AICP Transportation and Infrastructure Planning 2

Question 1

What is 'induced demand' in transportation planning?

Accepted Answer

The phenomenon where new road capacity generates additional traffic rather than relieving congestion

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Traffic generated by new development projects

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Demand for public transit created by reduced parking availability

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Increased freight traffic resulting from economic growth

Question 2

What federal act significantly restructured transportation funding by emphasizing multimodal systems and planning flexibility?

Accepted Answer

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991

Answer

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956

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Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964

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Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)

Question 3

Which travel demand forecasting method uses trip generation, distribution, mode choice, and assignment steps?

Accepted Answer

Four-step model

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Activity-based model

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Sketch planning model

Answer

Land use simulation model

Question 4

What is a 'road diet' in transportation planning?

Accepted Answer

Reducing vehicle lane capacity to add space for other modes or improve safety

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Closing roads to vehicle traffic permanently

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Lowering speed limits on residential streets

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Installing traffic signals to replace stop signs

Question 5

What does 'headway' mean in transit planning?

Accepted Answer

The time interval between consecutive transit vehicles on a route

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The distance from a transit stop to the nearest destination

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The maximum number of passengers a transit vehicle can carry

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The operational speed of a transit vehicle between stops

Question 6

What is 'parking cash-out' as a transportation demand management strategy?

Accepted Answer

Offering employees the cash equivalent of a parking subsidy if they choose not to drive to work

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A program allowing commuters to pay for parking with pre-tax dollars

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Selling unused municipal parking facilities to private developers

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Allowing overtime parking fees to be paid online