City Planning Firsts Flashcards
Which city passed the first land use zoning restriction on the location of noxious uses and when?
1867 - San Francisco
Which city created the first local civic center plan in the United States? And who was responsible for that plan?
1903- Cleveland - Burnham, Carrere, Brunner
Which city was the first major American city to apply City Beautiful principles?
San Francisco in 1906 - the plan was developed by Burnham
When and where was the first town planning board created?
1907 in Hartford, Connecticut
When was the first metropolitan regional plan created and who was it for?
Chicago in 1909, created by Daniel Burnham
Which state was the first to pass enabling legislation?
Wisconsin
What city was the first to use land use zoning to guide development?
Los Angeles
Who was the first full time employee for a city planning commission and where was he hired for?
1914 - Newark, New Jersey, Harland Bartholomew who became one of the most famous planning consultants
When did New York City adopt the first comprehensive zoning code? It was written by Edward Bassett
1916
When did Los Angeles County form the first regional planning commission?
1922
When and Who issued the Standard State Zoning Enabling Act?
Secretary Herbert Hoover of the US Department of Commerce in 1924
Which city was the first major US City to adopt a comprehensive plan produced by Bettman ad Segoe?
- City of Cincinnati
When and who released the Standard City Planning Enabling Act?
1925 = US Department of Commerce - Secretary Herbert Hoover
When was the first US National Planning Board created and what was it later renamed to? When was it abolished?
1933 - National Resources Planning Board - it was abolished in 1943 (ten years later)
When and where was the first FEDERALLY supported public housing structure constructed?
1934 in Cleveland
