Transportation

Question 1

Provide long-distance “trunk line” continuous routes wthin adn between ruban reas. Typically but with some important exceptions, they carry high volumes of traffic at high speeds. Freeways, inlcuding interstates, are —-

Answer 1

Principal Arterials

Question 2

Backbone of urban street network, they are continous routes through urban areas
* frequently designed as touring (U.S. or state-numbered) routes
* account for only 10 percent fo street mileage but carry mroe than half of all vehicle miles of travel
* contain most of a city’s commercial and institutional uses
* attractive for businesses

Answer 2

Minor Arterials

Question 3

continuity over short segments, minor tributaries that gather traffic from numerous smaller streets adn deliver it to minor arterials
* usually county and city streets adn bordred by properties with driveays to the street (both residential and commercial)

Answer 3

Collector Streets

Question 4

incude all streets not on higher system, comprising 90 percent of street mileage but carrying less than 10 percent of total vehicle miles of travel
* short in length with frequent interuptions, for homes and professional office, small industrial and church uses

Answer 4

Local Streets