City Planning Firsts Flashcards
This city was the first to pass land use zoning restrictions on the location of noxious uses (laundries) in 1867.
San Francisco, CA
This city created the first local civic center plan in the U.S. (Daniel Burnham, JOhn Carrere, and Arnold Brunner) in 1903.
Cleveland, OH
This city was the first major American city to apply City Beautiful principles by using a plan developed by Daniel Burnham in 1906.
San Francisco, CA
The first town planning board was created in this city in 1907.
Hartford, CT
What year did Daniel Burham create the first metropolitan regional plan for Chicago, IL?
1909
What year did Wisconsin pass the first state enabling legislation?
1909
What year was Los Angeles, CA the first city to use land use zoning to guide development?
1909
In 1914 this city hired the first full-time city planning commission employee (Harland Bartholomew).
Newark, NJ
What year did NYC adopt the first comprehensive zoning code (Edward Basset)
1916
In 1922, which region formed the first regional planning commission?
Los Angles County
Which year did Secretary Herbert Hoover (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) issue the Standard State Zoning Enabling Act
1924
In 1925, this was the first major city to adopt a comprehensive plan (Alfred Bettman and Ladislas Sego).
Cincinnati, OH
Which year did Secretary Herbert Hoover (U.S> Dept. of Commerce) release the Standard City Planning Enabling Act?
1928
When was the first U.S. National Planning Board created, renamed to National Planning Board, and abolished?
1933 and 1943
Where was the first federally supported public housing constructed in 1934?
Cleveland, OH
