PP Exam 8 Flashcards
Who wrote “The Intelligence of Democracy (1965)”?
A)
Alan Altshuler
B)
T.J. Kent
C)
Kevin Lynch
D)
Charles Lindblom
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D(Charles Lindblom).
In this book, Lindblom writes against the basic assumption that central control is necessary in a democracy.
Source: “Study Guide Comprehensive Planning Examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners” Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, “Planning History Summary” by John M. Janson, AICP, PDO, Utah Chapter, APA, West Valley City, UT., page 80.
The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago….
1)commemorated the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the new world
2)started the New Urbanist movement
3)jump started the urban planning profession
4)ran for six months and attracted 27,539,000 visitors–almost half of the total number of people then living in the United States
A)
1,3
B)
1,2,3
C)
1,3,4
D)
All of the above
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C(1,3,4).
The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago commemorated the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World. It was a source of the City Beautiful Movement and of the urban planning profession. Source:www.planning.org
Which of the following techniques is a means of forecasting future population?
I. Building Permits Issued
II. Cohort Survival
III. Symptomatic Method
IV. New Electric Hookups
A)
II
B)
II & III
C)
I, III, & IV
D)
All of the above
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A(II).
Building permits and electric meters are both examples of symptomatic methods to estimate current population, not forecast future population. The cohort survival method ages population, estimates the number of births and deaths, and projects a future population. This method is made more accurate by including in and out migration. It is important you are able to distinguish between estimating current population and forecasting future population.
This agreement began on January 1, 1994, with the intention of fostering trade and investment.
A)
NEFTA
B)
NAFTA
C)
China Agreement
D)
The International shipping and transportation Agreement
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B(NAFTA).
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) among U.S., Canada and Mexico begins on January 1, 1994, its purpose is to foster trade and investment among the three nations by removing or lowering non-tariff as well as tariff barriers.
Source: www.planning.org
A package sewage treatment plant can be described as which of the following?
A)
sewage plants that are connected to the main municipal sewage line
B)
A sewage treatment plant that is large scale in size and amount of sewage treated
C)
small scale, often prefabricated, secondary treatment facilities
D)
None of the above
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C(small scale, often prefabricated, secondary treatment facilities).
Package Sewage Treatment Plants are small scale, mostly pre-fabricated, secondary treatment facilities and are used in areas not connected to mains sewers such as small townships. With stricter wastewater standards being introduced, most regional and national authorities will not permit a septic tank system for more than a single dwelling. Source: “Study Guide Comprehensive Planning Examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners” Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, “Development Regulations” by Teresa Wilkinson, AICP, Gretna, LA, page 148.
According to the National Association of Home Builders a new home in the US is, on average ____ percent larger than it was 30 years ago.
A)
25
B)
50
C)
75
D)
10
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B(50).
Source, APA Planning Magazine June 2001, “Love Me, Love My Garage “ by Ruth Eckdish Knack, AICP, page 17. A new house in the US is on average 50% bigger than it was 30 years ago (NAHB).
What is a definition for an infill site?
A)
Vacant or underutilized lots of land without access to existing utilities
B)
A vacant site that does not have street frontage
C)
Vacant or underutilized lots of land, served by existing utilities
D)
A site that is ripe for development from a market perspective
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C(Vacant or underutilized lots of land, served by existing utilities ).
Infill areas can be defined as vacant or underutilized lots of land, served by existing utilities (roads, power lines, sewer and water, etc…). Building on an infill site can effectively conserve resources (e.g., infrastructure) and preserve open space
Source: http://www.nahbrc.org
What year was the Standard State Zoning Enabling Act FIRST printed?
A)
1926
B)
1924
C)
1901
D)
1973
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B(1924).
The Standard State Zoning Enabling Act was drafted in 1922, with its first printing in 1924, and later re-circulated with revisions in 1926.
“The Standard State Zoning Enabling Act was drafted by a group of planning lawyers headed by Edward Basset, who had also developed the zoning code for New York City. The Act was published and distributed as an information piece by the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1924 and again, in slightly revised form, in 1926. All fifty states ultimately adopted the model zoning act in basically its original form, which is remarkable record for any model law. It remains in effect in the same form in all but half a dozen states, and even those that have changed the law have retained many key elements of the original.”
