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New York Planning Strategies - Waste Management and Congestion

Zita Wormuth 14 questions

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  1. 1Congestion is characterized by [blank_start]slow[blank_end] speeds, [blank_start]long[blank_end] travel times and [blank_start]queueing[blank_end]
    1. Aslow
    2. Bfast
    3. Caverage
    4. Dlong
    5. Eshort
    6. Fqueueing
    7. Gparking
    8. Hdriving
  2. 2PlaNYC is a planning strategy introduced in 2007 to improve livability in New York City. Which one of the following implications took place to improve traffic congestion?
    1. AIncreased Ferry services
    2. BBike sharing
    3. CMajor repairs of subway infrastructure
    4. DAll of the above
  3. 3By 2009, 66% of PlaNYC's goals had been achieved
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  4. 4[blank_start]Congestion pricing[blank_end] was a proposed toll of [blank_start]$8[blank_end] on those entering central Manhattan during peak hour
    1. ACongestion pricing
    2. BUser Fee
    3. C$20
    4. D$8
    5. E$4
  5. 5The [blank_start]user fee[blank_end] in London was implemented on those entering the [blank_start]CBD[blank_end] and the revenue was put toward improving [blank_start]public transport[blank_end]. It resulted in a [blank_start]37%[blank_end] increase in public transport use as well as 17% reduction in [blank_start]traffic[blank_end] and 24% drop in greenhouse gas emission.
    1. Auser fee
    2. Bcongestion pricing
    3. CCBD
    4. DIMZ
    5. Epublic transport
    6. Fprisons
    7. G37%
    8. H2%
    9. Itraffic
    10. Jcomplaints
  6. 6Bike sharing is not economically viable as construction of bike paths is more expensive than construction of a freeway
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  7. 7How many kilometers of bike paths was proposed for construction by PlaNYC?
    1. A400km
    2. B500km
    3. C600km
    4. D700km
  8. 8Landfill in New York City stopped in the year [blank_start]2001[blank_end]
    1. A2001
  9. 9Waste costs NYC $2.3 billion a year
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  10. 10Out of all of New York City's waste, [blank_start]14%[blank_end] is recycled, [blank_start]10%[blank_end] is taken to waste-to-energy plants and [blank_start]76%[blank_end] is taken to landfill out of state
    1. A10%
    2. B14%
    3. C76%
    4. D10%
    5. E14%
    6. F76%
    7. G10%
    8. H14%
    9. I76%

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Geography Quiz on New York Planning Strategies - Waste Management and Congestion, created by Zita Wormuth on 21/10/2018.
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