Sustainability Plans
Many plans follow what definition of sustainability?
EPA
The endangered species used as an example for HCP's in the presentation
What is the Karner Blue Butterfly
A building or district that is nationally recognized as being historically significant is listed on what list
National Register of Historic Places
This is a southern state that wants to create a state wide rail network. (Covered in the lecture)
What is Texas
The art of designing cities
What is Urban Design?
Sustainability plans aren't just about environmental issues, they also touch on _______ and ________ issues
economic, social
One strength of habitat conservation plans
What is
flexibility to accomodate projects
forced consideration of species
reduced uncertainty for landowners
What Does BAR stand for?
Board of Architectural Review
This service analyses the necessities and volume of a road network. (Especially highways)
What is Level of Service?
The art of designing buildings
What is Architecture?
The first step to creating a sustainability plan is
analyze what the community/organization/government is already doing well and where they need to improve
The first required element of an HCP
What is a review of impacts likely to result from the activity or plan
Where was the first preservation ordinance in the US created?
Charleston, South Carolina
This type of plan encompasses freeway routes, bike trails and lights rails.
What is transportation planning?
In addition to 1,000 parking spots, The Banks' primary underground garage also serves to mitigate this
The Cincinnati Green Plan aims to reduce carbon emissions by ___% by the year _____
80%, 2050
The state where the Karner Blue Butterfly HCP is implemented
What is Wisconsin
What economic incentive can the government implement to encourage responsible development in historic areas?
Tax incentives
This is a private public partnership. Use historically in Texan infrastructure.
What are P3s
The Banks annually generates this much in private investment
What is $200 million?
What are six of the eight areas discussed in the Cincinnati Green Plan?
Built Environment
Education & Outreach
Energy
Food
Natural Systems
Resilience
Transportation
Waste
Another example of a habitat conservation plan
what is... any conservation plan
Why is historic preservation important from a planning standpoint?
Historic communities can teach us about different land uses and layouts that are no longer as prevalent as they once were.
This is the name of the proposed high speed rail from the two largest cities in Texas.
What is the Dallas to Houston High Speed Rail?
Harvard institutionalized the first formal Urban Design program in North America for the first time in this year
What is 1960?