So, Frank and Getzels, Judith. The Practice of Local Government Planning, 2nd Edition. International City/County Management Association (ICMA). 1988. Page 252.
Which budgeting technique has been used for over fifty years and has stand-alone packages or programs?
A)
CIP
B)
PPBS
C)
Capital Budgeting
D)
PM
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C(Capital Budgeting).
Capital budgeting has been used for over fifty years and uses more sophisticated analysis techniques in the recent years. It has stand-alone packages or programs. Each package describes the what, the cost, who will benefit, and any possible alternatives. The projects can be ranked quickly and objectively. Source: “Study Guide Comprehensive Planning Examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners” Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, “Budgeting” by Dale F. Bertsch, AICP, Department of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1989 Department of City and Regional Planning, pages 199-205.
A Budget can be defined as which of the following?
A)
a means of allocating resources and creating priorities while defining competing interests and making choices between them
B)
a means of allocating resources and creating priorities while defining complimenting interests and making choices between them
C)
a means of allocating resources and removing priorities while defining competing interests and making choices between them
D)
a means of allocating resources
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A(a means of allocating resources and creating priorities while defining competing interests and making choices between them).
Budgeting can be defined as “a means of allocating resources and creating priorities while defining competing interests and making choices between them, as part of setting government policy on a variety of public issues.” Source: “Study Guide Comprehensive Planning Examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners” Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, “Budgeting” by Dale F. Bertsch, AICP, Department of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1989 Department of City and Regional Planning, pages 199-205.
According to Terry Clark, AICP,PMP, how should a project manager spend his/her time?
A)
Initiating 5%, Planning 35%, Executing 25%, Controlling 25%, Closing 10%
B)
Initiating 15%, Planning 25%, Executing 25%, Controlling 25%, Closing 10%
C)
Initiating 5%, Planning 25%, Executing 35%, Controlling 25%, Closing 10%
D)
Initiating 5%, Planning 35%, Executing 35%, Controlling 15%, Closing 10%
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A(Initiating 5%, Planning 35%, Executing 25%, Controlling 25%, Closing 10%).
In Clark’s book entitled, “Project Management for Planners: A Practical Guide”, he talks about how a project manager should spend his/her time. Initiating 5%, Planning 35%, Executing 25%, Controlling 25%, Closing 10%
Source: “Project Management for Planners: A Practical Guide”, by Terry A. Clark, AICP, PMP, APA Planners Press, Chicago, IL, 2002, pages 27-18.
Of the top ten cities in the US, which had the largest percentage of population growth from 1990-2000?
A)
Phoenix, Ariz.
B)
New York, N.Y.
C)
Houston, Tex.
D)
San Antonio, Tex.
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A(Phoenix, Ariz.).
Phoenix, Ariz. had a 2000 census population of 1,321,045, and a 1990 census population of 983,403. An increase in population of 337,642, or 34.3%. It moved from 10 on the list in 1990 to 6 in 2000. Source: http://www.infoplease.com
Who wrote “Image of the City”?
A)
Jane Jacobs
B)
Kevin Lynch
C)
Clarence Perry
D)
T.J. Kent
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B(Kevin Lynch).
In 1960, “Image of the City” was written by Kevin Lynch. In the book, he defines basic elements of the city’s “imageability” (paths, nodes, edges, etc.)
The Standard City Planning Enabling Act was issued in which of the following years?
A)
1938
B)
1946
C)
1928
D)
1926
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C(1928).
In 1928, under Herbert Hoover, the US Department of Commerce issued the Standard City Planning Enabling Act.
Which of these cities is known for its greenways and interconnected trails and in January 2003 had approximately 400 miles of interconnected trails.
A)
Jacksonville
B)
Denver
C)
Buffalo
D)
Nashville
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B(Denver).
In January 2003, Metro Denver had well over 400 miles of interconnected trails and greenways and many thousands of acres of protected open space and the system continues to grow.
The term greenway was popularly used by William H. Whyte in the late 1960’s.
Greenway can be defined as a major multiuse urban corridor.
The author of the Planning Magazine article, Mr. Robert Searns, says that the greenway concept was probably first applied in Denver, Colorado.
Source: APA Planning Magazine, January 2003, “Happy Trails”, by Robert M. Searns, AICP, page 36.
W.O.T.S stands for….
