mountains, or historic monuments
Shopping Center Sizes
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
