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Planning 1sts
Functional Plan Knowledge: Planning 1sts, AICP Nov 2022 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, 1867 | 1st land use zoning restriction on the location of noxious uses (offensive, dangerous or would pose a hazard to the public by reason of emission of odour, smoke, dust, noise, fumes, gas, vibration or refuse matter.) |
| Cleveland, 1903 | 1st local civic center plan in the US. Created by Daniel Burnham, John Carrere and Arnold Brunner |
| San Francisco, 1906 | 1st major American city to apply City Beautiful principles using a plan developed by Daniel Burnham, "Father of City Beautiful" |
| Hartford, Connecticut 1907 | 1st town planning board was created |
| Daniel Burnham, 1909 "Plan of Chicago" | 1st metropolitan regional plan created |
| Wisconsin, 1909 | 1st state to pass enabling legislation (Legislation that authorizes government bodies to create detailed rules to accomplish general principles set out in the legislation.) This state legalized ordinances and other acts |
| Los Angeles, 1909 | 1st city to use land use zoning to guide development |
| Harold Bartholomew, 1914 in Newark, New Jersey | 1st full time employee was hired for a planning commission. This person went on to become one of the most successful planners in history. |
| New York City, 1916 | 1st comprehensive zoning code adopted, Edward Bassett, "Father of Zoning" |
| Los Angeles County, 1922 | 1st regional planning commission formed |
| Secretary Herbert Hoover US Department of Commerce did this in 1924 | Standard State Zoning Enabling Act established. (Included a grant of power, a provision for legislative body to divide territory into districts, a statement of purpose and procedures for the creation and amendment of zoning regulations) |
| Secretary Herbert Hoover US Department of Commerce did this in 1928 | Standard City Enabling Act established. (Included the organization and power of the planning commission, which was directed to prepare and adopt a "master plan") |
| City of Cincinnati, 1925 | 1st major city to adopt a comprehensive plan, produced by Alfred Bettman and Ladislas Segoe |
| National Planning Board, 1933 | 1st board was created to assist in the creation of comprehensive plans for public works. Later renamed National Resources Planning Board, then abolished in 1943 |
| Cleveland, 1934 | 1st federally supported public housing was constructed |
| Atlanta, 1934 | 1st federally supported public housing was constructed and occupied |
| Hawaii, 1961 | 1st state to introduce statewide zoning, later amended in 1978 |
| Vieux Carre Commission | 1st historic preservation commission in the US in New Orleans |
| Wisconsin, 1929 | 1st instance of rural zoning authorized by county boards. |
| Largest concrete structure in U&S, 1942 | Grand Coulee Dam, located on the Columbia River in the state of Washington |
| Panama Canal Expansion, 2016 | allows larger ships to enter East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports. |
| April 1, 1970 | 1st earth day |
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