A)
Where, Opportunities, Trends, Slowdowns
B)
When, Opportunities, Threats, Strategies
C)
Who, Opportunities, Threats, Supporters
D)
Weakness, Opportunities, Threats, Strengths
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D(Weakness, Opportunities, Threats, Strengths).
Within the Strategic Plan process, there is the identification of W.O.T.S (Weakness, Opportunities, Threats, Strengths). Source: “Study Guide Comprehensive Planning Examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners” Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, “Strategic Planning Process” by Ben Orsbon, AICP, South Dakota Department of Transportation, Pierre, SD. Page 64. And, Source: “Strategic Planning: What Every Manager Must Know” by George Steiner, The Free Press, 1979.
What was published in 1909?
A)
Standard State Zoning Enabling Act
B)
Cleveland Group Plan
C)
New York’s first comprehensive zoning ordinance
D)
Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago
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D(Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago ).
1909 - Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago was published. First metropolitan plan in the U.S. (Key figures: Frederick A. Delano, Charles Wacker, Charles Dyer Norton.) Source:www.planning.org
Regarding specific ethical issues, what forms of communication are appropriate with the Executive Director?
a) Letter
b) Telephone
c) E-mail
A)
a and b
B)
a and c
C)
None of the above
D)
All of the above
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A(a and b).
It is recommended that all communications regarding specific ethical situations should occur in either letter or telephone communications with the Executive Director. It is also recommended that email communication is not to be used.
Source: www.planning.org
The Community Reinvestment Act is more commonly known to planners more familiar with the legislation as which of the following:
A)
The “Act”
B)
Legislation 112b
C)
The CRA
D)
None of the Above
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C(The CRA).
The CRA is the acronym often used for the Community Reinvestment Act - Source, APA Planning Magazine, “Promises Made, Promises Kept” by Julie Bennett, pages 4-9. A more detailed summary of the APA article can be found in the “Other Resources” section of the site.
Which is NOT true….
1) approximately 56 million acres of land are held in trust for Native American tribes and individuals
2) There are approximately 95 Federally recognized tribes
3) for reservations not on trust land, the Secretary of the Interior serves as trustee
A)
1
B)
2
C)
3
D)
All of the above
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B(2).
There are more than 562 Federally recognized Tribes in the United States, including 223 village groups in Alaska. “Federally recognized” means these tribes and groups have a special and legal relationship with the U.S. government. This relationship is referred to as a government-to-government relationship.
Source:http://www.lvccld.org
According to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); which is responsible for the administration and management of 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. The BIA says that there are 562 federal recognized tribal governments in the United States.
Source:http://endangered.fws.gov
What type of washing machine that is front loading, common in Europe, and uses less energy and water.
A)
Tumble
B)
H-axis
C)
D-axis
D)
Rambler
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B(H-axis).
An H-axis Washing Machine is a front loading washing machine, long common in Europe but not in the US, and uses a tumble action washing method. These machines have been shown to use much less energy and water, and are reported to cause less wear and tear on clothes. Source:http://www.energyguide.com
According to the Federal Highway Administration’s “Concepts, Criteria, and Procedures”, urban collectors can be described as…
A)
providing less mobility and a moderate amount of land access, distributing travel to smaller areas, while interconnecting the major roads
B)
serving longer trips, carrying the highest traffic volumes, and a large percentage of the VMT on a minimum amount of mileage while providing minimal land access.
C)
providing both traffic circulation and land access with all land uses by collecting and distributing traffic to these geographic areas
D)
providing direct access to the adjacent land and access to the higher classified roads
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C(providing both traffic circulation and land access with all land uses by collecting and distributing traffic to these geographic areas ).
Urban Collectors can be described as providing both traffic circulation and land access with all land uses by collecting and distributing traffic to these geographic areas.
Source: “Study Guide, Comprehensive Planning Examination of the AICP”, Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, chapter entitled, “Transportation Planning” by Ben Orsbon, AICP, Pierre, SD., page 155.
Smart Growth Planning has which of the following as it’s goals?
A)
environmental protection
B)
social equity
C)
economic vitality
D)
All of the above
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D(All of the above).
Source, APA Journal, Summer 2002, “The New Regionalism” by Stephen Wheeler, page 269. By the mid 1990’s there was concern about growth management, and a national movement sometimes called “smart growth” had grown. This growth management effort raised questions of regional planning, since because there was an absence of regional coordination, initiatives by local jurisdictions could be undercut by neighboring communities.
