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CEE 3610 Transpo Test 1
Policy and Admin
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Civil Engineering
Undergraduate 3
04/28/2011

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Term
5 major modes
Definition
Air, Water, Rail, Pipe, Highway
Term
6th possible major mode
Definition
Transit
Term
3 types of government
Definition
local, state, federal
Term
federal government agency
Definition
develop and carry out national legislation and policy
Term
state and local government agency
Definition
planning, design, operation, and maintenance of facilities
Term
Trade Associations
Definition
represent the interests of particular activities
Term
Professional Organization
Definition
Share experiences and advance the profession
Term
User Groups
Definition
Represent the interest of particular users
Term
Roles of Government
Definition
Regulation, Promotion, Investment
Term
Federal Government Primary Roles
Definition
National Policy, Research and Development, and Funding
Term
Federal Government Departments
Definition
Department of State, Department of Defense, and Forest Service and
Bureau of Land Management
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State Government Roles
Definition
Design, Operation, Construction, and Maintenance
Term
MPO
Definition
Metropolitan Planning Organization
Term
3 C's
Definition
Cooperation, Continuing, and Comprehensive
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RPO
Definition
Rural Planning Orgaization
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Major source categories
Definition
User Fees, General Fund Revenues, Private investment, cross subsidization
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User Fees
Definition
directly or indirectly related to cost of transportation. Fares, Tolls, taxes
Term
General fund revenue
Definition
comes from regular taxes
Term
Private Investment
Definition
funds private vehicles for use on public facilities
Term
Cross Subsidization
Definition
revenue from one part of the transportation system diverted to another
Term
Transportation
Definition
the movement of people or goods
Term
Act of 1916
Definition
$75 million to improve roads over 5 years
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Act of 1921
Definition
federal aid in highway construction
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Act of 1919
Definition
Gas tax
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Act of 1934
Definition
funding for highway planning surveys
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Act of 1944
Definition
highway improvements in post war years. $500 million for each of three years
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Act of 1952
Definition
national interstate system
Term
Act of 1954
Definition
Interstate system funds increased
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Act of 1956
Definition
13 to 15 year completion for interstates
Term
Act of 1962
Definition
3 C's
Term
Act of 1965
Definition
Highway beautification
Term
Act of 1968
Definition
urban transportation problem and problem
Term
Act of 1970
Definition
bus lanes
Term
Act of 1973
Definition
Mass transit
Term
Act of 1974
Definition
ADA, Carpool Lanes, bikeways, national speed limit
Term
Act of 1982
Definition
highway infrastructure
Term
Act of 1987
Definition
states could increase speed limit
Term
ISTEA of 1991
Definition
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. highway funding $151 billion
Term
TEA 21
Definition
Transportation Equity Act for the twenty first century. highway programs through 2003
Term
Critical Issues
Definition
Congestion, Emergencies, Energy and Environment, Equity, Finance, Human and Intellectual Capital,Infrastructure, Institutions, and Safety
Term
TEA LU
Definition
Transportation Equity Act A legacy for Users.
Term
Transportation Engineering
Definition
the application of scientific principles to the planning, design, operation, and management of transportation systems
Term
System
Definition
consisting of parts or components
Term
functional system
Definition
provides a service-the movement of goods and people from place to place
Term
functional system components
Definition
facilities, fleets, operating bases and facilities, organizations, operating strategies
Term
mode
Definition
kind of transportation
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