City Planning First Flashcards
(16 cards)
San Francisco Passed the First Land Use Zoning Restrictions
in 1867, San Francisco passed the first land use zoning restrictions on the location of noxious uses
The First Local Civic Center Plan in the U.S.
in 1903, Cleveland created the first local civic center plan in the U.S. Daniel Burnham, John Carrere, and Arnold Brunner were responsible for the plan’s development.
San Francisco - City Beautiful
In 1906, San Francisco was the major American City to apply City Beautiful principles, using a plan developed by Daniel Burnham
The first town planning board
1907, the first town planning board was created in Hartford, Connecticut
First Metropolitan Regional Plan
In 1909, Daniel Burnham created the first metropolitan regional plan for Chicago
The first state to pass enabiling legislation
In 1909, Wisconsin was the first state to pass enabling legislation
The first City to use land use zoning to guide development
In 1909, Los Angeles was the first City to use land use zoning to guide development
First full-time employee for a City Planning Commission
In 1914, Neward, New Jersey hired the first full-time employee for a City Planning Commission, Harland Bartholomew.
The First Comprehensive Zoning Code
In 1916, New York City adopted the first comprehensive zoning code, written by Edward Bassett.
The First Regional Planning Commission
In 1922, Los Angeles County formed the first Regional Planning Commission
The Standard State Zoning Enabiling Act was issued
In 1924, Secretary Herbert Hoover of the U.S. Department of Commerce issued the Standard State Zoning Enabling Act.
The first city to adopt a comprehensive plan
In 1925, the City of Cincinnati was the first major U.S. City to adopt a comprehensive plan, produced by Alfred Bettman and Ladislas Segoe.
The Standard City Planning Enabling Act was released
In 1928, the U.S. Department of Commerce, under Secretary Herbert Hoover, released the Standard City Planning Enabling Act.
The first U.S. National Planning Board was created
In 1933, the first U.S. National Planning Board was created. It was later renamed the National Resources Planning Board and then abolished in 1943.
The first federally supported public housing was constructed
in 1934, the first federally supported public housing was constructed in Cleveland, although the first to be occupied was located in Atlanta.
Introducing statewide zoning
In 1961, Hawaii was the first state to introduce statewide zoning, which was later amended in 1978.
