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AICP Test Prep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What can be described as a measure of dispersion around the mean that is calculated as the average of the sum of the squared deviations from the mean? | Variance |
| A programmable thermostat might saves you as much as what percent on your heating costs? | 20% |
| What is the next big development in Manhattan's Far West Side? | Hudson Yards |
| According to the National Association of Home Builders a new home in the US is, on average ____ percent larger than it was 30 years ago. | 50% |
| Berman v. Parker (1954) dealt with what issue? | Condemning Property that is unsightly. |
| What is the name given to the children of the baby boomers between 1979-1995? | Echo Boom |
| According to the 2000 census, the US population in 2000 was which of the following? | ~281,000,000 |
| Which Acts wer adopted in 1972? | Federal Water Pollution Control Act & Coastal Zone Management Act |
| What does ISTEA stand for? | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
| This EPA document will identify where additional research, data quality improvements, and information are needed. | Indicators Initiative |
| This is a form of citizen participation that can be described as an intensive, interactive problem solving exercise. | Charrette |
| The statistical technique which provides an estimate of one variable based on the linear function of another can be defined as: | Regression |
| What does TOD stand for? | Transit Oriented Development |
| On average, what percentage will be saved of your cooling costs by closing off air conditioning vents in an unoccupied room? | 5-10% |
| According to the Federal Highway Administration's "Concepts, Criteria, and Procedures", urban collectors can be described as... | providing both traffic circulation and land access with all land uses by collecting and distributing traffic to these geographic areas |
| Which of the following could best describe the term satisficing? | a method for making a choice from a set of alternatives encountered sequentially when one does not know much about the possibilities ahead of time |
| Legally, which of the following can be used to describe real estate? | 1. Metes and Bounds 2. Rectangular Survey 3. Lot and Block |
| PSD Standards deal with regulations to prevent the significant deterioration..... | of very high quality airsheds |
| Robert Weaver was.... | HUD's first Secretary |
| What 1992 US Supreme Court case, said that a taking occurs in two circumstances? | Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council |
| Exactions can be defined as.... | the subdivider's financial responsibilities for public improvements associated with the development |
| The CCA is the: | Community Character Act |
| The Housing Act of 1937 involved what? | tied slum clearance to public housing |
| What city had the first US Skyscraper build in 1885? | Chicago |
| Hoshin Planning is..... | a type of strategic planning |
| What Housing Act tied slum clearance to public housing? | 1937 |
| Fishbowl planning can be described as which of the following? | Through workshop formats people work through proposals |
| Does zero based budgeting involve decision packages | yes |
| Jean Gottmann used what term to describe the extended urban region that contained several metro areas that appeared to form a single agglomeration? | Megalopolis |
| Which Section of the Code of Ethics deals with "aspirations"? | 1 |
| Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 520 U.S. 725 (1997) dealt with what issue? | Taking |
| On July 20, 2002 about 5,000 New Yorkers gathered in Manhattan to participate in a modern town meeting called: | Listening to the City |
| What can describe an Urban Cluster according to the US Census? | a densely settled territory that has at least 2,500 people but less than 50,000 new for Census 2000 |
| PERT can be described as which of the following? | a graphic depiction of the interrelationships of the tasks that make up the project. |
| In Florida, the requirement that public services be adequate to meet the needs of the new development is called what? | Concurrency |
| Homer Hoyt was involved with.... | Sector Theory |
| In an energy efficient home, one may find that they have a water system that is a gravity feed system, approximately how many feet should the water storage be above the point of use? | 70 feet |
| What Supreme Court case dealt with the issue of eminent domain and its use for the property to be redeveloped for private use? | Berman v. Parker |
| The Supreme Court ruled that a taking occurs where regulation denies a landowner all economically beneficial use and value of the land in what case? | Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council |
| What US city had the first subway open on September 1, 1897? | Boston, Mass. |
| A home can save on average a reduction in heating costs by sealing leaks in ducts by up to how much percent? | 20% |
| Between 1992 and 1997, what State lost the most high quality agriculture land (489,000 acres) to development. | Texas |
| Negative public reaction was a result of what proposal brought forth by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation? | Six new World Trade Center Proposals |
| What case was the first US Supreme Court decision to hold that a land use restriction constituted a taking if it "went too far"? | Pennsylvania Coal Co. vs. Mahon (1922) |
| What year was the endangered species act passed? | 1973 |
| Management by Objective (MBO) was created by which of the following persons in 1954? | Peter Drucker |
| In 2000, it is estimated that there was this many people per square mile living in the United States. | 79.6 |
| On a surface lot, angles of 60-65 degrees can be reconfigured to fit what percent of increase in vehicles at an angle of 75-90 degrees? | 20-25 percent |
| Performance Zoning can be described as which of the following? | regulates the character of the use instead of simply just regulating the use itself |
| Although this varies across the country, on average, for an efficient home heating system, use this level of insulation as a minimum for exterior walls. | R-11- R-28 |
| Catherine Bauer Wurster was interested in what field? | Housing |
| According to a study done in 2001 by USA Today, what is true about LA? | Densest city |
| According to the US Census, what was the percentage of homes with 2 persons in 1790? | 7.8% |
| Which issue was the law case, Federal Communications Commission v. Florida Power Corporation (1987) concerned with? | Takings Claim |
| This can be described as a mixed use area, that increases pedestrian trips and is close to public spaces... | node |
| According to the ITE's "Parking Generation", which of the following has a peak parking space factor of 0.67 - 3.5 parking spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GLA? | industrial |
| Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374 (1994) dealt with which of the following issues? | dedication must be "roughly proportional" |
| According to the ITE's "Parking Generation", based on the ranges of generation factors, an office has a peak space factor of..... | 0.5 - 3.0 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GLA |
| Did Mariemont, Ohio foreshadow the New Urbanist Movement |
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