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show U.S. Supreme Court decided that the government can restrict land development to protect endangered species and their habitats, and it does not constitute a taking; Harm includes significant habitat modification or degradation that kills or injures wildlif  
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Palazzolo v. State of Rhode Island   show
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show 1,200  
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show 430 gallons  
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What is R-factor?   show
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show The treated wastewater discharged by sewage treatment plants  
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show Glacial deposit of rock and soil  
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show The study of the chemical, hydrological and biological aspects of lakes and ponds  
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Lacustrine   show
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Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)   show
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show Phosphorous  
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show Highly mobile organic compound such as petroleum, hydrocarbons, and solvents that readily evaporate  
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What land use maps are included in a comprehensive plan?   show
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show 1 Acre = 43,560 SF  
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What is a Hectare?   show
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How many feet in a mile?   show
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First zoning ordinance - when/where?   show
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show Yellowstone, 1872  
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show Florida, 1903  
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First Historic Preservation Commission?   show
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show Columbus, OH 1923  
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show Bronx River Parkway  
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show 1909, Washington DC  
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Who founded the American City Planning Institute, and when?   show
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When was APA/AICP founded (merging of AIP and ASPO)?   show
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show Myerson and Banfield  
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show Charles Lindblom; Ther Science of Muddling Through; response to rational planning model; acknowleges that changes are made in increments  
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show Sherry Arnstein (Ladder of Participation, 1969), Paul Davidoff (planners as advocates, not neutral technocrats)  
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show Columbian World Exposition (1893), Chicago Plan (1909); City beautiful; “Make no small plans”  
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Garden Cities   show
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show LeCorbusier, 1920s, Large scale grid of arterial streets, superblocks composed of high-rise towers and individual zones for each use type  
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Concentric Ring Theory   show
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show Wrote “Disappearing City” (1932) with utopian vision of Broadacre City (sprawling, decongested type of auto-oriented development; each house on one acre and with a car)  
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show Homer Hoyt, 1939, Proposed that urban areas develop by sectors, formed along communication and transportation routes  
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show Harris and Ulman, 1945, Proposed that urban areas grow by the progressive integration of a number of separate nuclei, which become specialized and differenciated  
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Bid Rent Theory   show
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New Urbanism   show
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Growth Machine Theory   show
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Edge City   show
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show Eminent domain, Department store, Established aesthetics and redevelopment as a valid purpose for exercising eminent domain; Public ownership of land not the sole way to promote public purpose;  
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Nollan v California Coastal Commission (1987)   show
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Lucas v South Carolina Coastal Council (1992)   show
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show Freedom of speech; City could not ban posting a non-commercial window sign in own residence (anti-gulf war sign)  
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Golden v Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo (1972)   show
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Southern Burlington NAACP v Township of Mount Laurel (1975, 1983)   show
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show Eminent domain; Economic development is a public use for which the power of eminent domain may be exercised when part of an integrated development plan  
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show Takings; Removed the “substantially advances” test (basis of Agins v Tiburon) to identify regulatory taking; Relevant test if whether due process clause has been violated; Affirms that regulatory taking occurs when regs destroy all economic value  
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City of Rancho Palos Verde v Abrams   show
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show State courts can adjudicate challenges to land use decisions  
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Traditional Neighborhood Unit   show
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show Stein and Wright, 1928; inspired by Howard’s Garden City concept; Forerunner of New Deal’s Greenbelt towns  
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Standard State Zoning Enabling Act (1926)   show
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Standard City Planning Enabling Act (1928)   show
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show Rules for Radicals, Community Organizing, “Organization of organizations”  
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Norman Krumholtz   show
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Crime Prevention thorough Environmental Design (CPTED)   show
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show >10%  
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Citizen participation   show
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What are the 3 sections of the AICP Code of Ethics?   show
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show 1) Serve public interest, 2) Seek social justice, work to expand choice and opportunity, 3) responsibility to clients and employers, 4) responsibility to the profession  
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Ethics: Rules of conduct:   show
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Ethics: Procedure:   show
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show The AICP Ethics Committee  
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show Phone or mail, not unreliable email  
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show June 2005  
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show To service the public interest  
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show Consider: how public interest is defined through continuous and open debate (opps for participation); Rights of others, long-range consequences, interrelatedness of decisions, preservation of natural/built environment; Accurate info; Expand choice and be  