PSD Standards deal with regulations to prevent the significant deterioration…..
A)
of very high quality plant life
B)
of very high quality airsheds
C)
of very high quality watersheds
D)
of very high quality endangered wildlife habitat
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B(of very high quality airsheds).
PSD Standards are air quality standards aimed at preventing the significant deterioration of existing high quality air by enforcing strict effluent controls on new polluters in the region. Source: Environmental Planning, by Steven Gordon, AICP, 1989, The Ohio State University.
The Housing Act of 1937 involved which of the following?
A)
tied slum clearance to public housing
B)
began providing federal housing subsidies
C)
began an interest subsidy program
D)
None of the above
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A(tied slum clearance to public housing ).
The 1937 U.S. Housing Act (Wagner-Steagall) set the stage for future government aid by appropriating $500 million in loans for low-cost housing. Tied slum clearance to public housing. Source: www.planning.org
Which of the following can be described as scientific measurements that track environmental conditions over time?
A)
Environmental Impact Statements
B)
Non-point pollutants
C)
Environmental indicators
D)
Environmental Assessment
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C(Environmental indicators ).
Environmental indicators are scientific measurements that track environmental conditions over time.
Indicators help measure the state of our air, water and land resources. They also measure the pressures on them, and the resulting effects on ecological and human health.
Indicators show our progress in making the air cleaner, the water purer, and in protecting our land. Source: http://www.epa.gov
What was the term used by Victor Gruen to describe shopping centers?
A)
Polycentric
B)
Uni-functional
C)
Anchors
D)
Big Box
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B(Uni-functional).
Victor Gruen stated that mixed-use centers should have the following objectives:
1) Reduced Travel times due to a strong “core” that will reduce the need for traveling.
2) Consistency with Market Trends that will be aided by population growth and congestion.
3) There should be more diversification of housing types and densities, opportunities for urbanity and self-sufficiency in mixed-use centers. We tend to see this in almost all regional development plans.
In “Centers for the Urban Environment”, Gruen criticized how shopping centers were being constructed. Gruen called them “uni-functional” centers. He stated that these centers should be anchored by a wide range of functions, not just shopping.
These are examples of “uni-functional” centers that Gruen argued would operate better as mixed-use centers: civic, performing arts, educational, and office centers. These centers typically have costly and complicated travel patterns, sterile environments, as well as unnecessary public and private financial burdens.
Gruen’s home of Vienna, Austria, has a UN facility that is an example of how NOT to build a strong core.
Source: Planning Magazine, June 2005, “ The Heart of the Matter” by Rodney E. Engelen, AICP.
What Supreme Court case dealt with the issue of eminent domain and its use for the property to be redeveloped for private use?
A)
Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon
B)
Hadacheck v. Sebastian
C)
Berman v. Parker
D)
Nectow v. City of Cambridge
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C(Berman v. Parker).
Berman v. Parker, 348 U.S. 26 (1954).
The federal District of Columbia Redevelopment Act (1945) created a program to redevelop substandard housing and blighted areas in Washington, D.C. The Act created the Redevelopment Land Agency. This Act had the power of eminent domain to acquire real property as part of the redevelopment program. Berman, the owner of a department store, argued that the government could not acquire his property through eminent domain because the property would be redeveloped for private use and therefore violate the requirement in the Takings Clause that any taking be for a public use. The Court held that the redevelopment of the District of Columbia was a public purpose for which the United States could properly exercise its power of eminent domain. The Court added that legislative declaration of the public interest is “well-nigh conclusive.” Source:http://www.communityrights.org
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit system does which of the following
A)
eases urban sprawl
B)
eases traffic congestion
C)
uses light rail
D)
All of the above
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D(All of the above ).
DART is the Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
This article discusses the use of Light Rail Lines throughout Dallas for public transit and to help ease sprawl and traffic congestion. In Dallas, property values around transit stations rose 25% since DART began in 1996.
The article also discusses other places where light rail is being used or planned to run, like Phoenix.
Regarding Phoenix, since the time of this Planning Magazing Article in 2000, in 2007 the METRO in Phoenix is nearing its opening day of December 2008. The METRO system is designed to integrate seamlessly with Valley Metro bus service and will share the same fare structure. An all-day pass is good for local bus and rail service. METRO is set to open in December 2008, bringing Valley residents a new way to get to work and play, and to connect to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
Source: APA Planning Magazine October 2000, “All Aboard” by Jane Holtz Kay, Page 14-19.
and regarding Phoenix METRO: http://www.valleymetro.org
According to the Highway Capacity Manual (1994), if a roadway has a “E” service level, which of the following would best describe it?
