QUERRIES Flashcards
enterprise fund
an account that manages the revenues and expenditures of a self-sufficient activity such as a minor league baseball park, parking garage, or zoo.
Pro Bono Planning
solutions are planning for undeserving people free of charge with no strings attached.
triple-bottom-line outcomes in projects:
Environment, Equity, Economy
It is also referred to by the “three Ps”: profit, people, and planet.
What Does RFP Mean?
A request for proposal (RFP)
The four recommended environmental justice policies are
encourage triple-bottom-line outcomes; give deference to local knowledge; encourage collaborative problem-solving; organize and support pro-bono planning efforts.
Process Evaluation:
Process evaluations are done at the beginning and throughout the engagement process.
Outcome Evaluation:
To what extent are people in the community engaged?
Impact Evaluation:
To what extent can community change be attributed to community engagement?
Form-based zoning
an approach to zoning that emphasizes built form over land use.
prioritizes mitigating the potential negative effects of new land uses or development.
Transect-based codes
like all FBCs, address homogeneity by aiming for a much greater diversity of land uses within a smaller number of zones.
Form-based code
regulating land development to achieve a specific urban form. Form-Based Codes foster predictable built results and a high-quality public realm by using the physical form as the organizing principle.
Delphi Technique
a process used to attain a consensus from a group of experts.. replaces direct confrontation and debate with a carefully planned, orderly program of sequential discussions.
PERT
(Project, Evaluation Review Technique) a project management technique for determining how much time a project needs before it is completed. Each activity is assigned a best, worst, and most probable completion time estimate. e.g through questionnaires, Surveys
Fishbowl method
a strategy for organizing medium- to large-group discussions
Dillon’s Rule
Local governments are not provided with authority absent an express delegation of power from the state.
Home rule
the authority to pass regulations without express authorization from the state.
Economic base analysis
looks at basic and non-basic economic activities. Basic activities are those that can be exported, such as automotive manufacturing.
Shift-share analysis
provides information on the region’s share of employment in an industry compared to the national share.
About ______percent of the electricity used in the country goes toward heating, cooling, and lighting buildings
75 percent
_________provides governments with the power to take private land for public use with fair compensation
Eminent domain
Crowd-sourced financing
Crowdfunding is when a “crowd” funds a project or business, rather than one or two major investors. There are four different types of crowdfunding: rewards, donation, debt and equity.
Revenue Bond
a special type of municipal bond distinguished by its guarantee of repayment solely from revenues generated by a specified revenue-generating entity associated with the purpose of the bonds, rather than from a tax.
General obligation bond
General obligation bonds are government-issued bonds that are repaid from state or local general funds or a dedicated tax.
G.I. Bill, which passed in 1944
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (better known as the G.I. Bill) provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s) as well as one year of unemployment compensation. It also provided loans for returning veterans to buy homes and start businesses.
Gross export product
an estimation of the value added, by an economy, in producing goods and services for export.
Gross development product
measures the monetary value of final goods and services produced in a country in a given period of time (say a quarter or a year).
Gross national product
the market value of all the products and services produced in one year by labor and property supplied by the citizens of a country. Unlike gross domestic product (GDP), which defines production based on the geographical location of production, GNP allocates production based on location of ownership.
According to the 2010 Census,____of residential units are owner occupied.
65%
According to the Manufactured Housing Institute,___of new manufactured homes are placed on private property and___are placed in manufactured home communities.
63%, 37%
Generations years?
Location Quotient vs Shift Share analysis
A location quotient (LQ) is an analytical statistic that measures a region’s industrial specialization relative to a larger geographic unit (usually the nation).
A shift-share analysis determines what portions of regional economic growth or decline can be attributed to national and regional economic and industry factors. The analysis helps identify industries where a regional economy has competitive advantages over the larger economy.
Census Tract vs Census Blocks
Census Tract
Census tract typically has a population between 2,000 and 8,000 people.
It is the smallest area where all information is released.
Census Block
Census block is the smallest level at which the Census data is collected. There are typically
400 housing units per block.
Fiscal impact analysis (Cost-Revenue Analysis) vs Cost-benefit analysis
The purpose of fiscal impact analysis is to estimate the impact of a development or a land use change or a plan on the costs and revenues of governmental units serving the development.
A fiscal impact analysis would involve looking at
A city’s property tax rate
The average cost of educating a child in the local school system
The average cost per square foot of constructing a public building
Note that a fiscal impact analysis is different from an economic impact analysis, which focuses on the cash flow to the private sector (measured in income, jobs, output, indirect impacts, etc.).
Cost-benefit analysis is a quantified comparison of costs and benefits generally expressed in monetary or numerical terms. The actual and hidden costs of a proposed project are measured against the benefits to be received from the project.
Exaction, Concurrency, Moratoriums, fees in lieu (Instead of), Impact fees
Exaction, Concurrency, Moratoriums, fees in lieu (Instead of), Impact fees
Greenbelt cities
Greenbelt, Maryland
Greenhills, Ohio
Greendale, Wisconsin
(Lot, block, subdivision, plat, parcel, tract) of land
What is a Preliminary Plat, Replat, and amendment plat according to the AICP?
Grandfather clause
a provision in a zoning ordinance that allows existing structures or uses to continue even after the ordinance is adopted.
Non-conforming use
A property use that existed prior to the adoption of district regulations and is allowed to continue under the “grandfather clause.
Vested Rights
the legal rights of a property owner to continue with a particular land use or development project despite subsequent changes in zoning or land use regulations.
Amortization
This regulation allows for a phased-out period during which nonconforming uses or structures can continue to operate or exist, but with a specified deadline for eventual compliance with the zoning ordinance.
Moratorium
temporary suspension or halt on certain activities or actions, typically imposed by a government or regulatory authority.
Variance
Property owners can seek a variance, which is a discretionary exemption from certain zoning requirements due to unique circumstances or hardships.
Plebiscite
A plebiscite is a direct vote by the electorate on a particular issue or question. It is a form of direct democracy, in which the people vote directly on a proposed law or policy, rather than through their elected representatives.
Canvassing
the act of going door-to-door to talk to voters about a particular issue or candidate.
A roadway connectivity index
Refers to the density of connections in a road network and the directness of links.
A high ratio in a roadway connectivity index indicates that there are many possible routes between two points, while a low ratio indicates that there are few possible routes.
Consensus building
Collaborative problem solving or collaboration)
Coupon rate
The coupon rate is the rate of interest for bonds, notes, and other securities.
Inverse condemnation
a legal action that allows a property owner to sue the government for taking their property without just compensation.
Telecommuting/ Remote work/ Telework
refers to a work arrangement in which employees perform their job duties from a location outside of the traditional office environment.
his can be done from home, a co-working space, or any other location with an internet connection.
