AICP General 4

Question 1

A city is experiencing rapid gentrification. Which planning strategy most directly addresses displacement of long-term low-income residents?

Accepted Answer

Community Land Trusts that permanently affordable housing outside the speculative market

Answer

Community Land Trusts remove land from the speculative market by holding it in trust, ensuring homes remain permanently affordable and preventing displacement.

Question 2

The 'Tiebout model' in urban economics suggests that:

Accepted Answer

Households 'vote with their feet' by choosing jurisdictions offering their preferred bundle of public services and taxes

Answer

Charles Tiebout's 1956 model proposed that competition among local governments for mobile residents produces efficient provision of public goods, analogous to consumer choice.

Question 3

Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord who refuses to rent to a family with children (except in qualifying senior housing) is engaging in discrimination based on:

Accepted Answer

Familial status

Answer

The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 added familial status as a protected class, prohibiting discrimination against families with children under 18.

Question 4

Which planning tool allows a municipality to capture the increase in land value created by a public infrastructure investment and use it to finance that investment?

Accepted Answer

Tax increment financing (TIF)

Answer

TIF freezes the tax base at a baseline and dedicates incremental tax revenue from rising property values (spurred by public investment) to repay infrastructure bonds.

Question 5

A 'pattern book' in urban design is used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Provide illustrated design guidelines for building forms, materials, and streetscape standards

Answer

Pattern books provide illustrated guidance on architectural character, site design, and streetscape elements to ensure new construction fits the established or desired neighborhood context.

AICP - American Institute of Certified Planners Practice Test

AICP - American Institute of Certified Planners Practice Test

AICP General 4