and Its
Scope
Fall 2015
Instructors background
Students introduction
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No surfing the web or do something else with the
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TA , TA hours, and TA room
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The Intersection
(Ch 18-30)
Traffic Studies
and Programs
(Ch 7-12)
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Be honest
Avoid cutting corners
Avoid tailoring the results
to please the client
Avoid manipulating data
Know whats in the
analysis models and
software
Public agencies
may be sued for
negligence
Avoid liability
problems
[Read the right column,
page 2]
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http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
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Figure 1.1 Public Highway Mileage and Annual Vehicle-Miles Traveled in the United States, 19202007 (Source: Highway
Statistics 2007, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington DC, 2008, Table VMT 421.)
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Minor arterials
Major collectors
Access
Minor collectors
Local roads and streets
Mobility = the ability to travel
to many different destinations
Accessibility = the ability to
gain entry to a particular site
or area
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Attention to intermodalism
Unimodal
Bimodal
Multimodal
Intermodal
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42,500 miles
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NHS
160,000 miles
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