05_PlanImplementation Flashcards
What is the common radius for a pedestrian catchment area?
1/2 mile
What are two specific costs that a CIP considers?
Operating and Long-Term Maintenance
What is the largest concrete structure in the US?
Grand Coulee Dam, built in 1942 on the Columbia River (Washington State)
How could a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) best be used to support planning work?
Understand the existing state of the economy and use this to analyze likely effects on policy proposals
What is a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM)?
-Framework for organizing statistical data about the economy
-Allows for an understanding of economic actors
-Tool for understanding how policy changes could result in economic change
What is the typical planning time period a comprehensive plan is likely to cover?
20 years
Which of the following is not an example of a growth management program?
Select one:
a. Urban growth boundary
b. Subdivision regulations
c. Development impact fees
d. Regional tax sharing
b. Subdivision regulations
Describe a LOS B roadway?
Stable flow, short delays and speed somewhat restricted
What form of government serves a specific purpose to provide a specific and limited number of functions within a defined geographic area?
Special District
(e.g. Utility and School Districts)
Special districts typically have the ability to __________ and take out ______ in order to perform the functions required of the district.
levy taxes; debt
What issue often thwarts local governments’ efforts to use innovative policy initiatives aimed at ensuring access to affordable housing?
State preemption
What is Tactical Urbanism?
Activist approach to engaging the community in the possibilities of transforming a space.
-Focuses on making an immediate impact in a community.
What is a Community Benefits Agreement?
-contract between a developer and community-based organizations
-agreement spells out benefits community will receive in return for supporting developer’s project in their neighborhood.
Which items below are true about Community Benefits Agreement?
A. Agreements cannot promise local hiring quotas.
b. Agreements may not be enforceable if the coalitions who signed them dissolve after signing.
c. Agreements can be private contracts or contracts enforced by local governments.
d. Agreements must be related to one specific development project.
b. Agreements may not be enforceable if the coalitions who signed them dissolve after signing.
c. Agreements can be private contracts or contracts enforced by local governments.
d. Agreements must be related to one specific development project.
What term best describes the idea of strengthening communities with arts at the core?
Creative placemaking
(integrates arts, culture, and design efforts to strengthen communities)
What are fire ratings based on?
-distance to the nearest fire station
-availability of water to service a fire.
What does the APA mean when it refers to “Great Streets”?
Streets designated by APA as part of the Great Places in America program.
(-Great Streets are a Great Place in America designated by APA.
-Factors considered in an APA Great Street designation include street character, landscaping, green infrastructure, etc.)
What is The Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook?
Guide created by APA to encourage states to revise their standard state zoning enabling acts
When developing a county-wide disaster mitigation plan, which body is likely to advise on this plan?
County Board of Commissioners
What are the required principles of sustainability according to the APA’s Sustaining Places initiative?
-Harmony with Nature
-Healthy Community
-Interwoven Equity
MPOs and regional planning organizations are sometimes accused of prioritizing {blank} at the expense of transit or other options.
highway-building
What is WalkScore?
-Internet based large-scale, public access walkability index
-Assigns a numerical walkability score to any address in the United States.
What is a capital improvements program (CIP)?
-five to seven year plan for planning and funding public facilities and infrastructure.
-includes construction of new facilities and rehabilitation or replacement of existing facilities
What is concurrency?
Relationship between growth in a community and timing of capital investments
What planning activity is concurrency a key element of ?
CIP
Which of the following elements would likely NOT be included in the comprehensive plan?
a. Land use
b. Housing conditions
c. Transportation and circulation
d. Zoning
d. Zoning
(although it is ideally in conformance with the plan, it is usually not included as part of it)
What is a concurrency requirement?
Development cannot occur until capital improvements are in place.
What is Connectivity?
relative degree of connectedness
within a transportation network.
What does a low connectivity index indicate?
-not many short links
-few intersections
-many dead-ends
The city wants to determine the cost of providing service to a new development. What type of analysis would be the most appropriate method to use?
fiscal impact analysis
What is a Fiscal impact analysis?
calculates:
-total cost to the city of new development
AND
-tax revenue that is generated from the development.
What is the primary purpose of a fiscal impact analysis?
determine if a project will generate sufficient revenue to defray necessary public service costs
What is Miami 21?
a form based code
(guided by the tenants of Smart Growth and New Urbanism)
For driverless cars to become a reality, cities will need to upgrade their traffic infrastructure ensuring the use of {blank} for traffic control devices to communicate with driverless vehicles.
the Internet of Things
What should a growth management program include?
-Growth policy
-Financing Plan
-Public investment programs
What is the Proportional Valuation Method?
-A fiscal analysis that estimates the average costs of a proposed new development
-Examines increases in community revenues and expenditures related to development.
What is one of the most effective ways to encourage redevelopment?
Reducing the minimum parking requirement
What are Third Places?
-social spaces
-between where people live (the first place) and where people work (the second place).
-can include parks, cafes, museums etc.
A capital improvement budget includes those facilities that are planned for construction in which of the following time spans?
1 year
(the budget applies to the first year of the capital plan)
Transportation demand management or TDM focuses on understanding how people make their transportation decisions and helping people use {blank} for transit, ridesharing, walking, and biking.
existing infrastructure
An impact fee should be based on a {blank} demonstrating how the fee is proportionately related to the impact of the development.
rational nexus
Scenario
-you are developing a subarea plan
-you’re considering how to create an appropriate mix of land uses that would result in appropriate movement across the subarea.
-need to understand how many vehicles will travel from one particular place to another place.
What is this called?
Trip distribution
What is trip distribution?
number of trips originating and ending at place to place.
What type of implementation is dicsussed in PAS Report 578: Sustaining Places, Best Practices for Comprehensive Plans?
Accountable Implementation
