Areas Of Practice Flashcards
Regional and Multi-jurisdictional Planning
Watershed
Transportation Systems
Regional Infrastructure
Jurisdictional conflicts and collaboration
Border issues
Housing and Resiliency Considerations
Sustainability, Hazard Mitigation, Ecological Systems
Sustainability Planning
Social - Environmental - Economic
LEED
Leed for Neighborhood Development - A rating system that integrated the principles of smart growth.
Transportation Planning
Mobility - Accessibility - Connectivity - Shared Mobility PAS 583
road classification system
Freeways Expressway
Major Arterial - Raods that serve as the primary areas of activity to one another Major Arterials connect freeway/expressways
Minor arterials - serve to connect activity centers. Less intense development areas like small retail centers.
Collectors - Roadways connecting local streets with the arterial street system
Local collectors - provide a connection between local streets, and the arterial street system
Local streets
Level of Service Categories
LOS A - High Quality of Service
Los B - Stable Flow
LOS c - Stable flow but drivers becoming restricted in their freedom to select speed
Los D - approaching unstable flow
Los E - unstable Flow
Los - f Forced flow operations
Hazard Mitigation
Disaster Mitigation Act of 200 - provides a Legal basis for FEMA mitigation planning requirements for state, local, and Indian tribal assistants.
Environmental Impact Analysis
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or development, taking into account inter-related socio-economic, cultural and human-health impacts, both beneficial and adverse.
4 components of an EIS
Introduction including a statement of the purpose and need of the proposed action
a description of the affected environment
a range of alternatives to the proposed action
an analysis of the environmental impacts of each of the possible alternatives
RLUIPA
Congress passed the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) to strengthen the right of incarcerated individuals to assert their religious principles and to help religious institutions avoid state regulations of their property through zoning restrictions
Food planning
https://www.planning.org/policy/guides/adopted/food.htm
Recognition that food system activities take up a significant amount of urban and regional land
Awareness that planners can play a role to help reduce the rising incidence of hunger on the one hand, and obesity on the other
Understanding that the food system represents an important part of community and regional economies
Awareness that the food Americans eat takes a considerable amount of fossil fuel energy to produce, process, transport, and dispose of
Understanding that farmland in metropolitan areas, and therefore the capacity to produce food for local and regional markets, is being lost at a strong pace
Understanding that pollution of ground and surface water, caused by the overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture adversely affects drinking water supplies
Awareness that access to healthy foods in low-income areas is an increasing problem for which urban agriculture can offer an important solution
Recognition that many benefits emerge from stronger community and regional food systems
EPA smart growth strategies
Mix land uses.
Take advantage of compact building design.
Create a range of housing opportunities and choices.
Create walkable neighborhoods.
Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place.
Preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty, and critical environmental areas.
Strengthen and direct development towards existing communities.
Provide a variety of transportation choices.
Make development decisions predictable, fair, and cost effective.
Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions.
Equity and Advocacy -
