AICP Trivia 4

Question 1

What is the name of the zoning technique that allows developers to exceed standard height or density limits in exchange for providing public amenities?

Accepted Answer

Incentive (bonus) zoning

Answer

Incentive or bonus zoning grants density or height bonuses to developers who voluntarily provide public benefits such as plazas, affordable housing, or public art.

Question 2

What is 'smart growth' primarily concerned with?

Accepted Answer

Concentrating development in existing urban areas to reduce sprawl and infrastructure costs

Answer

Smart growth promotes compact, transit-oriented, walkable, and mixed-use development to curb sprawl and create more sustainable communities.

Question 3

Which U.S. Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of comprehensive zoning in 1926?

Accepted Answer

Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.

Answer

Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. (1926) is the landmark Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of municipal zoning ordinances.

Question 4

What does the acronym 'LOS' stand for in transportation planning?

Accepted Answer

Level of Service

Answer

Level of Service (LOS) is a grading system (A through F) used to describe the operating conditions of a roadway or intersection.

Question 5

Which theory, developed by Homer Hoyt in 1939, describes urban growth as expanding outward in wedge-shaped sectors along transportation routes?

Accepted Answer

Sector Model

Answer

Homer Hoyt's Sector Model (1939) proposed that cities grow outward from the center in pie-shaped wedges or sectors based on transportation routes and land use patterns.

AICP - American Institute of Certified Planners Practice Test

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AICP Trivia 4