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A former planning manager has been asked by the chair of a neighborhood group to lead a discussion on authentic and genuine community engagement. The manager accepts the invitation, but later learns the neighborhood has formally submitted a protest on inadequate public participation for a new bicycle plan the municipality is drafting. How should the manager proceed?

A.

Contact the chair to discuss how to expand community engagement without focusing on the draft bicycle plan

B.

Contact planning staff currently working on the draft bicycle plan and ask that they go to the neighborhood meeting in lieu of the manager

C.

Ask the chair of the neighborhood to cancel its meeting to discuss the draft plan because formal protest information was not previously provided

D.

Review a copy of the draft bicycle plan and craft a white paper for the neighborhood on whether the draft has adequately engaged the public

A city council has obtained a copy of an innovative land use regulation used by a city in anotherstate. A planner has been asked to investigate the feasibility of adopting a similar law. The planner’s first step should be to:

A.

Research case law for relevant court decisions.

B.

Prepare a draft regulation using the other city’s regulation as a model.

C.

Review the state’s enabling legislation.

D.

Hold a community meeting to present the concept.

Which practice would significantly enhance the accessibility of public transit for people of all ages and abilities?

A.

Offering discounted fares for transit users regardless of income

B.

Providing free parking at transit hubs for senior and low-income residents

C.

Implementing universal design principles into the development of transit stations

D.

Introducing congestion pricing in the downtown area to support transit expansion

The most important contribution to city design in the United States made by Charles L’Enfant’s grand plan for the federal capital city was:

A.

A grid street pattern.

B.

A central open space.

C.

A pattern of radial streets connecting major locations.

D.

An orientation toward the waterfront.

Which of these regions is planned, protected, and managed by a bi- or multi-state regional land use planning agency?

A.

Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada

B.

Highlands, New Jersey-Pennsylvania-New York

C.

Ozarks, Missouri-Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas

D.

Delmarva Peninsula, Delaware-Maryland-Virginia

What detailed population projection technique can be used to project growth based on the current age levels and the rates of migration, births, and deaths over time?

A.

Economic-based model

B.

Modified Exponential Curve

C.

Cohort Survival

D.

Gompertz Curve

All of the following are purposes of a General Plan, Master Plan, or Comprehensive Plan except:

A.

Implement zoning.

B.

Define community needs.

C.

Serve as a guide to decision-making.

D.

Provide a statement of goals and objectives.

The term "water table" refers to which of the following?

A.

The depth of bedrock

B.

The difference between high- and low-water marks in a stream

C.

The highest flood level expected to be reached at any location in an average 50-year period

D.

The point below Earth’s surface where saturation occurs

The City Beautiful movement was a result of which of the following?

A.

The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893

B.

The Hoover Commission Report

C.

Nash’s plan for London

D.

Olmsted’s plan for Central Park

Most form-based codes:

A.

Apply to the entire city.

B.

Put an emphasis on land use.

C.

Regulate the character of buildings.

D.

Put an emphasis on the private realm.