| Question |
Answer |
| When & where was the 1st National Convention of Planning | 1909 in Washington, DC |
| What was the Inland Waterway Commission? Founder? Year? | Federal commission to encourage multipurpose planning in waterway development: Navigation power, irragation, flood control, water supply. Pres Roosevelt in 1907. |
| What did the "White City" bring about? What is its significance? | The Chicago Plan of 1909. It was the first long range comprehensive plan for the orderly development of an American City. |
| What was the "Antiquities Act of 1906" | The 1st law to institute federal protection for preserving archealogical sites. |
| What was the "Public Lands Commission"? Who appointed it? Year? | In 1903, the Public Lands Commission was appointed by Pres Theodore Roosevelt to propose rules for the orderly development & managment of land. |
| When was the original Garden City constructed? Where? | Letchworth, England, 1903 |
| What is significant about the NY State Tenement House Law? Who led its passage? Year? | It established the basis for the revision of NYV codes that outlawed tenements such as the "dumbell" style. Lawerence Veeler in 1901 |
| What was the "NY Committee on Congestion of Population"? Who led it? Year? | A committee established in NY to decentralize the population. Founded in 1907 by Benjamin Marsh. |
| What was the country's first local civil center plan? Year? Who developed it? | In 1903 Daniel Burnham, John Carrere, and Arnold Brunner developed the first local civic center plan in Cleveland. |
| Where was the first town planning board created? Year? | Harford, Ct in 1907 |
| What was the first major city to apply the City Beautiful Principles? Year? Developer? | San Francisco in 1906. The plans were developed by Daniel Burnham. |
| When was "Garden Cities of To-morrow" Published? Author? | 1902 by Ebenezer Howard |
| What was the "US Reclamation Act" | A 1902 federal legislation which allowed the proceeds of public land sales to be used to build water storage and irragation systems. |
| When was the National Park Service Established? What was its charge? | The NPS was established in 1916 to conserve and preserve resources of special value. |
| What major transportation resource was completed in 1914? Why is it significant? | The Panama Canal created a shipping channel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |
| When was the "US Housing Corp & Emergency Fleet Corp" established? What did it do? | Established in 1918 the US Housing Corp & Emergency Fleet Corp helped build housing for WWI workers. It influenced early public housing efforts. |
| What was the first major textbook on city planning? When was it written? | "Carrying out the City Plan" written by Flavel Shurtleff" in 1914 |
| What is the importance of the "Principle of Scientific Management"? Who wrote it? When? | It spearheaded the effeciency movement in city government. It was written by Frederick Winslow Taylor in 1911. |
| What was the predecessor to the American Institute of Planners? Year was it established? 1st President? | American City Planning Institute established in 1917 led by Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. |
| What is the significance of the American City Planning Institute? | It was the first professional organization of planners led by Frederick Law Olmstead,Jr.. |
| Who passes the nation's 1st comprehensive zoning law? When? Who led the effort? | NYC Board of Estimates in 1916 under the leadership of George McAneny & Edward Basset. |
| When was the first enabling legislation created? Where? | 1909 in Wisconsin |
| What was the first city to use land use zoning to guide development? Year | Los Angeles in 1909 |
| What was the first city to hire a full time employee for the planning commission? Who did they hire? Year? | Newark, NJ hired Harland Bartholomew in 1914 |
| What city adoped the first comprehensive zoning code? Who wrote it? Year? | New York City adopted the first comprehensive zoning code in 1916. It was written by Edward Bassett. |
| What was one of the pioneering books about regional planning? Year? | "Cities in Evolution" by the Father of Regional Planning, Patrick Geddess, written in 1915. |
| What early book about planning was adopted for grade school classrooms? Year? | "Wacker's Manual of the Plan of Chicago" written by Water Moody in 1914. |
| What early planning book was written by Nelson Lewis? Year? | "Planning of a Modern City" in 1916 |
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