A)
stable flow, moderate delays, and the speed is determined by traffic
B)
unstable flow, near capacity, limited speed, and very long delays
C)
free flow, high operating speed with no delays
D)
very low speeds, frequent stoppages, volume is greater than capacity
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B(unstable flow, near capacity, limited speed, and very long delays).
Source: “Transportation Planning” by Ben Orsbon, AICP, Pierre, SD., page 156. See Figure 3, Roadway Level of Service Descriptions. Level E is unstable flow, near capacity, limited speed, and very long delays
UrbanSim can be described as which of the following?
A)
a new mode of transportation
B)
A new form of zoning
C)
a software-based simulation model for integrated planning and analysis of urban development
D)
a redevelopment technique for Brownfields
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C(a software-based simulation model for integrated planning and analysis of urban development ).
Source, APA Journal Summer 2002, Vol. 68, No. 3. “UrbanSim” by Paul Waddell, page 297. Metro areas are working hard to respond to federal mandates to link the planning of land use, environment, transportation, sprawl, citizen involvement, open space, affordable homes, and congestion. Older planning models used by most Metropolitan areas have difficulty addressing and measuring these issues. UrbanSim is a new model system that was developed to respond to these emerging requirements. UrbanSim has been used in three areas, including the one described in the article, Eugene-Springfield, Oregon.
Percolation Tests have which of the following conventional tests?
A)
Tile Field
B)
Sandmound
C)
Deep Trench
D)
All of the above
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D(All of the above).
There are three types of conventional percolation tests: Tile field, Deep trench, and Sandmound. A percolation test is a measure the rate clear water seeps into the soil from a standard test hole. The suitability of soil for the subsurface disposal of sewage is determined by its physical characteristics and percolation rates. Physical characteristics include percentage of rock, evidence of groundwater, and depth to rock and/or groundwater. Source: www.car.lib.md.us
Developer’s dedicating a certain amount of open space for the creation of park land in their new development is an example of what?
A)
Improvement Standards
B)
Exaction
C)
Growth Management Controls
D)
Recordation
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B(Exaction).
Exactions can be described as the subdivider’s financial responsibilities for public improvements associated with the development. Examples of exactions include land or cash-in-lieu dedications for park land and new schools. Source: “Study Guide Comprehensive Planning Examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners” Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, “Development Regulations” by Teresa Wilkinson, AICP, Gretna, LA, page 147.
Columbia, Maryland was designed by which of the following?
A)
Clarence Perry
B)
Fredrick Law Olmsted, Jr.
C)
James Rouse
D)
John D. Rockefeller
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C(James Rouse ).
Columbia now has more than 83,000 residents and 2,500 businesses and industries. After retiring from the Rouse Company in 1981, James Rouse devoted his time to the Enterprise Foundation, a nonprofit organization that has helped produce over 61,000 units of housing for the poor. Columbia, Maryland is situated about halfway between Washington and Baltimore, featuring some class integration and the neighborhood principle. Source: www.planning.org
What 2 country’s are the US’s largest trading partners?
1. Canada
2. Mexico
3. China
4. Russia
A)
1, 3
B)
1, 2
C)
3, 2
D)
2, 3
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B(1, 2).
Source, APA Planning Magazine February 2002, “New Roads to NAFTA”, by Ken Cottrill, page 32. LB Canada and Mexico are the U.S.’s largest trading partners. A business valued at about $653 billion in 2000.
This Supreme Court case upheld a zoning ordinance against allegations that the government took property in violation of the Due Process Clause where the ordinance reduced the value of the claimant’s land.
A)
Penn Coal v. Mahon
B)
Keystone Bituminous Coal Assoc. v. DeBenedictis
C)
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council
D)
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
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D(Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.).
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U.S. 365 (1926).
The Court upheld a zoning ordinance against allegations that the government confiscated property in violation of the Due Process Clause where the ordinance reduced the value of the claimant’s land by 75%. The landowner alleged that the ordinance effectively confiscated the property. The Penn Central Court cited this case for the proposition that diminution in value, by itself, cannot establish a taking.
