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Lesson 1: Movement And Utility Systems Flashcards

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Surface drainage channels are located ____ of the roadways and connect to storm water conduits

A

Along side

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Pedestrian walkways are located where, in relationship to the road way?

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Parallel

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4 types of system patterns

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Grid, radial, curvilinear and linear

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Categories of traffic arteries from larger to smallest

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Freeways, expressways and motorways
Arterial streets and highways
Collector-distributor streets
Local access streets

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Street widths are determined by…

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Travel levels and amount of parking

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Traffic lanes are typically ___ to ____ ft wide

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11-12

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Parallel parking lanes are usually ___ ft wide

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8

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Simple, reverse, compound and broken back are types of?

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Curves

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True or false: streets that intersect at less than 80 degrees should be avoided?

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True

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Intersections in a straight line should offset no less than ____ ft and ____ ft for major arterial streets

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150 and 800

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Length of cul-du-sac should not exceed _____ ft with a minimum turning radius of 80ft with. No parking

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400

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Maximum depth of loop street is?

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700 ft

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Maximum block length is?

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1600 ft

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Curb radii should be a minimum of ___ ft and ____ft for majors streets

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12 and 50

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Stop signs, traffic signals, turning lanes, islands, grade separations and medians are types of?

A

Movement control device

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Traffic signals are used when volume exceeds _____ vehicles/hour (v/hr)

A

750

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Grade separations are used when traffic volume exceeds _____ v/hr

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3000

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Most common type of grade separation is?

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Cloverleaf

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Most expensive grade separation is?

A

Direct left turn

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Most efficient grade separation is?

A

Diamond interchange

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Up ramps for grade separations is usually between ____ and ____%

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3 and 6

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Slope for down ramp for grade separations is typically?

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8%

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True or false: the ideal location for an access drive is between the parking and building

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True

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A circulation system connecting the site to the local public road system is necessary when the volume of traffics exceeds _____vehicles

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400-500

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Circular access street with carefully located access points connecting to the local public road system is called?
Loop distributor-collector drive
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The following must be considered when organizing parking...
Vehicle length, width, overhang (front and rear), turning radii
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Where should accessible spaces be located?
Close to building entrance
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Typical parking space width...
8'-4"
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Parking stalls at angles less than 40 degrees may be ____ ft wide
8
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Parking stalls are usually ___-___ ft long
18 to 20
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Minimum one way traffics aisle width is?
12 ft
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At 90 degrees the total width of a parking bay with 2 way drive aisle is?
64 ft
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A reasonable estimate for the square footage of parking per car is?
400 sqft
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Which parking layout can house the greatest vehicle capacity? 45 degrees 65 degrees 90 degrees
90 degrees
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Which parking layout is the easiest for the maneuverability of a vehicle? 60 degrees 90 degrees
60 degrees
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The max slope for the ramp of a parking garage?
15%
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Above what % should transitions be used for vehicle ramps?
10%
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What is the minimum length of a vehicular ramp transition?
8ft
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What is the maximum slope of a vehicular ramp transition?
1/2 the slope of the ramp
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An exit ramp leading up to a public sidewalk should not exceed ___% as to no allow the cars hood to obstruct the view of a pedestrian?
5%
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Parking areas should be slope at least ___% to allow surface drainage.
1%
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True or false: it's ok for parking areas to contain dead end aisles?
False
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Space between facing rows should contain what, to allow for the cleaning and filtering of runoff?
Vegetated Swales
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Parking areas used at night should be illuminated at a level of ____foot candle minimum.
1/2
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Consider: Given the cost of land per square foot, it may be cheaper to build a vertical parking structure rather than a sprawling parking lot
Look at the cost per parking spaces as it relates to the cost of land and the cost per sqft of a parking structure.
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Square footage covered by the average person?
3 sqft
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Minimum square footage for comfortable pedestrian movement per person is?
13 sqft
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Sidewalks should be a minimum of ____ ft wide and 6'- 10" for large connector sidewalks
5ft
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Transit planning must be coupled with what kind of planning to be successful?
Land use planning
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A minimum density of _____ people/acre must be achieved in order to be practical
30
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PUD stands for?
Planned Unit Development
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Different types of residential units that are sensitively grouped together is called?
Planned Unit Development
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Max walking distance is between ___ and ____ mile
1/4 and 1/2
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The local bus is used to move people between which levels of density?
Medium and high density
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The express bus is used to move people between which densities?
Medium to high
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Rapid rail transit moves people between medium and high density as well as for short trips within ____ density areas
High
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Locating housing, commercial and institutional development near existing mass transit is called?
Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
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Being confined to a wheel chair is a type of which handicap?
Non-ambulatory
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Impaired muscular function is an example of which type of handicap?
Coordination
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Movement with the assistance of cane or walker are examples of which type of handicap?
Semi-ambulatory
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Which type of handicap is of the greatest concern when designing space?
Non-Amubulatory
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Minimum wheel chair turning radius is?
60 inches at 180 degrees
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Minimum with of a corridor so that two wheel chairs can pass each other is?
5 ft / 60 inches
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No public walkways should have a gradient greater than 1:___
20
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Minimum with for an accessible curb cut is?
3 ft
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The maximum slope for the flared edges of a curb cut is?
1:10
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Maximum slope of an accessible ramp is 1:____
12
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The maximum length of an accessible ramp is?
30 feet
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A flat transitions of at least ___ft must be provided at the end of a accessible ramp segment
5 feet
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Water lines usually have ____ priority when developing utilities
First
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True or false: Trunk lines for several major utilities should be located in the same street
False
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Water lines are usually located it which section of the street?
The center
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Water supply demands are usually ______galloons per person per day
150
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When main and service headers are located on both sides of the street it is know as a ______ _______ system
Dual main
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Water main sizes are usually ____ in diameter in residential areas and _____ in height density areas
6" and 8"
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True or false: Water main sizes are usually dictated by local fire protection requirements
True
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Fire hydrants are usually locate _____ ft apart in high density areas
150 feet
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True or false: Water collected via the waste water system will eventually make it to a treatment facility
True
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Sanitary sewer should be at least ____ ft way from the water supply
10 ft
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Waste water pumped over long distances is called a....?
Force Main
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Electricity, gas and telephone lines are usually place in which area?
The right of way (ROW)
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A Storm Drainage System usually consist of....?
Drainage surface Open gutters Ditches Underground Pipes
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Storm sewers are usually located in the street's....?
ROW
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Utility systems are located ____ and ______ the road system
Above and below

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