AICP Sample Questions Answers

Who was the father of zoning?

What are LULU’s?

How many square feet are in one acre?

In what year did Yellowstone become the first National Park?

Which of the following greenbelt towns was never completed?

Which of the following cases was found to violate the first amendment’s freedom of speech?

Which of the following groups of planning philosophies came before the City Humane Movement?

Who is known to have replaced Daniel Burnham in the 1920’s as the city planning expert?

Scenario

You work as a city planner in Town X. You recently accepted additional planning employment in Town Y, which is about 15 miles away and in the next county. Towns X and Y are similar in many respects. As a consultant for Town Y, you recommend a 50-foot buffer around a lake to protect water quality. Town Y is about to take action on this recommendation. However, in town X there are no buffer regulations and substantial residential development has been proposed to include construction to within 10 feet of a lake. The mayor and the council are very supportive of the proposed development, but a lake conservation group is demanding a buffer of at least 50-feet around the lake. What might you do?

Who designed Riverside, Illinois, the first model for all future American suburban land planning?

Which of the following is a source of point-source pollution?

What year was the first urban growth boundary established in the US?

In 1973 the Energy Policy Conservation Act established CAFE standards for cars and trucks. What was the standard at that time for cars?

What is another name for CERCLA?

Scenario

You are a planner in a community with a new sign ordinance that prohibits banners from being strung across the road. The ordinance was adopted in response to several unattractive advertising banners that had frequently been strung across local roads and often become entangled with electrical wires. On your way to work one morning, you see that a community group has strung a banner across the main street that advertises an upcoming charity event that will generate thousands of dollars for needy families. You know that the money is greatly needed and that local officials and residents support the event. What might you do in the short term?

Baby boomers are those born between the years of?

Where was the first subway located?

Scenario

You are a planner in a community with a new sign ordinance that prohibits banners from being strung across the road. The ordinance was adopted in response to several unattractive advertising banners that had frequently been strung across local roads and often become entangled with electrical wires. On your way to work one morning, you see that a community group has strung a banner across the main street that advertises an upcoming charity event that will generate thousands of dollars for needy families. You know that the money is greatly needed and that local officials and residents support the event. What might be your first reaction?

When did Ebenezer Howard write “Tomorrow: A peaceful path to real reform”?

Which is Hoyt associated with?

What is the mode of the following: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4?

What is the mean of the following numbers: 4, 6, 10, 12?

What was Saul Alinsky know for?

Who termed the word megalopolis?

Which of the following is associated with Central Place theory?

What year was the standard state zoning enabling act adopted?

What movement is Washington, D.C. an example of?

Who wrote “Edgeless City in 2002?

Which of the following is not part of the AICP Code of Ethics?

Who is associated with the City as Growth Machine Theory?

In utilizing the sector theory which land is given the highest values?

Who was the father of regional planning?

Scenario

You are a planner for a city planning department and you have an old friend who runs a planning consulting firm in the same city. Your friend submits a competitive proposal to work as a consultant for your department to you on Friday and while in your office, asks you to be her guest for dinner at a very fancy restaurant on Saturday evening. What might you do if you actually have no influence about awarding the contract?

Who was the father of modern ecology?

Generation X are those born between the years of?

Which method uses a larger geographic area to interpolate a smaller geographic area’s population?

Scenario

You are responsible for recommending contracts to the city council. Your immediate supervisor has asked you to prepare a recommendation for a large contract for an individual you know is a good friend of your supervisor. After reviewing the contract, you conclude that the contract amount is not commensurate with the scope of work provided. You believe the contract is a waste of taxpayer dollars if it were to be granted. What might you do first?