Planning History

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Across
  1. 3. The 1920 U.S. Census indicated that more than half of the nation’s population lived in this type of area
  2. 6. This planning practice provides the framework for a concept of a neighborhood within a city. It focuses on walkable residential districts centered around a community-oriented use such as a school with business districts on the edge
  3. 10. This development in New York built houses every 16 minutes during the peak of development in 1947. The housing need was high due to the return of WW2 veterans
  4. 11. This Federal program was established in 1933 to plan and fund large scale public works projects such as roads, schools, dams, and bridges. This program was responsible for constructing the first nine holes of the Monroe Golf Course off Hwy 601 (answer is abbreviated)
  5. 13. This planning principle focuses on walkable neighborhoods, sustainability, traditional neighborhood design, transit-oriented development, and other practices intended to encourage a sense of community
  6. 14. These nonprofit organizations focus on revitalizing communities through initiatives such as affordable housing, economic development, and neighborhood planning. One of the first of such organizations was established by Senator Robert Kennedy and others in 1966 (answer is abbreviated)
  7. 15. This person was the first full-time public sector city planner in the United States (last name only)
  8. 16. This college introduced the first college course in city planning in 1909
Down
  1. 1. This city in Connecticut became the first city to have an official city planning commission
  2. 2. This important Act of 1968 was signed into law to prohibit discrimination against a property renter or buyer on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin; gender was added in 1974 and disability and familial status in 1988
  3. 4. The 1940 U.S. Census showed population was growing this type of area
  4. 5. This National Act was signed in 1966 and its purpose was to protect historic sites from development. It was signed in response to the impacts of urban renewal and highway construction impacting important historic landmarks in urban areas
  5. 7. This federal department, created in 1965, had a mission to ensure equal access to housing and community-based employment opportunities. The department also funds new housing, insures mortgages, and protects consumers (answer is abbreviated)
  6. 8. This city had the first ever comprehensive plan in the United States
  7. 9. The launch of this product in 1908 led to planners needing to find a way to fit more cars on roads and in communities
  8. 12. This South Carolina city became the first city in the United States to pass a historic district ordinance in 1931