Week 1 to 4 lecture slides

Question 1

What are the 4 core components of transporation?

Answer 1

Modes
infrastructure
networks
flows

Question 2

What is transportability?

Answer 2

the convenience at which passengers, freight, or information can be moved. relates to the cost of movement, attributes of what is being transported, and institutional factors

Question 3

How much time and money goes into travelling?

Answer 3

10 to 15% household budget

1 to 1.5 hrs/day

Question 4

What are the 3 main roles of transportation?

Answer 4

1. influence on the evolution of location theory
2. major influence on urban morphology
3. influence/ relationship with economic development

Question 5

What are the 5 major historic stages of transportation?

Answer 5

1. pre-industrial era (pre 1800s)
2. industrial revolution (1800-1870) CANALS AND RAILWAYS. telegraph
3. emergence of modern transportation systems (1870-1920)-shift from coal to oil.
4. fordist era (1920-1970)-assembly line; economies of scale. cars and planes
5. post fordist era (70+)- telecommunictions; globalization; air transportation. information economy; shipping. Dependent on fossil fuels and road transportation

Question 6

What are the 4 functions of transportation planning?

Answer 6

1. sets goals and objectives
2. documents existing conditions (transit ridership; traffic volumes; primary destinations; travel patterns)
3. develops and selects measures of effectiveness using indicators
4. develops alternatives based on projections and forecasts.

Question 7

What are the scales of transportation planning?

Answer 7

facility level (i.e. bus shelters);
corridor level (segments between nodes);
neighborhood level (i.e. grid; loop and cul-de-sac);
city level
regional level
provincial level (i.e. metrolinx; 400 series highways)
national level

Question 8

What are the 3 ways of transporation interventions?

Answer 8

Physical interventions (i.e. new roads)
operational interventions (i.e. increase capacity without new infrastructure)
policy intervention (manage demand)

Question 9

What are the 4 components of the transportation-land use circle diagram?

Answer 9

transport system; accessibility; land use; activities

Question 10

What is the intent of the 4-step model?

Answer 10

to analyze and forcast changes in transportation demand (i.e. examine impact of fuel price changes)

Question 11

What are the 4 building blocks of the 4-step model?

Answer 11

land use information
transportation system
household data
transportation analysis zones

Question 12

what are the 4 steps of the 4-step model?

Answer 12

trip generation
trip distribution
modal choice
assignment of trip to network

Question 13

What is accessibility?

Answer 13

Combining a focus on out mobility and the pattern of land use providing opportunities for activities should be the focus of transportation planning