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Planner’s responsibility to Clients and Employers?   show
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show Education others about the profession; Show respect for colleagues; Contribute to the development of the profession  
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Urbanism as a Way of Life (1938)   show
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Endangered Species Act year?   show
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show Used for the disposal of Federal Property by the US government  
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What year was American Society of Planning Officials (ASPO) established?   show
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Morrill Act (1862)   show
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show U.S. Supreme Court, Established that land use regulation might be a taking  
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show Older approach to regulating land use; A hierarchical approach in which less intensive uses such as residences are allowed in areas of more intensive use, such as commercial districts  
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Noncumulative zoning   show
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show  
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show Public participation (RAND), Uses successive rounds of questions to work towards greater clarification 1) Identify needs/goals/jectives or alternatives; 2) establish priorities, group preferences, differences among diverse reference groups; 3) educating a  
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show Transfer of Development Rights  
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show Radial design of Washington, DC  
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show Cincinnati Plan, 1925  
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show Los Angeles, 1922  
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show  
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First regional planning agency?   show
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show US Supreme Court, Takings, commission required Dolan to maintain greenway on hardware store property; Ruling in favor of Dolan, established principle of rational nexus for regulatory action  
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Hadacheck v Sebastian (1915)   show
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Construction Indust. Assn. of Sonoma County v City of Petaluma (1971)   show
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show US Supreme Court upheld Detroit “adult zoning” ordinance that prohibited location of adult movie theaters in proximity to each other and residential area; Court argued that it did not restrain speech but only maintain neighborhood character  
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Penn Central Transportation Co. v City of New Yok (1978)   show
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show US Supreme Court struck down ordinance that banned com and non-com off-site billboards yet permitted on-site signage as violation of free speech  
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show Lexington and Fayette County, KY (1958)  
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Regional Survey of New York and Its Environs, 1928   show
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Zoning   show
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Euclidean zoning   show
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Alfred Bettman   show
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show Regulates size, form, appearance and placement of buildings ad parking rather than the use of the land and the density of development  
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Transect zoning   show
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show focuses on the intensity of development that is acceptable and its impact on the environment; does not deal with use but with how development impacts the surrounding area  
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Exactions   show
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show used to secure a portion of rights associated with a parcel  
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Right of way   show
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5th Amendment   show
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show A claim is ready for judicial review only after a property owner has sought all possible relief through, for example, variance or condemnation procedures  
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show Hardship inherent in the physical characteristics of the land (although often misconstrued as alleviation of financial hardship)  
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Euclid v Ambler (1926)   show
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show Preexisting feedlot became a nuisance for a newer residential area; state court of appeals ruled that feedlot should move to accommodate addtl urban dev; dev’rs required to pay expenses and damages  
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show US Supreme Court ruled that LA violated free speech by banning noncommercial signage on public property  
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show US Supreme Court upheld zoning ordinance that prohibited adult theaters with 1K ft of residence etc bc it did not violate free speech bc it didn’t altogether prohibit use in city  
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show Flood damaged campgrounds, and LA prohibited construction in flood area; U.S. Supreme Court found that just compensation required for “temporary damages” for time btwn law adoption and determination of unconstitutional taking  
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show US Supreme Court upheld the use of development moratoria and said that a moratorium is not necessarily a taking of property requiring compensation  
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Land Ordinance of 1785   show
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show Confirmed the states’ authority to delegate police power to municipalities to enact local zoning ordinances; Drafted under Secretary of Commerce Hoover  
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show Outlined powers of municipal planning commissions and required the adoption of a master plan by local governing bodies; Provided for establishment of regional planning commissions and regional plans; Published by Dept of Commerce under Hoover  
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show Established the basis for Urban Renewal  
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show Established Section 701 planning grants to local govts  
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show Created Model Cities, focusing on community participation; emphasized social and economic rebuilding of communities rather than physical development  
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4 Steps of Hazard Mitigation Planning   show
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“T-value”   show
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Subsidence   show
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Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)   show
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show 50-180 gallons, depending on whether watering the lawn  
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show At least 70 ft  
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show 150 gallons  
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What is a perc test?   show
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show 4.4 lbs/person (40% paper, 18% yard trimmings, 7% food scraps; 8% plastics)  
