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Transportation Infrastructure Planning Flashcards

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  1. Which body formally adopts North Carolina's State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)?

    Answer: The NC Board of Transportation

    The Board of Transportation adopts the STIP, which FHWA/FTA then approve for the federal portion.

  2. NCDOT's STIP covers a 10-year period; how are those years generally treated?

    Answer: The first years are the delivery STIP and the later years the developmental STIP

    The early years form the committed delivery program while later years are developmental and re-scored in future cycles.

  3. Under STI, which category is the only one where a project can receive points from both the Division and the MPO/RPO in a 50/25/25 split?

    Answer: Division Needs

    Division Needs scoring uses 50% data, 25% Division input, and 25% MPO/RPO input.

  4. A project that competes in Statewide Mobility but is not funded there can cascade into which category for further competition?

    Answer: Regional Impact

    Unfunded Statewide Mobility projects cascade down to compete in Regional Impact, then Division Needs.

  5. NCDOT's Complete Streets policy directs planners to do what during project development?

    Answer: Consider the needs of all users, including pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders

    Complete Streets requires accommodating all modes and users when planning and designing projects.

  6. Which federal law requires an environmental review such as a Categorical Exclusion, EA, or EIS before federally funded projects proceed?

    Answer: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

    NEPA requires federal-aid projects to evaluate environmental impacts at the appropriate level of documentation.

  7. Which federal law's Section 4(f) protects publicly owned parks, recreation areas, wildlife refuges, and historic sites from transportation use unless no prudent alternative exists?

    Answer: Department of Transportation Act of 1966

    Section 4(f) of the 1966 DOT Act limits use of protected lands for federally funded transportation projects.

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