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AICP National Planning Landmarks

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The Plan of Chicago   (1909) First comprehensive plan in US. Proposed Public housing as a proper government function.  
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The Works of Clarence Stein   Co-designer of Radburn N.J. the first New Town in America 1928  
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The Cincinnati Plan   (1925) The Ford-Goodrich plan for this city. First officially adopted Plan. Landmark in the 20's because of its scope was far broader than other plans of the period. Legal connection between zoning and plan.  
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Greenbelt Towns   Visualized as Green-Belt Cities.  
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Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO   (1922) First "auto-oriented suburban shopping center".  
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Euclid v. Amber, US Supreme Court   (1926) The 1926 US Supreme Court case upholding zoning.  
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The New York City Zoning Code   (1915) First comprehensive zoning code in the US prepared under the leadership of Edward Bassett.  
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The Plan of Riverside, IL   (1869) Railroad suburb designed by F.L. Olmsted Sr. and Calvert Vaux.  
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The San Francisco Zoning Ordinance   (1867) Prevented slaughter houses and hog storage in certain areas, thus laying the foundations for zoning controls elsewhere.  
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The Plan of Washington DC   (1791) Radial/gridiron plan by Peirre L'Enfant influenced plans across the US.  
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The Plan of Savannah, GA   (1733) The original ward system, with a central square, was followed in later development. Rare example of early city growth design in America.  
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Forest Hills Gardens, Long Island, NY   (1911+) In Queens, NY begun in 1908. US's first "garden suburb".  
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"Radburn" at Fairlawn, NJ   (1928-29) One of the first New Towns, designed by Clarence Stein & Henry Wright ("city in the motor age"). It established the superblock, with center block paths, as a model for residential site planning.  
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Hawaii's State Land Use Law   (1961) It was the first such statewide regulatory system in the US.  
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The Plan of Vieux Carre, New Orleans   (1721) In 1925, the neighborhood was protected by the nations's first historic preservation ordinance.  
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The Town of Norris, TN   (1933) The TVA's first new town. It was seen as a demonstration of the greenbelt town idea.  
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Yellowstone National Park   (1872) First National Park in the US.  
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Central Park, New York City   (1857) Designed by F.L. Olmstead Sr. and Calvert Vaux. Became the model for large urban parks throughout the US.  
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City Beautiful Movement   Re-create cities as works of art, grandeur, strong axis, monuments, parks.  
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Greenbelt Towns   Begun in 1935 with the New Deal Program "Rural Resettlement Administration" RPA under USDA.  
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Greenbelt, MD; Greenhills, OH; Greendale, WI; & Greenbrook, NJ   Greenbelt towns built and operated by the Federal Government.  
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Kalamazoo Mall, MI   1956 - Nations first downtown pedestrian mall.  
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Northland Center, Michigan, 1954   The fiirst major regional shopping center to open in the United States.  
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Was a component of the New Town of Columbia, Maryland.   Neighborhood Clusters  
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Was a component of the New Town of Columbia, Maryland.   Prior land assembly.  
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Characterized by Local Management & self-government without the need from intervention from the state.   Garden City Movement  
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Planning should be designed for socioeconomic stratums just above the poor.   Garden City Movement  
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