Cincinnati Questions
How long is the Wasson Way
3.5 miles
When was ISTEA (Ice Tea) passed
1991
What are the cornerstones of local planning?
GIS and Scenario Planning
Over what form of traffic management did an infamous president call himself the king of America?
Congestion pricing
What is the population of charlotte
1.5 million
Explain where buses 30X and 7 operate in the Cincinnati region?
30X Fort Wright Express
7 Madison Ave/Latonia
What is Cincinnati’s MPO
OKI
Promoting ______ are objectives of local transit planners?
Freedom
What form of rail does America technically not have?
High Speed Rail
What does CATS stand for
Charlotte Area Transit System
Explain how to get to both Jungle Jim's (Hamilton/Eastgate) by bus
Eastgate - bus 17 to bus 82X
What ISTEA (Ice Tea) main purpose
Improve intermodal integration
Reducing what is also a large objective of local tranist planers?
Greenhouse Gasses
What is the best form of rail for within cities?
Light rail
What was Mayor McCrory big idea
Condense transit into corridors
Name all 8 bridges on the Ohio River in Hamilton County (rail,car)
1. Cincinnati Southern Bridge, 2. Brent Spence Bridge, 3. Clay Wade Bailey, 4. John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, 5. Taylor Southgate Bridge, 6. Purple People Bridge, 7. Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, 8. Combs-Hehl Bridge
What is SAFETEA (Safe Tea) purpose
The act added several new programs aimed at improving traffic flow, such as state road pricing and real- time traffic demand management
Communication and constancy in which two categories are vital for local planners?
Policy and Action
What form of light rail isnt actually rail?
BRT
How did CATS stimulate development along the Blue Line
The South Corridor Infrastructure Program with $50 million bond funding
What are the operating hours (weekday) of the Anderson Ferry?
6:00A-9:45P
What is the purpose of an MPO
MPOs determine how future development and transportation systems can improve
Who has to encourage compact medium to high density developments for this type of transit planning to work?
Local Government
Up to what distance is HSR and Air travel competitive
300 miles
How many people a year does CATS transport
23 million riders a year