Current Planning Trends

Question 1

Miami 21

Answer 1

Miami 21 is a form based code guided by tenants of Smart Growth and New Urbanism

Question 2

Best technique for a safe routes to school planning process to engage parents and students

Answer 2

The walk around survey can be the best since you can either walk to residents homes or encourage people to walk the route to school with you to discuss key issues with students routes to school.

Direct interaction with parents is the best choice.

Question 3

Best option for shared services

Answer 3

Communities and schools
Have partnered to share school recreational facilities when school isn’t operating. This maximizing facility utilization and shares the cost.

Question 4

Vacant shopping center with 75000 sq ft

Answer 4

Grocery store would be the best option to go on here. The average size of grocery stores grew throughout the 2000s and by the end of the decade averaged approximately 48000 sq ft with 60000 stores becoming common integrating coffee service, pharmacy functions.

A restaurant would be much smaller around 5000 sq ft or smaller.

A department store is around 150000 square ft or more.

A discount store like Walmart is around 175000 sq ft.

Question 5

Oregon’s Measure 37

Answer 5

Where a land owner is to be compensated if the land regulation results in a devaluation of the property if they are the owner at the time the regulation was Put in place.