AICP Transportation and Infrastructure Planning

Question 1

What federal legislation established metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) as required planning bodies for urbanized areas?

Accepted Answer

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962

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Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA)

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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)

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Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

Question 2

What document serves as the long-range transportation plan for an MPO's region?

Accepted Answer

Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)

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Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

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Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

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Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

Question 3

What is 'level of service' (LOS) in transportation planning?

Accepted Answer

A qualitative measure of traffic flow conditions on roadways or at intersections

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The number of lanes available on a highway segment

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The federal classification of a road's functional importance

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The speed limit designated for a roadway

Question 4

Which transportation planning concept prioritizes safe access for all users—pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders—not just automobiles?

Accepted Answer

Complete Streets

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Traffic calming

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Road diets

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Vision Zero

Question 5

What is the primary function of a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)?

Accepted Answer

To list federally funded transportation projects scheduled for implementation over four years

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To establish long-range transportation goals for a region

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To evaluate the environmental impacts of proposed highway projects

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To allocate federal transportation funds among states

Question 6

What does 'vehicle miles traveled' (VMT) measure in transportation planning?

Accepted Answer

The total miles driven by all vehicles in a given area over a specified time period

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The average fuel efficiency of vehicles in a metropolitan area

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The distance covered by public transit vehicles daily

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The number of vehicle trips generated by a land use