Fundamental Planning Knowledge Flashcards
Which City passed the first land use zoning restrictions?
San Francisco, 1867
First major American city to apply City Beautiful principles?
San Francisco, 1906
First town planning board was created in?
Hartford, Connecticut, 1907
First city to adopt the first comprehensive zoning code?
NYC in 1916, written by Edward Bassett
First Regional Planning Commission?
Los Angeles County, 1922
First major US city to adopt a comprehensive plan?
City of Cincinnati, in 1925. By Alfred Bettman and Ladislas Segoe
US Department releases this act in 1928 under secretary Herbert Hoover
Standard City Planning Enabling Act
Where was the first Federally supported housing project, and where was the first to be occupied?
Cleveland was the first project, 1934. Atlanta was first occupied project.
First state to introduce statewide zoning?
Hawaii, 1961
Urbanized Area
Urban nucleus of 50,000 or more people. In general, they must have a core with a population density of 1,000 persons per square mile and may contain adjoining territory with at least 500 persons per square mile.
Urban Cluster
At least 2,500 but less than 50,000 persons and a population density of 1,000 persons per square mile.
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
Total Metro population of at least 100,000 and either one city with 50,000 inhabitants or an urbanized area of 50,000 inhabitants.
Micropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
Between 10,000 and 50,000. Includes counties with a high degree of social and economic integration as measured by commuting.
Census Designated Places (CDP)
Equivalent of an incorporated place for data purposes. This is for settled concentrations of population that are not incorporated.
Core Based Statistical Area
Core area with at least 10,000 people that when combined with other adjacent communities is socially and economically integrated.
