Complete Street Design Guidelines - Quiz

Quiz Question

1. There is a one size fits all design in existence for complete streets.
True
False
2. Street designs should be evaluated in terms of how they serve and affect:
Motorists
Pedestrians
Transit Operators
All of the above
3. The most influential design control is:
Speed
Capacity
Aesthetics
Convenience
4. On-street parking ___________ motor vehicle operating speeds
Increases
Causes hazard to
Decreases
Does not affect
5. Availability of parallel trail facilities accessible to bicycles ____________ typically eliminate the need to have a bicycle lane on streets.
Does
Does not
6. _______________ are the primary conduits for emergency response vehicles such as police and ambulance
Intersections
Narrow streets
Major streets
Reserved areas
7. The _________ the density, the more households are located in close proximity to activities and each other.
Higher
Lower
8. Statistics show that close to __________ pedestrians and bicyclists die each year on U.S. roads
1000
2000
3000
5000
9. In designing a complete street, the designer should clearly be concerned about the ____________ of all users of the street
Convenience
Comfort
Safety
Accessibility
10. Which of the following does not increase safety of the users of the street?
Providing uniform and predictable designs and traffic control
Managing hazardous roadside obstacles
Focusing on improving only the lane width for user convenience
Establishing an appropriate design speed
11. Connected street networks are a __________ walkable block network.
Less
More
12. On streets that have a major access function, one should locate driveways and major entrances intersections
Away from
Closer to
13. ____________ addresses how places are put together in terms of the orientation of buildings, placement of parking and open space
Design
Diversity
Density
All of the above
14. Studies have shown that the presence of lighting ________________ the risk of traffic crashes
Reduces
Increases
Does not affect
15. Each additional turn lane in an intersection makes street crossing ______________ to navigate.
Easier
More difficult