Intro to Urban Planning - Exam 1 Questions
With Correct Solutions,.
US Population in 1800 and how many lived in Urban Areas - Correct answer5
million and 300,000 (6%)
Two Cities with a population over 25,000 in 1800 - Correct answerPhiladelphia and
NYC
Attitude towards land use regulations in 1800 - Correct answerVery Laissez Faire
because resources were seen as "unlimited"
Washington D.C. designated as the location of the US Capital when? And who was
commissioned to design the city? - Correct answer1790 - Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Manhattan North of SOHO to 155th St. platted on a grid system with the exception of
what street? - Correct answerBroadway
Role of American cities vs European Cities - Correct answerCenters of business vs
centers of political, commercial, and military power
What was the driving force behind development patterns in 1800 and 2019 - Correct
answerTransportation
Erie Canal, first public works project, constructed when and how much did it cost? -
Correct answer1817-1825 for $7 million
Introduction of rail travel, when? - Correct answer1830
Interstate highway act, when? - Correct answer1956
First tenements built for immigrants and people moving to America & Industrial
Revolution, when? - Correct answer1830's
Railroad Flats - Correct answerBecame more common
25' wide by 75' to 90' deep buildings
5-7 story walkups
4 units per floor w/ Central Stairwell
1-2 windows per unit
No indoor plumbing
, 3 primary initiatives in the Public Health Movement - Correct answerLand for central
park set aside Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead
NYC Tenement Law of 1867; minimal changes (Fire Escapes & "Windows" in each
room) but the first of several recognizing the poor housing conditions that existed for the
tenants
San Francisco passed an ordinance in 1867 prohibiting slaughter houses and hide
curing establishments in certain district of the city; first of its kind in the nation
prohibiting a specific land use
Suburbanization Movement - Correct answer1860's/70's
3-10 miles from "central" city near downtown area primarily long electric streetcar lines
More curvilinear or boulevard-like tree lined streets versus traditional grid
Principally single family detached structures setback from the road
"Old Law" Tenement Act in NYC - Correct answer1879
Requirements for new structures:
1 exterior window per habitable room
2 toilets per floor
When did NYC become the first city to have 1 million residents? - Correct
answer1880
"New Law" Tenement Act of 1901 - Correct answerRequired running water and
bathrooms in each apartment
Courtyard designed to provide sufficient light and air to the units
Garden City Movement - Correct answerEbenezer Howard led initiative originated in
England late 1800's
Self sustaining cities 25,000 to 30,000 population surrounded by Greenbelts
Interconnected by transport systems
Focus on separation of land uses which became the model for US land use codes in
particular in suburban communities
Considered anti-urban by some, including Jane Jacobs
City Beautiful Movement - Correct answer1893 Columbia Exposition in Chicago;
Designed by Daniel Burnham
Purpose: Recognition of the 400th anniversary of the founding of America; Theme:
Reinforce the positive things associated with the Industrial Revolution
Brought focus and ideas to municipal art, civic improvement, and landscape design of
public spaces
Focus for Chicago-- public space and transportation
1916 What did NYC do? - Correct answerAdopted the first zoning ordinance in the
US, created comprehensive controls on private land for the first time
With Correct Solutions,.
US Population in 1800 and how many lived in Urban Areas - Correct answer5
million and 300,000 (6%)
Two Cities with a population over 25,000 in 1800 - Correct answerPhiladelphia and
NYC
Attitude towards land use regulations in 1800 - Correct answerVery Laissez Faire
because resources were seen as "unlimited"
Washington D.C. designated as the location of the US Capital when? And who was
commissioned to design the city? - Correct answer1790 - Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Manhattan North of SOHO to 155th St. platted on a grid system with the exception of
what street? - Correct answerBroadway
Role of American cities vs European Cities - Correct answerCenters of business vs
centers of political, commercial, and military power
What was the driving force behind development patterns in 1800 and 2019 - Correct
answerTransportation
Erie Canal, first public works project, constructed when and how much did it cost? -
Correct answer1817-1825 for $7 million
Introduction of rail travel, when? - Correct answer1830
Interstate highway act, when? - Correct answer1956
First tenements built for immigrants and people moving to America & Industrial
Revolution, when? - Correct answer1830's
Railroad Flats - Correct answerBecame more common
25' wide by 75' to 90' deep buildings
5-7 story walkups
4 units per floor w/ Central Stairwell
1-2 windows per unit
No indoor plumbing
, 3 primary initiatives in the Public Health Movement - Correct answerLand for central
park set aside Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead
NYC Tenement Law of 1867; minimal changes (Fire Escapes & "Windows" in each
room) but the first of several recognizing the poor housing conditions that existed for the
tenants
San Francisco passed an ordinance in 1867 prohibiting slaughter houses and hide
curing establishments in certain district of the city; first of its kind in the nation
prohibiting a specific land use
Suburbanization Movement - Correct answer1860's/70's
3-10 miles from "central" city near downtown area primarily long electric streetcar lines
More curvilinear or boulevard-like tree lined streets versus traditional grid
Principally single family detached structures setback from the road
"Old Law" Tenement Act in NYC - Correct answer1879
Requirements for new structures:
1 exterior window per habitable room
2 toilets per floor
When did NYC become the first city to have 1 million residents? - Correct
answer1880
"New Law" Tenement Act of 1901 - Correct answerRequired running water and
bathrooms in each apartment
Courtyard designed to provide sufficient light and air to the units
Garden City Movement - Correct answerEbenezer Howard led initiative originated in
England late 1800's
Self sustaining cities 25,000 to 30,000 population surrounded by Greenbelts
Interconnected by transport systems
Focus on separation of land uses which became the model for US land use codes in
particular in suburban communities
Considered anti-urban by some, including Jane Jacobs
City Beautiful Movement - Correct answer1893 Columbia Exposition in Chicago;
Designed by Daniel Burnham
Purpose: Recognition of the 400th anniversary of the founding of America; Theme:
Reinforce the positive things associated with the Industrial Revolution
Brought focus and ideas to municipal art, civic improvement, and landscape design of
public spaces
Focus for Chicago-- public space and transportation
1916 What did NYC do? - Correct answerAdopted the first zoning ordinance in the
US, created comprehensive controls on private land for the first time