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show Detention systems Temporarily hold the water for gradual release to a stream or storm sewer; Retention maintains a permanent pool of water  
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CERCLA (1980)   show
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What % of trips in US are done by bicycle or foot?   show
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show Multimodal listing of highway, public transit, bicycle and pedestrian improvements and transportation emission reduction measures for which fed funds have been earmarked in particular region (in effict 3-5yrs)  
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show Typically the size of a census tract  
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show 1) Trip generation; 2) Trip distribution; 3) modal split; 4) trip assignment in network  
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show 1) Major or principle arterial; 2) Minor arterial; 3) (Urban) Collectors; 4) Local roads  
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Cartway   show
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show To reduce congestion by making the most efficient use of a multimodal network  
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Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)   show
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show Most--single fam home; Least--retirement homes  
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What is peak parking space factor for shopping center?   show
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What is peak parking space factor for offices?   show
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show 0.2 - 1.5 spaces per room  
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What is peak parking space factor for a restaurant?   show
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show 0.2 - 2.0 spaces per unit  
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What is the scale for transportation Level of Service (LOS)?   show
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show Boston, 1897  
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show Bronx River Parkway, 1926  
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show Eisenhower; Construction funding through Highway Trust Fund (from taxes on new vehicles and gas); Largest public works project in the nation’s history  
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA 1990)   show
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show Successor to ISTEA; added new initiatives for improving safety, protecting natural environment, advancing economic growth and competitiveness; emphasized transit as alt to highway expansion  
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show Some states (i.e. FL) require that planning and commitments for transportation and infrastructure be linked with planning and commitments for other functions such as growth, water supply, or education  
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Park size stds according to the National Recreation and Parks Association   show
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Cluster development/cluster zoning   show
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Location quotient   show
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show Use to compare and contrast growth rates among industrial sectors; Used to distinguish btwn the effices of national and local economic trends  
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Sizes of different types of shopping centers   show
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show Special-purpose governments that generally serve a single purpose and are geographically defined; May levy taxes and issue debt and employ user charges as financial mechanism  
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show Use for site acquisition and clearance to facilitate economic development; Competitive funds (vs entitlement CDBG funds)  
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Community Reinvestment Act (1977)   show
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show Fed funds to make distressed urban areas economically competitive with suburban neighbors; Incentives such as property tax reductions, sales tax reductions, wage tax credits, low-interest financing  
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First city to enact Historic Preservation Ordinance?   show
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show First sig. legal case about historic pres; Supreme Court ruled that acquisition of the national battlefield at Gettysburg served a valid public purpose  
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Antiquities Act (1906)   show
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National Trust for Historic Preservation (1949)   show
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National Historic Preservation Act (1966)   show
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James Rouse   show
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Kevin Lynch   show
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William H. Whyte   show
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show Great Streets (1995) - analyzed quality and quantity of features that characterize great streets around the world  
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Edge Cities (1991)   show
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show Dominant urban form with large, isolated, suburban office complexes that are not accessible by pedestrians or transit  
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show William Penn, late 1600s, as rectangular grid with 4 public squares (now parks) and a town square  
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When/how/who Washington DC planned?   show
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When/how/who Savannah, George planned?   show
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Riverside, IL   show
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First skyscraper   show
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First safety elevator   show
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show 1903, First English Garden City and a stimulus to the New Town movement in the US Greenbelt towns  
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show Olmsted Jr, 1911; Influenced Clarence Perry’s neighborhood unit concept  
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Mariemont, OH   show
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show Stein and Wright, 1924-1928  
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Greenbelt towns   show
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Park Forest, IL   show
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show Post-WWII; Reston, VA; Columbia, MD  
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show New Urbanist planned community; Duany; traditional neighborhood design; construction began 1982  
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show Included explanation by Clarence Perry of neighborhood unit concept  
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show 31% Urban / 31% Suburban / 38% Rural  
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show 66%  
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show New homes are 50% larger, HH size has shrunk by 1 person  
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Daily homeless population in the US?   show
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Demographics of homeless population?   show
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NYC Tenement House Law (1897)   show
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show Outlawed the dumbbell design and allowd for only 70% lot coverage; Required toilets and running water in each unit, and improved lighting and ventilation  
