AICP Practice Questions With Complete Solutions

As the manager of the long-range planning division of a community in Maryland you have been asked to organize the citizen participation process for a comprehensive plan update. Which of the following would be most effective to kick off the process? a. Focus Groups b. Public Hearing c. Open House d. Town Hall Meeting correct answer: Town Hall Meeting - because you can get everyone together, kick something off and get the conversation started in a cohesive way. As a planner you have been working hard to try to resolve a conflict over development along a local river. The environmentalists want to stop all development, while the property owners want to be able to build whatever they would like. Local officials are concerned about water quality and the tax base. Which of the following would be most appropriate to use? a. Conflict Resolution b. Consensus Building c. Coalition Building d. Town Hall Meeting correct answer: Consensus Building - because you have multiple parties with varying goals Neighborhood advocates in a low-income economically depressed neighborhood have come to you as the planning director in a Florida city. They want you advice on organizing their community to support the expansion of a light rail line into their neighborhood. Which of the following would you advise? a. Coalition building b. Public Hearing c. Open House d. Visual Preference Survey correct answer: Coalition building - to organize people to build agreement The Mayor's Office has requested that you conduct a citizen survey to determine satisfaction with city services. You are evaluating whether to use a mail or phone survey. Thinking about telephone surveys, which of the following is the most important negative of using telephone surveys? A. They are expensive B. They may not reach a representative sample C. They are time consuming D. It may be difficult to find people to conduct the survey correct answer: B. They may not reach a representative sample Telephone surveys can result in an unrepresentative sample. This is due to a number of factors including the lack of a home telephone (for example cell phone only or no phone at all), the use of caller ID to screen calls, unlisted phone numbers, and no one home at the time of the call. Labor, expense, and time are all factors, but the best choice is an unrepresentative sample. As the planning director for a large city with a struggling downtown, you have decided to undertake a SmartCode planning process. Which of the following public participation tools would be the most appropriate?