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Subarea Plans
Areas of Practice: Subarea Plans AICP November 2022 Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Corridor Planning | Mostly roadways, but can also be rail corridors, waterways and greenways. Can be multi-national, multi-state, state or local. |
| Corridor Transportation Planning (Regional) | Usually at regional level conducted by MPOs for major transportation projects. Identifies the long-range transportation needs along the corridor, evaluates alternatives, and implements strategies addressing these needs. |
| National Corridor Planning | Led by the USDOT as "Integrated Corridor Management" for efficient mvmt of people and goods through collaboration and aggressive integration of existing infrastructure along major corridors. |
| Scenic Corridor Planning (National) | FHWA developed National Scenic Byways Program in 1992. Purpose is to designate and fund enhancement of scenic hwys across the US. 1st need archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and/or scenic qualities. 2nd Develop Corridor Mgmt Plan. |
| Scenic Corridor Planning (State) | Some states like Mississippi have a program that is similar to the National Scenic Corridor Planning program |
| Greenways and Blueways Planning (Local) | Connecting Greenways (parks or open space) to Blueways (river). Protect natural resources; Provide alt transportation options; Connect neighborhoods with recreational opps; Promote healthy communities; Create economic development opportunities. |
| Greenbelts | Undeveloped natural land areas that have been set aside for the purposes of open space and recreation, linking urban residents with nature. 1967 Boulder, CO created 1st locally funded greenbelt in the US funded by an inc in sales tax. |
| National Heritage Areas (Congress) | Places where natural, cultural and historic resources combine to form a cohesive, nationally important landscape. Designed by Congress and on the National Park Service website. Ex. Delaware and LeHigh National Heritage Corridor. |
| Tourism Corridor Planning | Efforts to link social, cultural and economic drivers between communities for the purposes of supporting tourism |
| Neighborhood Planning | Concepts based on 1900s Chicago School sociologists Robert Park and E.W. Burgess. In some cases, boundaries are set for planning purposes based on roadways, rivers, or census boundaries (4,000 pop for census tract). |
| Neighborhood Unit | Clarence Perry. 1920s. 160 acres (the acreage of a ½ mile square, within which Perry placed a circle with a ¼ mile radius), with a density of 10 units per acre and a population of 5,000. Similar to modern day census tracts (4,000 pop) |
| Neighborhood Planning Pros and Cons | Cons: more limited focus, fewer resources, and often, limited political influence. Pros: Stakeholder engagement easier bc closer to home and more specific and detailed about future goals in the context of neighborhood-scale plans. |
| Downtown Planning | Type of specific area plan and usually has goals like: Create a downtown for all Provide more housing downtown Jump-start development Improve connectivity Activate the ground floor environment Provide a clear, sensible regulatory framework |
| Edge city | 1991 book by Joel Garreau. Argued that edge cities were the new normal of urban growth with business, shopping and entertainment outside a traditional urban area in what had recently been a suburb or rural community. |
| Edge City Characteristics | 1. More than 5M sf of office space for 20,000 to 50,000 workers 2. More than 600,000 sf of retail space (size of med shopping mall) 3. More jobs than beds; 4. Perceived by pop as one place; 5. Nothing like city 30 years earlier. |
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