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show 80-90%  
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show 1976 housing voucher program for public housing residents to move to suburbs for better economic and educational opportunities  
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National Housing Act (1934)   show
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Wagner-Steagall Housing Act (1937)   show
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Housing Act of 1949   show
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show Expanded Urban Renewal; Instituted comprehensive housing and community redevelopment planning; Section 701 grants for planning in small communities--contributed to the establishment of local planning depts  
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show Created HUD; Robert Weaver first HUD secretary  
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show Instituted CDBG program  
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Steward B. McKinney Act (1987)   show
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Impact fee / linkage fee   show
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First department store   show
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show Often prepared in response to a specific problem, in communities where neighborhoods are well defined  
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show Small, privately owned sewage treatment facilities used bu a s,a;;  
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Characteristics of a traditional village   show
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Town planing considerations   show
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show Permitted settlers to claim 160-acre parcel of public land in the west on condition they reside on land for 5 consecutive years; Cause gov’t to take a major role in water development in the West  
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What % of rural Americans live on farms?   show
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show ⅓ of all farms in US are in metropolitan areas; They produce over 2/3s of country’s produce and about 40% of all dairy products  
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show <25%  
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Dillion’s Rule vs. Home Rule   show
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show Patrick Gedes, considered by some as the father of regional planning  
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show Harland Bartholomew, St. Louis (early 1900s?)  
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show Design with Nature (1969); environmentally conscious approach to land use; map overlay technique predecessor to GIS  
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Steps of a plan-making process?   show
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Comprehensive plan   show
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show Plan for infrastructure; Estimates future needs and sources of funding; Usually includes detailed 5-6 year schedule  
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show Based on availability of resources and needs based on forecasts and population projections; May detail potential financing through i.e. bongs, special districts, TIFs  
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show Goal is value-based statement about a desired future state of affairs. Objective offers more specific, measurable statements of how to achieve the desired ends. A Policy is a general rule that outlines how the goals and objectives of a plan should be real  
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Role of the Planning Department   show
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show Appointed by governing body or chief elected official. Does short- and long-term planning, plan review, budgeting. Makes recommendations to city governing body; however, often has direct or final authority in the adoption of master plans and review of sub  
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show Considers request for variances; Hears appeals; Approves special use permits; Makes recommendations to city governing body.  
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show A range of values around a sample statistic; the population parameter is expected to be within that interval  
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What is a good measure of central tendency (statistics Q)   show
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Variance (statistics Q)   show
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show The square root of the variance; Use to describe the degree to which a distribution is spread out (how far from the mean data points tend to be); About 68 percent of measurements in a normal distribution are within 1 std deviation of the mean; about 95% a  
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Chi-squared test   show
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Ratio or Step-down method   show
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show Uses readily available data, such as building permits, school enrollment, or voter registration, to estimate the current population  
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Census Tract   show
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Census Block   show
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show Subset of the blocks within a Census Tract; The smallest geographic unit for which the Census tabulates sample data  
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show A densely settled concentration of population that is not within an incorporated place, but is locally identified by a name; No size limits (since 2000)  
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Place   show
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show Incorporated under state law as, i.e., a city, town, borough or village, and having legally prescribed geographic limits  
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Urban Area   show
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Urban Clusters   show
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Urbanized Areas   show
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show Core area (city of >50,000 or Urbanized Area with at >100,000 people) with large population nucleus and adjacent communities with a high degree of economic and social integration with that core; May include 1 or more counties  
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Median age of US population according to 2000 Census?   show
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show 2.59 persons (owner-occupied = 2.69, renter-occupied - 2.4)  
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Biggest/smallest states in population in 2000 Census?   show
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PERT (Program Evaluation Review Technique)   show
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show Analyzes current econ and demo trends and conditions to estimate future budgetary need; Forecasts needs for next 4 - 6 years; Traditionally uses Line Item Budget  
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Line item budgets   show
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show Organizes expenditures by the services they fund and a set of evaluation standards for each services; Readily used as a management tool; Examples: Planned Programming Budgetary System (PPBS), Zero-Base Budgeting, Dayton System  
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show Divides govt expenditures into program components rather than objects of expenditure; Focuses on fundamental objectives of a program, future implications of current budgeting decision, all costs, and alternatives; Robert McNamara (USDOD) in 60s-70s  
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