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| 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 |