Source:http://www.communityrights.org
This type of analysis evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a specific region’s industries.
A)
Cohort Survival
B)
Location Quotient
C)
Shift-share
D)
Localization Coefficient
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C(Shift-share).
Shift-Share analysis evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a specific region’s industries. It shows how well the region’s mix of industries are performing, and how well the region’s individual industries are performing. This analysis examines three components of regional employment growth (National growth, Industry Mix, and Competitiveness) between two periods of time.
These three components are added to obtain the total change in employment of a specific industry.
Source: “Study Guide Comprehensive Planning Examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners” Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, “Shift-Share Analysis” by Sharon Puryear, AICP, Greensboro, NC, pages 194-196.
The Census Survey of Construction shows that the average new home changed from 1,500 square feet in 1970, to _______ square feet in 2000.
A)
1,000
B)
1,750
C)
2,000
D)
2,266
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D(2,266).
Source, APA Planning Magazine May 2002, “Monster Houses? Yes” by Lang and Danielson, page 24. It is a trend that is occurring in every city throughout the United States. Homes are getting much larger than in the past. Look at typical “teardown” development in older parts of towns. These new homes are being built to the maximum size allowed.
What city had the first US Skyscraper build in 1885?
A)
New York, NY
B)
Boston, Mass
C)
Chicago, IL
D)
Philadelphia, Pa
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C(Chicago, IL).
According to www.infoplease.com, the first Skyscraper was in Chicago, Ill. in 1885.
Source:http://www.infoplease.com.
However, there have been many emails from Planning Prep members about this. Further research shows that some have broadened the “first” to be one of two, and another actually adds a possible third.
The following is a brief summary of our research:
Most narrow it down to two buildings - the Home Insurance Building built in Chicago and the Woolworth Building in New York. Some choose the Home Insurance building. Completed in 1885, it is only ten stories tall. There were several buildings in Chicago at the time that were taller, but the Home building was the first to employ what is considered the missing link between buildings that were merely tall, and skyscrapers that used the steel frame structure. The Woolworth Building, finished in 1913, was the first building to use all of the key technologies associated with modern skyscrapers. Source: www.highbeam.com.
And the third possible “first skyscraper” is:
The Wainright Building in St. Louis was designed by architect Louis Sullivan and was built in 1891. The building is located on 7th Street in Downtown St. Louis. Source: www.stlouis.about.com
What is the wettest City in the United States (measured rainfall)?
A)
San Francisco
B)
Seattle
C)
New Orleans
D)
Buffalo
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C(New Orleans).
Source, APA Planning Magazine February 2001, “Non-tourist’s Guide to New Orleans by Coleman Warner, pages 4-11. New Orleans is the wettest city in the U.S with an average annual rainfall of 58 inches, and the only city below sea level. In 1718, the first French Settlers began building a 3’ high levee, today there are more than 130 miles of levees.
Advantages of subdivision regulations include which of the following?
1)the control and process for subdividing
2)a way to ensure that developers design developments in a correct fashion
3)preservation of land records
4)letting the developer design neighborhoods freely on their own
A)
1,2
B)
1,2,3
C)
3,4
D)
4
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B(1,2,3).
Subdivision regulations control and record the process of subdividing land. A result of subdivision regulations is the preservation of land records by platting and mapping. Another result is that developers design and construct developments properly. Source: “Study Guide Comprehensive Planning Examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners” Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, “Development Regulations” by Teresa Wilkinson, AICP, Gretna, LA, page 147.
Jacob Riis wrote which of the following?
A)
Zoning
B)
Image of the City
C)
Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path of Real Reform
D)
How the Other Half Lives
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D(How the Other Half Lives ).
In 1890, “How the Other Half Lives”, by Jacob Riis, is published. This book is an important stimulus to housing and neighborhood reform. Source: www.planning.org
Adding 10,000 residents to the downtown area of Oakland is which of the following?
A)
10,000 Homes, for 10,000 people
B)
9,999 plus you, equals 10,000
C)
10K Initiative
D)
10,000 starts with 1
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C(10K Initiative ).
