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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Economic Quiz
You Can't Get There From Here
1. In Boston, which of the following expressways experienced the largest percentage increase in average weekday traffic volume between 1977 and 1999?
Central Artery
I-93 North
Massachusetts Turnpike
Southeast Expressway
2. How many traffic signals exist on public roads in Boston?
419
537
784
1,065
3. Which Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Rapid Transit ('T') line has the highest daily boarding?
Blue
Green
Orange
Red
4. At $33.50 per day, midtown Manhattan in New York City has the highest average daily parking cost in any American city. The downtown of which city has the second highest average parking?
Boston
Honolulu
New York
San Francisco
5. Between 1990 and 2000, Boston’s population grew about 3%. Resident parking permits issued by the BTD have increased 47% (to 65,830 permits) over the same period. Which Boston neighborhood issued FEWER resident parking permits in 2000 than 1990?
Allston/Brighton
Charlestown
Dorchester
Leather District (area between South Station, the Mass Pike and Chinatown)
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Economic quiz written by: Thomas Back - October 7, 2002
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