Comp Plan (Reading)
This principle includes the best practice of planning for the physical, environmental, and economic improvement of at-risk, distressed, and disadvantaged neighborhoods.
What is Interwoven Equity?
These innovations, though unable to block all noise, can still reduce traffic sound by half
What are Sound Barriers?
In Singapore, this is considered to be a long time for an elevator to be out of service.
What is a half an hour?
This type of planning is when you ask "What should happen?"
What is Normative Planning?
Implementing this growth strategy can save nearly 38% on a city's infrastructure cost.
What are Smart Growth Strategies?
Authentic participation includes engaging stakeholders at these stages of the planning process.
What is all stages?
This piece of legislation requires an analysis of environmental impact of Federal projects prior to getting approved
What is the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, of 1970?
This City is known for having an extensive urban rail system/subway, but is largely inaccessible to those in need of Elevators.
What is New York City?
Technological advances, Globalization and Changing Values are all examples of this.
What is Uncertainty?
This premium is created when walkable conditions lead to an increased property value.
What is the Walkable Urban Premium?
This principle includes providing complete streets serving multiple functions.
What is Livable Built Environment?
Vehicles are required to meet certain emissions standards in these designated areas
What are Low Emission Zones?
This American city was considered by the presenter to be responsive to accessibility developments.
What is Boston?
This type of planning identifies a range of possible futures that may happen.
What is Exploratory Scenario planning?
This cost model hypothesis predicts expenditures will be more efficient in denser better connected areas.
What is the Variable Cost by Density hypothesis?
The scoring system allows for up to 15 points to be awarded to the total plan score at the discretion of the reviewer for this type of approach.
What is innovative?
This concept refers to systems and practices that use or mimic natural processes in order to protect water quality
What is Low Impact Development?
This operational percentage is considered by the presenter to be what transit (and all) facilities should aim for to be accessible.
What is 99%?
The Sharing Economy (use of Uber, Lyft and airbnb) gained popularity with this generation.
What is Millennial?
Estimates put the cost of this type of development at more than $1 trillion per year.
What is the cost of urban sprawl?
Sounds above this decibel level are considered harmful
What is 85?