Traffic Impact Assessment in Principles of Transportation Engineering
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What is the purpose of a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA)?

  • To assess the economic feasibility of a land development project
  • To evaluate the potential effects of a development's traffic on the transportation network (correct)
  • To identify the architectural design of a proposed land development project
  • To determine the environmental impacts of a proposed land development project
  • Which factor does the Magnitude of Studies in a Traffic Impact Assessment depend on?

  • Proximity to water bodies
  • Availability of renewable energy sources
  • Type and location of the development (correct)
  • Type of soil in the development area
  • What does a Traffic Impact Assessment identify the need for?

  • Efforts to reduce congestion and improve safety in transportation systems (correct)
  • Expansion of agricultural land
  • Promotion of public transportation
  • Developing new technologies for transportation
  • In which areas can a land development project be located according to the text?

    <p>Sub-urban, along busy Highway, CBD, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who would typically conduct a Traffic Impact Assessment?

    <p>Transportation engineers or consultants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does TIA stand for in the context of transportation engineering?

    <p>Traffic Impact Analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of a traffic impact study?

    <p>To determine the traffic generated by a development project and its impact on the existing transportation system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a traffic impact assessment address?

    <p>Impact of the new development on existing safety hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the future traffic volume include?

    <p>Proposed development and other development roadway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is analyzed in a detailed traffic impact study?

    <p>The environmental effects of the generated traffic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a traffic impact assessment determine about the proposed development?

    <p>The sufficiency of on-site parking or opportunity to share parking with adjacent uses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a traffic impact assessment address the new project's impact on existing residential streets?

    <p>By proposing mitigating schemes to alleviate the traffic impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a traffic impact assessment analyze regarding the new development?

    <p>The number of driveways needed and their impact on external roads</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is proposed to alleviate the traffic impacts in a traffic impact study?

    <p>Mitigating schemes for existing safety hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a detailed traffic impact study analyze?

    <p>The Environmental effects of the generated traffic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in the future traffic volume calculation?

    <p>Proposed development and other development roadway</p> Signup and view all the answers

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