URBS 310 Final UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
to increase the efficiency of the highway system - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Community
development goals have included all of the following EXCEPT (p208-209)
land assembly of many small lots can take many years - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔2. It is
difficult to rebuild in built-up urban areas because (p210-212
Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔3. Successes of Urban Renewal
include the following places EXCEPT (p214-217)
it is easy to replace - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔4. Housing is important for all of the
following reasons EXCEPT (p221-223)
garden apartments, row houses, small lot single-family homes, large lot single-family homes
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔5. The ranking from least expensive to most expensive housing
types is (p223-224)
property tax collections - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔6. In analyzing a municipalities entire
housing stock, all of the following should be considered EXCEPT (p225-226
they all experienced close to the same amount of residential value declines - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔7. Municipalities were affected by the real estate market crash in all of the
following ways EXCEPT (p231-232)
1, 2 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔8. There are approximately ____ registered automobiles for
every ____ person in the U.S. as of 2008. (p236-238)
12.5 mph - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔9. The average speed of buses in the United States is
(p236-238)
, to provide an efficient form of income redistribution - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔10. All of
the following are reasons that 78% of expenditures on public transportation are subsidized
EXCEPT: (p240-241)
Determining the shortest fastest route that all users will take between an origination and
destination - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔11. The following are part of the Four-Step
transportation planning process EXCEPT (p245-248
the Westway in New York City - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔12. An incident exemplifying
the freeway revolt is citizens trying to stop (p248-251
charge different rates at different times of the day - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔13. HOT
lanes (p255-257)
to create a larger planning department - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔14. Cities compete for
economic development for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: (p262-263)
the Economic Development Administration - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔15. The federally-
funded economic development program for lagging area that still exists is (p264-267)
adopt a national "right-to-work" law - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔16. All of the following
items a state may try to get the federal government to do for its economic development
EXCEPT (p267-268)
frequently agree, but sometimes disagree as the economic developers are more likely to push
for companies and locations that are not in-line with the general plan - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔17. A city's planners and economic developers
incubator buildings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔18. One of the better strategies used to
encourage new start-up companies is (p271-275)
needs assessment, market evaluation, assessment of consequences of economic development
program, plan formulation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔19. A systematic approach to
economic development has the following four phases in the following order (p 277-278)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
to increase the efficiency of the highway system - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Community
development goals have included all of the following EXCEPT (p208-209)
land assembly of many small lots can take many years - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔2. It is
difficult to rebuild in built-up urban areas because (p210-212
Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔3. Successes of Urban Renewal
include the following places EXCEPT (p214-217)
it is easy to replace - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔4. Housing is important for all of the
following reasons EXCEPT (p221-223)
garden apartments, row houses, small lot single-family homes, large lot single-family homes
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔5. The ranking from least expensive to most expensive housing
types is (p223-224)
property tax collections - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔6. In analyzing a municipalities entire
housing stock, all of the following should be considered EXCEPT (p225-226
they all experienced close to the same amount of residential value declines - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔7. Municipalities were affected by the real estate market crash in all of the
following ways EXCEPT (p231-232)
1, 2 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔8. There are approximately ____ registered automobiles for
every ____ person in the U.S. as of 2008. (p236-238)
12.5 mph - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔9. The average speed of buses in the United States is
(p236-238)
, to provide an efficient form of income redistribution - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔10. All of
the following are reasons that 78% of expenditures on public transportation are subsidized
EXCEPT: (p240-241)
Determining the shortest fastest route that all users will take between an origination and
destination - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔11. The following are part of the Four-Step
transportation planning process EXCEPT (p245-248
the Westway in New York City - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔12. An incident exemplifying
the freeway revolt is citizens trying to stop (p248-251
charge different rates at different times of the day - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔13. HOT
lanes (p255-257)
to create a larger planning department - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔14. Cities compete for
economic development for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: (p262-263)
the Economic Development Administration - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔15. The federally-
funded economic development program for lagging area that still exists is (p264-267)
adopt a national "right-to-work" law - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔16. All of the following
items a state may try to get the federal government to do for its economic development
EXCEPT (p267-268)
frequently agree, but sometimes disagree as the economic developers are more likely to push
for companies and locations that are not in-line with the general plan - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔17. A city's planners and economic developers
incubator buildings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔18. One of the better strategies used to
encourage new start-up companies is (p271-275)
needs assessment, market evaluation, assessment of consequences of economic development
program, plan formulation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔19. A systematic approach to
economic development has the following four phases in the following order (p 277-278)
