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Spatial Areas of Planning - AICP

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National Planning   Focus of Fed Programs - Fed Housing (HUD)Fed Transportation (FHWA, FTA) Fed Environmental (Army Corps of Engg)  
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Multistate Planning   Across state boundaries- Environmental and Transportation eg. Tenessee Valley Authority ... multi-state planning (flood management, electricity)  
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TEA 21   Funding for multi-state corridor planning  
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State Planning   Flood plainEnvironmental Protection Dillon's rule  
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First to introduce mandatory Statewide Planning   Hawaii  
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Statewide Growth Management Plan   Maryland  
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Dillon's Rule State   Idaho, Maryland and Michigan  
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Home Rule State   Oregon,New Jersey, Massachusetts, Only Chartered Cities in CA  
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Sub-state Planning   Parks, Environmental, Transportationeg. Silicon Valley - economic sub-state area  
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County Planning   County-Multi-jurisdictionalHazard Mitigation Growth Management Intergovernmnetal Coop  
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Urban Planning   Mostly City focus - Redevelopment/Infill, Traffic Management, Poverty and Heat Island  
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Urban Heat Island   An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. advantages - less chance of tornadoesdisadvantages - hotter cities  
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Suburban Planning   Foreclosure, Sprawl, Connectivity, Infrastructure  
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Placemaking   Converting suburbs into 'places' ... building a sense of community  
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Rural Planning   Access to InfrastructureFarm EconomicsSmall Town CharacterSocial and health services  
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Corridor Planning   Corridor Transportation PlanningNational Corridor PlanningScenic Corridor PlanningGreenway/Blueway Planning  
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Issues in Corridor Planning   ConnectivitySafetyParkingDesign  
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SAFETEA-LU   Safe Accountable Flexible Eficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users Grant program for corridor planning  
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Proposed I-69(NAFTA Super Highway)   Brownsville to CanadaTrans-Tex Corridor (initiative out of NAFTA)  
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National Scenic Byway Program 1992   Preserve the quality of scenic corridorsUS-1, Elvis Priestly Scenic Hwy (Tenessee to Mississippi)  
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Neighborhood   Neighborhood Unit Concept (Clarence Perry)- 1 mile square area- Arterial roads running on the four sides- Retail, Housing, School and Park- eg. Amarillo, Texas  
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Waterfront Planning   Water AccessibiltyEnvironmental conditionsHazard mitigationEconomic viability  
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Clean Water Act   1972 Major amendments -Clean Water Act of 1977 -Water Quality Act of 1987  
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Historic Districts   National Register DistrictsState Level Districts  
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National Historic Act   1966, last amended in 2006The National Register of Historic Places, overseen by the National Park Service  
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Downtown Planning (similar to Urban Planning)   Traffic CirculationDowntown Housing and RetailBusiness Improvement Districts  
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Business Improvement Districts   Property owners agree to a tax rate in exchange for certain enhancement of services, facilities etc. (police patrol, street cleaning etc.)  
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Special Assessment District (SAD)vs.Business Improvement District (BID)vs. Special District (SD)   BID: agree on increase of tax rate SAD: one time increase in property tax associated with the cost of a one-time improvement SD: Isolated taxing unit eg. Fire Improvement Dist leving increase in taxes for special fire services in certain areas  
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Consolidated Plan   Required by the US Dept. of Housing for Block Grant Funding  
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Who is primarily responsible for Flood Control projects?   Planning is done at the National Level US Army Corps of Eng. is responsible for flood control projects.  
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MPO vs. COG   MPO: transportation only, can be a COG (SCAG, SANDAG) COG: can be part of an MPO, can be a city govt. that serves the region in that role, responsible for regional planning issues (solid waste planning, reg. water, growth mngnt etc.) - started 1950  
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Community Development Corporation (CDC)   Non-profit org. that have specific purpose (eg. comm. housing) - eligible for low - income housing tax credits and other fed programs - geog. specific  
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