Source: APA Planning Magazine, “Oakland’s 10K Race for Downtown Housing” by Greenwood and Lane, August 2002, page 14. In 1999, Mayor Jerry Brown’s strategy called 10K initiative is to add 10,000 people living downtown. It means to increase the downtown population by 91%. Despite early successes it remains controversial. Who will live downtown? What kind of Housing? Will low income people be pushed out? Does housing really stimulate other development?
How many professional planners are on the winning team for the redevelopment design of the World Trade Center?
A)
None
B)
One
C)
Two
D)
Three
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B(One ).
Daniel Libeskind’s winning plan for the redevelopment plan of the World Trade Center in new York, was a collaboration with a planner from Philadelphia Gary Hack. He contributed a lot to the site’s street pattern. It was the only one of the seven teams that were 2002’s finalists vying for the design that included a professional planner.
One element of the plan calls for a “wedge of light” that will allow sunlight to shine on the public spaces for two hours each September 11, marking the time from when the first plane hit until the second tower collapsed.
Source: APA Planning Magazine, April 2003, “Up Close at the World Trade Center” by Ruth Eckdish Knack, AICP, page 11.
This is an underground bed or stratum of earth, gravel or porous stone that contains water.
A)
Reservoir
B)
Bog
C)
Aquifer
D)
Deep well
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C(Aquifer).
Aquifer: An underground bed or stratum of earth, gravel or porous stone that contains water. Source: http://www.epa.gov
In 1890, who wrote, “How the Other Half Lives”?
A)
John Wesley Powell
B)
Ebenezer Howard
C)
Jacob Riis
D)
Patrick Geddes
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C(Jacob Riis).
In 1890, How the Other Half Lives, by Jacob Riis, is published. It is an important stimulus to housing and neighborhood reform. Source:www.planning.org
United States adults average ____ minutes a day driving.
A)
10
B)
72
C)
30
D)
100
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B(72).
Source: APA Planning Magazine October 2001, “Above and Beyond: Fighting Small Town Sprawl” by Julie Campoli, Elizabeth Humstone, and Alex MacLean, pages 4-9. American adults average 72 minutes a day driving.
According to the US Census, a Metropolitan Statistical Area can be described as which of the following?
A)
adjacent communities have a low degree of economic and social integration with that core
B)
an MSA requires the presence of a city with 50,000 or less
C)
a geographic entity defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget for the use by federal statistical agencies that are based on the concept of a core area with a large population nucleus
D)
All of the above
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C(a geographic entity defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget for the use by federal statistical agencies that are based on the concept of a core area with a large population nucleus).
According to the US Census, a Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) can be defined as a geographic entity defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget for the use by federal statistical agencies. These are based on the concept of a core area with a large population nucleus. These adjacent communities have a high degree of economic and social integration with that core. Qualification of an MSA calls for the presence of a city with 50,000 or more, or the presence of an Urbanized Area (UA) and a total population of at least 100,000 (75,000 in New England). The county or counties containing the largest city and surrounding densely settled area are central counties of the MSA. Source:http://www.census.gov
What is the name given to those born between 1965 and 1980?
A)
Echo Boom
B)
Baby Boomers
C)
Generation X
D)
Generation Y
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C(Generation X ).
Generation X consists of persons born from 1965 until 1981. As a phrase, without the current meaning, the term was coined as the title of a 1964 pulp novel, and was picked up as the name of a punk rock band featuring the young Billy Idol. It was later popularized by Douglas Coupland in his book Generation X: Tales From An Accelerated Culture, who took it from a sociological text by Paul Fussell. William Strauss and Neil Howe in their book Generations called this generation the 13th Generation because the tag, like this generation, is a little Halloweenish, and it is the thirteenth to know the flag of the United States (counting back to the peers of Benjamin Franklin) and set its birth years at 1961 to 1981. Source: www.wikepedia.com
Effluent standards can be defined as which of the following?
A)
standards for air AND water quality relating to the quality of the receiving environment that is used to judge the overall improvements in the environmental quality
B)
standards are for WATER quality relating to the discharges into the environment from sources of pollution
C)
standards are for AIR quality relating to the discharges into the environment from specific industrial, municipal, and other sources of pollution
D)
None of the above
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B(standards are for WATER quality relating to the discharges into the environment from sources of pollution ).
Effluent standards are for WATER quality relating to the discharges into the environment from specific industrial, municipal, and other sources of pollution.
Source: Environmental-Expert.com
Each session, this question and its answers are discussed in depth by our members. We have decided to BOLD, the key words in the possible answers provided in order to get our members to focus on the key words, Air, Water, or Both.
