ECON-336 Name ____________________________________
WS04
Quiz #9
Dr. Bell
True/False:
- _____ MARC prepares a long-range transportation plan, which forecasts transportation needs 20+ years into the future.
- _____ MARC changed its approach from capital planning to system planning.
- _____ MARC forecasts that by 2030, there will be another 500,000 people in the KC metro area.
- _____ Urban sprawl has implications for transportation planning.
- _____ Mell Henderson argued that transportation needs will change as a consequence of our aging population.
- _____ According to Mell Henderson, there are both costs and benefits associated with the shift from manufacturing to service production.
- _____ Because of all of the roadways in Kansas City's metro area, congestion actually improves (i.e. decreases) each year.
- _____ Approximately 95% of Kansas Citians drive alone to work.
- _____Smart Moves is an underground rail system that is designed to improve public transportation in Kansas City.
- _____ Smart Moves would connect people from as far away as Leavenworth and Lee's Summit to Kansas City's Downtown Center.