CTE Public Transit & Multimodal Transportation

Question 1

What federal agency administers grants for public transit capital and operating assistance in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

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Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

Question 2

What is 'headway' in public transit operations?

Accepted Answer

The scheduled time interval between consecutive transit vehicles on a route

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The distance between the front of one vehicle and the rear of the preceding vehicle

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The time a transit vehicle dwells at a stop to board/alight passengers

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The terminal layover time built into a schedule

Question 3

What is Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and what distinguishes it from standard bus service?

Accepted Answer

BRT is a high-capacity bus service with dedicated lanes, off-board fare payment, level boarding, and frequent service resembling rail transit

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BRT uses articulated buses on shared lanes with no service differentiation

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BRT operates exclusively on elevated guideways

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BRT is standard bus service with real-time arrival information

Question 4

In transit planning, what does 'mode share' measure?

Accepted Answer

The fraction of total person trips or VMT made by a specific travel mode

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The percentage of fleet vehicles in revenue service at peak hour

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The ratio of transit riders to automobile occupants on a corridor

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The percentage of transit routes operating on time

Question 5

What is a 'transit-oriented development' (TOD)?

Accepted Answer

Compact, mixed-use development within walking distance of high-frequency transit stations designed to promote transit ridership

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A federal program funding transit agencies for new bus depots

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A development exclusively for transit workers near rail yards

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A zoning overlay that prohibits automobile parking near transit stations

Question 6

Which transit performance metric measures the number of passengers carried per revenue vehicle mile?

Accepted Answer

Passengers per revenue vehicle mile

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Farebox recovery ratio

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Load factor

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Revenue per platform hour