Aicp Planning Prep Quiz #1

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1)redistribute income 2)creating revenues to finance government goods and services 3)When overall demand is large, reduction of income and spending.

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The three main functions of taxes. They can be generalized as the redistributive, the revenue, and the fiscal policy functions of taxation.

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The first Regional Planning Commission. Hugh Pomeroy was the head of staff.

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What was created in Los Angeles County in 1922?

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50%

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According to the National Association of Home Builders a new home in the US is, on average, how much larger than it was 30 years ago?

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It tied slum clearance to public housing

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The Housing Act of 1937 did what?

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The 1937 U.S. Housing Act (Wagner-Steagall)

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Which Act set the stage for government supported affordable housing efforts - appropriating $500 million in loans for low-cost housing. It also tied slum clearance to public housing.

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A. Considered the oldest type of legal description
B. Has monuments
C. Has the words “more or Less”
D. Has POBs

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Aspects of a Metes and Bounds Survey.

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How does a Metes and Bounds survey work?

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It relies on a property’s physical features to determine the boundaries and measurements of the parcel. This type of Survey starts at a point of beginning (POB) and from there, the surveyor moves around the boundary. The boundaries are recorded by referring to linear measurements, directions, as well as natural and artificial landmarks (monuments). Monuments are fixed objects that are used to identify POBs or boundary intersections and can be a stone, river, highway, or iron post. This survey always ends back at the POB. The words “more or less” are used in this type of survey because the location of the monuments is more important than the actual distance stated in the wording.

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According to the AICP Code of Ethics what is TRUE?

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1) Any person may file in writing with the Executive Director of AICP a charge of misconduct against an AICP member
2) The Executive Director shall determine whether the charge warrants an investigation
3) If the Executive Director issues a complaint against a member, the member will have 30 days to respond

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According to the AICP Code of Ethics what is NOT true?

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A person may not file a charge anonymously. All charges must be accompanied by a name to resolve any disputes or denials of any claims.

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20%

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A programmable thermostat might saves you as much as what percent on your heating costs?

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Metromedia v. City of San Diego

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Which case dealt with the issue of banning commercial off-site billboards and therefore dealt with the First Amendment of the United States?

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Short version: appropriate use of police power to limit off-site commercial billboards to reduce driver distractions (public safety) and preserve community aesthetics.

Detailed version: The City of San Diego enacted an ordinance that imposed prohibitions on the erection of outdoor advertising displays within the city. The purpose of the ordinance is "to eliminate hazards to pedestrians and motorists brought about by distracting sign displays" and "to preserve and improve the appearance of the City."

The ordinance permited on-site commercial advertising, but forbade other commercial advertising and noncommercial advertising using fixed-structure signs, unless permitted by one of the ordinance's 12 specified exceptions, such as temporary political campaign signs. The companies that were engaged in the outdoor advertising business in the city when the ordinance was passed, brought suit in state court against the ordinance. The trial court held that the ordinance was an unconstitutional exercise of the city's police power and an abridgment of appellants' First Amendment rights. The California Court of Appeal affirmed, but the Supreme Court reversed, holding, inter alia, that the ordinance was not invalid under the First Amendment.

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Facts of the case: Metromedia v. City of San Diego

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a series of questionnaires sent out, to a pre-selected group of experts

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A Delphi Method can best be described as...?

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2.8 million

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According to the 2000 census, the US population in 2000 was roughly what...?

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The City of Los Angeles vs. Taxpayers for Vincent

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A law case that involved the issue of signage on public property and therefore the First Amendment of the United States?

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This City's Municipal Code prohibited the posting of signs on public property. Meanwhile, a group of supporters of a candidate for election to the City Council, attempted to post signs with the candidate's name on them...and subsequently attached them to utility pole crosswires at various locations. Acting under the code in question, city employees routinely removed all posters attached to utility poles and similar objects covered by the ordinance. Appellees then filed suit in Federal District Court against the City alleging that the code abridged appellees' freedom of speech. The District Court entered findings of fact, concluded that the code was constitutional, and granted the City's motion for summary judgment. The Court of Appeals reversed, reasoning that the ordinance was presumptively unconstitutional because significant First Amendment interests were involved, and that the City had not justified its total ban on all signs on public property. It is worth noting that this case also continued on to the Supreme Court and the Court upheld the ordinance as constitutional.

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Facts of the case: The City of Los Angeles vs. Taxpayers for Vincent

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1. Metes and Bounds
2. Rectangular Survey
3. Lot and Block

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Legally, which of the following can be used to describe real estate?

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Why can't a street address be used to describe real estate in a legal sense?

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It would not tell a land surveyor how large the property is or where it begins and ends.

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Rectangular Survey

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also called a government survey

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Lot and block

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also called a recorded plat

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Variance

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a measure of dispersion around the mean that is calculated as the average of the sum of the squared deviations from the mean?

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1936 - Hoover Dam on the Colorado River completed.

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Creates and sustains population growth and industrial development in Nevada, California, and Arizona

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When was the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River completed?

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1936

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Shift-share

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This type of analysis evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a specific region's industries.

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Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a specific region's industries. It shows how well the region's mix of industries (and individual industries) are performing. Examines 3 components of regional employment growth (National growth, Industry Mix, and Competitiveness) between two periods of time. These 3 components are added to obtain the total change in employment of a specific industry.

