AICP Transportation and Infrastructure Planning 5

Question 1

A planner is updating a regional transportation plan (RTP). Under federal requirements, the RTP must extend at least how many years into the future in non-attainment and maintenance areas?

Accepted Answer

20 years

Answer

Federal regulations require RTPs in non-attainment and maintenance areas to have a minimum 20-year planning horizon to ensure long-range consistency.

Question 2

The 'induced demand' concept in transportation planning suggests that:

Accepted Answer

Adding roadway capacity generates new vehicle trips that offset congestion relief

Answer

Research consistently shows that new lane capacity attracts latent demand, causing traffic volumes to rise and congestion to return to prior levels.

Question 3

Which document formalizes the short-range (4-year) program of federally funded transportation projects that an MPO has approved for implementation?

Accepted Answer

Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

Answer

The TIP is the MPO's fiscally constrained, federally required four-year schedule of transportation projects approved for federal funding.

Question 4

In infrastructure finance, a 'revenue bond' issued for a toll road differs from a 'general obligation bond' because it:

Accepted Answer

Is backed solely by toll revenues rather than the government's taxing power

Answer

Revenue bonds are secured only by the specific revenue stream (e.g., tolls) of the project, not by the full faith and credit of the issuing government.

Question 5

A planner applies the four-step travel demand model. Which step generates the origin-destination trip table used in subsequent steps?

Accepted Answer

Trip generation

Answer

Trip generation is the first step and estimates the total number of trips produced by and attracted to each traffic analysis zone.

AICP - American Institute of Certified Planners Practice Test

AICP - American Institute of Certified Planners Practice Test

AICP Transportation and Infrastructure Planning 5