CIVL 4053: TRAFFIC FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Translink:
Metro Vancouver's transportation authority responsible for?
-largest service area in Canada
-2nd largest elec. Trolley fleet in Can.
-over 1700 buses
-286 skytrain
-longest, fully-automated, driverless,
rapid-transit system in the world
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What are Translink's Divisions?
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What types make up transit systems?
,Bus, trolley bus
Airline
Ferries - (BC Ferries, seabus)
Paratransit (Uber)
Aerial Tramways -cable cars (peak to peak)
Train:
-Commuter (West Coast Express)
-LRT - Light Rail Transit: Street cars, trams
-ALRT - Automated LRT (skytrain)
-HRT - Heavy rapid transit (metro, subway)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Selected DAILY ridership of rail transit from highest to lowest?
(5)
-Tokyo (9mil)
-Moscow (6.7mil)
-New York (4.6 mil)
-London (2.7mil)
-Vacouver (0.5mil)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
ALRT stands for? Example in Vancouver?
Can variously stand for?
,-Automated Light Rail Transit
Ex. Skytrain
-advanced or automated
-light
-rail or rapid
-transit
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What are the five essential characteristics of a BRT corridor?
-Detailed R.O.W.
-Located within ROW to reduce roadway conflicts
-Intersection treatments to favour buses
-Off-board fare collection
-Platform level boarding
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Define both meanings of Paratransit. Provide examples.
Public or group transportation organized to relieve the
congestions of mass transportation.
Taxis, vanpools, limos
Special transport service for people with disabilities.
Handydart
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
LRT capacity?
HRT capacity?
, -10,000
-50,000
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What should be considered for station design? (4)
Riders
Operators
Vehicles
Neighbours
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Transit operations:
Examples of:
-Mixed traffic
-Reserved Lane
-Separate road
-Rail
Reliability top to bottom or vice versa?
-conventional bus
-conventional bus, express bus, B-line service
-bus rapid transit (BRT)
-LRT, HRT, Commuter
Top to bottom
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What is Dwell Time?
Stopped time at each transit stop
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Translink:
Metro Vancouver's transportation authority responsible for?
-largest service area in Canada
-2nd largest elec. Trolley fleet in Can.
-over 1700 buses
-286 skytrain
-longest, fully-automated, driverless,
rapid-transit system in the world
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What are Translink's Divisions?
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What types make up transit systems?
,Bus, trolley bus
Airline
Ferries - (BC Ferries, seabus)
Paratransit (Uber)
Aerial Tramways -cable cars (peak to peak)
Train:
-Commuter (West Coast Express)
-LRT - Light Rail Transit: Street cars, trams
-ALRT - Automated LRT (skytrain)
-HRT - Heavy rapid transit (metro, subway)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Selected DAILY ridership of rail transit from highest to lowest?
(5)
-Tokyo (9mil)
-Moscow (6.7mil)
-New York (4.6 mil)
-London (2.7mil)
-Vacouver (0.5mil)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
ALRT stands for? Example in Vancouver?
Can variously stand for?
,-Automated Light Rail Transit
Ex. Skytrain
-advanced or automated
-light
-rail or rapid
-transit
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What are the five essential characteristics of a BRT corridor?
-Detailed R.O.W.
-Located within ROW to reduce roadway conflicts
-Intersection treatments to favour buses
-Off-board fare collection
-Platform level boarding
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Define both meanings of Paratransit. Provide examples.
Public or group transportation organized to relieve the
congestions of mass transportation.
Taxis, vanpools, limos
Special transport service for people with disabilities.
Handydart
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
LRT capacity?
HRT capacity?
, -10,000
-50,000
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What should be considered for station design? (4)
Riders
Operators
Vehicles
Neighbours
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Transit operations:
Examples of:
-Mixed traffic
-Reserved Lane
-Separate road
-Rail
Reliability top to bottom or vice versa?
-conventional bus
-conventional bus, express bus, B-line service
-bus rapid transit (BRT)
-LRT, HRT, Commuter
Top to bottom
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
What is Dwell Time?
Stopped time at each transit stop