In the book, “Quick Response Urban Travel Estimation Techniques and Transferable Parameters (1987)”, it shows that the average vehicle trip per unit is the highest for which of the following?
1)Duplexes and Townhomes
2)Apartments
3)Retirement Homes
4)Planned Unit Developments
A)
1
B)
2
C)
3
D)
4
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D(4).
Source: “Study Guide, Comprehensive Planning Examination of the AICP”, Published by Chapter Presidents Council American Planning Association, chapter entitled, “Transportation Planning” by Ben Orsbon, AICP, Pierre, SD., page 158, Figure 5, Average Vehicle Trip Rates.
In this question, the highest is for Planned Unit Developments. The average vehicle trip rate for Single Family Residential is 9.1 to 10.2,
Planned Unit Developments is 7.9,
Duplexes and Townhomes is 7.0,
Apartments is 6.0,
Condominiums is 5.9,
Mobile Homes is 5.5, and
Retirement Homes is 3.5.
Source: Quick Response Urban Travel Estimation Techniques and Transferable Parameters (1987)
Over the years many planningprep.com members have had issues with this question. One of the biggest concerns is the assumption that PUD’s mostly contain single-family homes (although that is never directly stated). The main point of this question is to understand that many argue (and agree) that single-family homes generate the most average vehicle trips per unit. This question does not provide this as a correct answer and therefore, you must choose the next best answer which, according to the book is Planned Unit Developments. When looking at the other choices provided, which are all Mult-family, this is the best answer provided.
Keystone Bituminous Coal Assoc. v. DeBenedictis, 480 U.S. 470 (1987) dealt with which of the following issues?
A)
The Court upheld a zoning ordinance against allegations that the government confiscated property in violation of the Due Process Clause
B)
government action designed to stop serious harm does not constitute a taking even where it destroys the value of property
C)
property may be regulated to a certain extent, however, if the regulation goes too far it will be recognized as a taking
D)
the police power is one of the most essential, and “least limitable,” powers of government.
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B(government action designed to stop serious harm does not constitute a taking even where it destroys the value of property ).
Keystone Bituminous Coal Assoc. v. DeBenedictis, 480 U.S. 470 (1987).
On facts similar to those in Mahon, the Court in Keystone rejected a facial takings challenge to the Pennsylvania Subsidence Act, which required that 50% of the coal beneath certain structures be kept in place to provide surface support. The Court reaffirmed Penn Central’s parcel-as-a-whole rule, rejecting the claim that the Act completely took 27 million tons of coal required to be left in the ground because that coal made up less than 2% of the total coal in the mines covered by the protections. In addition, the Court invoked the nuisance exception to conclude that government action designed to stop serious harm does not constitute a taking even where it destroys the value of property.
Source:http://www.communityrights.org
What is a definition for bedrock?
A)
rock usually underlying consolidated geologic materials
B)
solid or fractured rock usually underlying water
C)
solid or fractured rock usually underlying the capillary fringe
D)
rock usually underlying unconsolidated geologic materials
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D(rock usually underlying unconsolidated geologic materials ).
Bedrock can be defined as “solid or fractured rock usually underlying unconsolidated geologic materials; bedrock may be exposed at the land surface.”
Source: www.uwsp.edu
The term bedrock may be somewhat misleading, since in many locations, the bedrock may change over a short distance, or the technical bedrock may be a thin stratum overlying quite different rock.
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In North America, the benefits of what technology/practice are poorly understood. As a result, the market remains immature, despite the efforts of several industry leaders. This same technology/practice in Europe however, has become very well established.
A)
Green Roofs
B)
Transit Oriented Developments (TOD)
C)
New Town Planning
D)
Neo-Traditional Development
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A(Green Roofs).
A green roof is a roof of a building which is partially or completely covered with plants. It may be a tended roof garden or a more self-maintaining ecology like a living wall or breathing wall. An earth structure often has such a roof, as plants simply grow naturally over it, making a hill that is from some angles indistinguishable from a natural one.
According to Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (a network of public and private interests founded by Steven W. Peck based in Toronto):
“In North America, the benefits of green roof technologies are poorly understood and the market remains immature, despite the efforts of several industry leaders. In Europe however, these technologies have become very well established.”
Source: Wikipedia.org
