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PLANNING LIKE A BOSS > The Tricky Ones > Flashcards

The Tricky Ones Flashcards

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Drucker the Trucker

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Management by Objectives:

Transparency, Agreement and Understanding of Objectives between all parties

Peter Drucker 1954:
The practice of management

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Simon Says: Be Rational!

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Satisficing:

Look through alternatives

Make decision that’s good enough, satisfactory
i.e. acceptable threshold

Herbert Simon 1956
Rational Choice Theory

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you need 20/20 Vision to look ahead and see everything

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Comprehensive Plan:

Longtime, about 20 years, one generation ahead

Like the name, It’s everything!:

future land uses for entire planning jurisdiction

Work with Local Government

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Descriptive vs. Predictive Policy Analysis

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Descriptive: What is

Predictive What will be

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Descriptive Policy Analysis

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What is: describe policy after the fact:

Define Problem

Set eval criteria

Identify Alternatives

Evaluate Alternatives

Display and distinguish alternative policies

Monitor it, yo.

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Check the Big 3 to know what it’s gonna Be

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Predictive Policy Analysis:
three data sources to help guide implementation of project future states:

Census

Bureau of Data Analysis

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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3 components of Traffic Analysis

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ZONE

IMPACT

DEMAND FORECASTING

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Traffic Analysis Zone
TAZ

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Tazmanian Devil, the devil is in the details:

WHAT:
area delineated by state/local agencies

-based on census blocks and tracts

-delineated by roadways / geographical areas

-Identified by number under 3000 people

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Traffic Impact Analysis:
Overview

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How a development will affect community’s transportation network

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Traffic Impact Analysis:
Goals

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Forecast Additional Traffic

Determine Improvements

Assist Communities in land use decisions

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Traffic Impact Analysis:
Considerations for Large Communities

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Community determines appropriate mixes of transportation modes

*including public transit

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Let’s travel to Grandma’s House [GDMA]

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Travel Demand Forecasting:

Generation

Distribution

Mode Split

Assignment

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Travel Demand Forecasting:
Trip Generation

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Estimate of Number of trips

*categorized by trips generated by different types of land use

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Travel Demand Forecasting:
Trip Distribution

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Estimate of where the generated trips will go

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Travel Demand Forecasting:
Mode Split

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Estimate of which trips will use cars vs other

-e.g. transit, bike, walking

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Travel Demand Forecasting:
Trip Assignment

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[aka Network Assignment]

Assigns trips by each mode to the roadway network

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Metropolitan Planning Organization [MPO]:
Overview

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1962 Highway Act

Federal Agency for areas of 50,000+ population

Governed by local board of elected representatives

3-C Planning Process

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Metropolitan Planning Organization [MPO]:

Name the 3-C’s of Planning

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Continuing

Cooperative

Comprehensive

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MPO 3-C’s:
Continuing

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Maintains plans ongoing for short- and long-term vision for region

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MPO 3-C’s:
Cooperative

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Wide Range Public Engagement

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MPO 3-C’s:
Comprehensive

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Covers all transportation nodes consistent with regional and land use

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MPO:
Title VI & Environmental Justice

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Federal protection for minorities, low-SES, no exclusions

*Air Quality rules

-bike planning
-regional coordination

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NEPA 1969:

What is it and why is it important?

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National Environmental Policy Act

Established requirement for projects to have environmental impact analysis

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Economic Analysis
What’s the Scheeeeme?
S.C.E.E.E.M

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standing

cost benefit

externality

elasticity

marginal analysis

equity and sustainability

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Economic Analysis:
Standing

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Who has the right to be included?

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Economic Analysis:
Externality

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How certain groups will be affected

both positively and negatively

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Economic Analysis:
Elasticity

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speculation

e.g. evaluation the price of municipal water in order to conserve water

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Economic Analysis:
Marginal Analysis

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Cost of incremental unit

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Environmental Impact Statement [EIS]:
5 Questions

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Impact of Proposed Action

Adverse impacts that can’t be avoided

Reasonable Alternatives

Irreversible Commitments or Resources

Relationship between short-term use and maintenance & enhancement of long-term productivity

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