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A shift share analysis

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Megalopolis

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Jean Gottmann used what term to describe the extended urban region that contained several metro areas that appeared to form a single agglomeration?

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Jean Gottmann

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Who coined the term "Megalopolis"?

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A) the budget is broken up into "decision packages"
B) budget starts from scratch each year
C) "decision packages" are tied to long range plans

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Zero-Base Budgeting involves what attributes?

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Zero-Base Budgeting - approach and attributes.

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1. Each manager has to break their budget down into discrete decision packages with specifics on item (what, why, and how much it will cost).

2. Decision packages are tied to long-range plan objectives.

3. Decision packages are ranked and approved accordingly.

4. Each manager has to justify from scratch their budget each year.

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The Mode, Median, and the Mean

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In a plot illustrating a data set with normal distribution, the highest peak of the "bell-curve" would indicate which of the following?

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Step Down Method

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Estimates population by breaking down the areas into a proportion of the larger area.

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City of Renton v. Playtime Theaters Inc.

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Which case involved the issue of adult uses and zoning?

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The respondents purchased two theaters with the intention of exhibiting adult films and, at about the same time, filed suit in Federal District Court, seeking injunctive relief and a declaratory judgment that the First and Fourteenth Amendments were violated by a city ordinance that prohibits adult motion picture theaters from locating within 1,000 feet of any residential zone, church, park, or school. It was found that the ordinance is a valid governmental response to the serious problems created by adult theaters and it was found not to go against the First Amendment.

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Facts of the case: City of Renton v. Playtime Theaters Inc.

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A Strategic Plan

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A plan that is more focused, its main purpose is to direct resources to accomplish its goals, and the decisions it is intended to affect are more limited in scope.

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Arterial

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This type of street can be defined as a major thoroughfare of both local and regional significance that is designed to provide perimeter access to smaller local street systems.

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PSD Standards

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Air quality standards aimed at preventing the significant deterioration of existing high quality air by enforcing strict effluent controls on new polluters in the region.

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Indicators Initiative

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This EPA document will identify where additional research, data quality improvements, and information are needed.

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1. improve the Agency's ability to report on the status of and trends in environmental conditions and their impacts on human health and the nation's natural resources.

2. Using data and available indicators, provide a periodic "State of the Environment Report" to address many of the public's frequently-asked questions

3. Document the progress that the United States is making in meeting our national environmental and health protection goals.

4. The Report will also address environmental issues which EPA would like the American public to better understand.

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EPA's "Environmental Indicators Initiative" (purpose)

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Metes and Bounds

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Which type of legal survey uses a POB?

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New York State Tenement House Law 1901

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What Law was the legislative basis for the revision of city codes that outlawed tenements such as the "Dumbbell Tenement"?

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100,000

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Approximately, how many commercial cell towers were there in the United States, as of 2003?

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Robert Weaver

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HUD's first Secretary and first African-American cabinet member. In 1965 the Housing and urban policy achieved cabinet status when the Housing and Home Finance Agency was succeeded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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San Diego County

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The sixth most populous county in the US; its population of 2.8 million is expected to rise to almost 4 million by 2030.

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1) was created in 1977
2) goal was to facilitate public-private partnerships in the targeted redevelopment and economic recovery of urban areas
3) a goal was for leveraging, intergovernmental coordination and the placement of responsibility for proposals with local governments
4)its projects offer fertile venues for the investigation of relations between the public and private sector

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Attributes of the UDAG Program?

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The Urban Development Action Grant Program (UDAG)

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seen as a complement to the revised Community Development Block Grant

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Fishbowl Planning

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a process that involves citizens working through proposals in a workshop format.

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Chicago, IL (The Home Insurance Bldg)

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What city had the first US Skyscraper build in 1885? (building at least 10 stories high built with a steel frame structure) - Note: This is disputed. Some say the first was in New York (1913 Woolsworth Bldg), others say St. Louis (1891 Wainwright Bldg) depending on what definition of "skyscraper" is used.

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1) land recordation, 2) local design and construction standards for improvements and lots, 3) dedication requirements in the form of land or cash-in-lieu, 4) use of developer's impact fees, 5) the institution of growth management controls.

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What can be included in subdivision regulations?

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WBS - Work Breakdown Structure

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A key point when writing a ________, is that its size and complexity is determined by the project.

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Earned Value

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When planners are involved in managing a planning project, the skill of monitoring the project is extremely important. What is the term of a method for measuring the progress of a project against the plan?

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a method for measuring the progress of a project against the plan. It gives a standard way to determine if there is any variance between where you are supposed to be in the project, and where you actually are.

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Earned Value (EV)

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35%

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In the APA's "Project Management for Planners: A Practical Guide" what percentage of time should a project manager spend on the planning phase of the project?

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Initiating 5%,

Planning 35%,

Executing 25%,

Controlling 25%,

Closing 10%

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In Clark’s book entitled, “Project Management for Planners: A Practical Guide”, he talks about how a project manager should spend his/her time.

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PV – AC = CV

Planned Value - Actual Value = Cost Variance

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As the manager of a planning project, it is important to monitor the project and calculating the Cost Variance is one of the tools available. Which of the following formulas would provide you with the Cost Variance?