Transportation Planning

Question 1

What is the 3-C Planning process in transportation planning?

Answer 1

Continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive

Question 2

______________ is a federal legislation act that requires fiscally constrained planning by MPOs

Answer 2

Intermodal surface transportation efficiency act (ISTEA)

Question 3

The traditional ______________ is a 20 year minimum planning horizon vision document that reflects the application of programmatic transportation goals to project prioritization.

Answer 3

Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)

Question 4

___________ are responsible for air quality planning and conformity and environmental reviews (NEPA), including water issues.

Answer 4

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)

Question 5

_________________ is required to proceed with ROW acquisition and construction.

Answer 5

Environmental Analysis as per NEPA

Question 6

What is the first step in the four step-gravity model?

Answer 6

Trip generation

Question 7

what is the second steps in the four step-gravity model?

Answer 7

Trip distribution

Question 8

What is the third step in the four-step gravity model?

Answer 8

Mode Split

Question 9

What is the fourth step in the four step gravity model?

Answer 9

trip assignment (network assignment)

Question 10

What are the four steps in the four-step gravity model?

Answer 10

Trip generation, trip distribution, mode split, and trip assignment.

Question 11

_________ estimates the number of trips generated by different types of land uses

Answer 11

Trip generation

Question 12

____________ estimates where the generated trips will go.

Answer 12

trip distribution

Question 13

_________________ estimates which trips will use automobile and which will use the modes (transit, bicycles, walking)

Answer 13

Mode split

Question 14

________________ assigns trips by each mode to the roadway network

Answer 14

Trip assignment.

Question 15

True/False: MPOS handle maintenance and operation of the roadways?

Answer 15

False

Question 16

True/False: MPOs handle the construction and design of roadways.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

________________ is free flowing with low volumes and high speeds.

Answer 17

Level of Service A

Question 18

_______________ has a stable flow, with operating speeds beginning to be restricted somewhat by traffic conditions. Drivers still have reasonable freedom to select their speed and land of operation.

Answer 18

Level of Service B

Question 19

______________ has a mostly stable flow, but speeds and maneuverability are more closely constricted by the higher volumes.

Answer 19

Levels of Service C.

Question 20

___________ is approaching an unstable flow, with tolerable operating speeds, but driving speeds can be considerably affected by changes in operating conditions.

Answer 20

Level of Service D

Question 21

____________ cannot be described by speed alone. Operating speeds are lower than Level D with volumes at or near the capacity of highway.

Answer 21

Levels of Service E.

Question 22

______________ is when operating speeds are stop and go. The stoppages disrupt the traffic flow so the volume carried by the roadway falls below its capacity.

Answer 22

Level of Service F.

Question 23

__________________ understands the demands placed on the community’s transportation network by development.

Answer 23

Traffic Impact Analysis

Question 24

_______________ is planning for all users, variety of modes, variety of ages and trip types.

Answer 24

Complete streets

Question 25

Transit Oriented Development is a concept developed by ____________?

Answer 25

Peter Calthorpe

Question 26

What is another term for vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction strategies?

Answer 26

Transportation Demand Management (TDM)

Question 27

What are the three main functional classes?

Answer 27

Arterials, collectors and local roads

Question 28

_______________ is a wide urban street with tree lined sidewalks and often multiple lanes of both fast and slow moving traffic.

Answer 28

A boulevard

Question 29

An employer sponsored program that allows employees to opt out of having a parking space and receive payment is known as a ____________?

Answer 29

Parking cashout

Question 30

________________ is a website to asses walkability of a location with number of nearby amenities being the leading predictor of whether people walk.

Answer 30

Walk score

Question 31

How many levels of automated vehicle classifications are there?

Answer 31

0 - 4 levels.

Question 32

What is level 0 of the automated vehicle classifications?

Answer 32

Driver completely controls the vehicle at all times.

Question 33

What is level 1 of the automated vehicle classifications?

Answer 33

Individual vehicle controls are automated such as electronic stability control or automatic braking.

Question 34

What is level 2 of the automated vehicle classification?

Answer 34

Level 2 is at least two controls can be automated in unison such as adaptive cruise control in combination with lane keeping.

Question 35

What is level 3 of automated vehicle classification?

Answer 35

Driver can fully cede controls of all safety critical function in certain conditions.

Question 36

What is level 4 of the automated vehicle classification?

Answer 36

Vehicle performs all safety-critical functions for the entire trip with the driver not expected to control the vehicle at any time.

Question 37

A ___________ is also called a lane reduction, road rechannelization, or road conversion is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel lanes and/or effective width of the road is reduced in order to achieve systemic improvements.

Answer 37

road diet

Question 38

______________ is an approach that promotes walking and bicycling to school through infrastructure improvements, enforcement, tools, safety education, and incentives to encourage walking and bicycling to school.

Answer 38

Safe Routes to School

Question 39

__________________ was developed to support park and recreation professionals and their partners to implement environmental, policy, and program strategies to create safe walking and biking access to parks.

Answer 39

Safe Routes to Parks