AICP Exam Prep Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AICP Exam Prep Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
FiscalAImpactAAnalysisA-
AAnswerAAAtoolAthatAcomparesAtheAlocalAgovernmentArevenuesAassociatedAwith
AdevelopmentApoliciesAandAprojects


CollectorARoadA-AAnswerAAAlow-to-
moderateAcapacityAroadAwhichAservesAtoAmoveAtrafficAfromAlocalAstreetsAtoAart
erialAroads;AtheyAareAdesignedAdAtoAprovideAaccessAtoAresidentialAproperties.


ArterialARoadA-AAnswerAAAhigh-
capacityAurbanAroad;AdeliversAtrafficAfromAcollectorAroadsAtoAfreewaysAorAexpr
essways,AandAbetweenAurbanAcentersAatAtheAhighestAlevelAofAserviceApossible


LocalAroadsA-
AAnswerARoadsAwithAtheAlowestAspeedAlimitsAandAcarriesAlowAvolumesAofAtraf
ficAandAmaybeAunpavedAinAsomeAareas


Cost-effectivenessAAnalysisA-
AAnswerAComparesAtheArelativeAcostsAandAoutcomesAofAdifferentAcoursesAofAact
ion;AitAassignsAaAmonetaryAvalueAtoAtheAmeasureAofAeffect.


Cost-BenefitAAnalysisA(CBA)A-
AAnswerAAAsystematicAapproachAtoAestimateAtheAstrengthsAandAweaknessesAof
Aalternatives;AitAisAusedAtoAdetermineAoptionsAthatAprovideAtheAbestAapproach
AtoAachieveAbenefitsAwhileApreservingAsavings


DevelopmentAAgreementA-
AAnswerAAAvoluntaryAcontractAbetweenAaAlocalAjurisdictionAandAaApersonAwho
AownsAorAcontrolsApropertyAwithinAtheAjurisdictionAdetailingAtheAobligationsAof
AbothApartiesAandAspecifyingAtheAstandardsAandAconditionsAthatAwillAgovernAd
evelopmentAofAtheAproperty.

,SpecialAUseApermitA-
AAnswerAAApermitAthatAallowsAforAaAspecificAexemptionAtoAzoningAregulations
AforAaAparticularApieceAofAlandAinAaAlocationAthatAhasAaAparticularAzoningAch
aracteristic.


ImpactAfeeA-
AAnswerAAAfeeAchargedAbyAaAcommunityAandApaidAbyAaAdeveloperAthatAisAco
mmensurateAwithAtheAexternalitiesAcreatedAbyAaAdevelopment.AIntendedAtoAcov
erAtheAdevelopment'sAimpactAonAsuchAthingsAasAroads,AsewerAsystems,Aschools
,AandApoliceAandAfireAprotection.


SubdivisionARegulationA-
AAnswerAtheAstandardsAandAproceduresAthatAregulateAtheAsubdivisionAofAlandA
forAdevelopmentAandAsale


CityABeautifulAMovementA-AAnswerAAAturn-of-the-twentieth-
centuryAmovementAthatAadvocatedAlandscapeAbeautification,Aplaygrounds,AandA
moreAandAbetterAurbanAparks.


CityAEfficientAMovementA-
AAnswerAAAmajorAmovementAinAtheAU.S.,ABritainAandAotherAindustrialAnations
AinAtheAearlyA20thAcenturyAthatAsoughtAtoAidentifyAandAeliminateAwasteAinAal
lAareasAofAtheAeconomyAandAsociety,AandAtoAdevelopAandAimplementAbestApra
ctices


PublicAHealthAMovementA-
AAnswerAanAeffortAtoAremedyAtheAhighAdiseaseAandAmortalityArateAthatAoccurr
edAinAcities


GardenACityA-AAnswerAAAself-
containedAplannedAtownAcombiningAwork,Aresidential,Aagricultural,AandArecreati
onalAfacilities,AandAsurroundedAbyAaAruralAbelt.

, AudienceAResponseASystemA-
AAnswerAComputerAapplicationAthatAenablesAvotingAandAthenAcollectsAandAdisp
laysAtheAresults,AsimplifyingAdecision-makingAamongAeventAparticipants.


VisualAPreferenceASurveyA-
AAnswerAaAtechniqueAthatAcanAbeAusedAtoAassistAcitizensAinAevaluatingAphysic
alAimagesAofAnaturalAandAbuiltAenvironments.ACitizensAareAaskedAtoAviewAand
AevaluateAaAwideAvarietyAofApicturesAdepictingAhouses,Asites,AbuildingAstyles,A
streetscapes,Aetc.AScoresAareAusedAtoAindicateAwhetherAaAdesignAisAwhatAaAcit
izenAseesAasAappropriateAforAtheirAcommunity.


DotAVotingA-
AAnswerAwriteAideasAonAaAlargeAboard,AhaveApeopleAvoteAbyAputtingAaAdotAb
yAit


DesignACharetteA-AAnswerAanAintenseAperiodAofAdesignAorAplanningAactivity.


randomAsampleA-
AAnswerAaAsampleAinAwhichAeveryAelementAinAtheApopulationAhasAanAequalAc
hanceAofAbeingAselected


stratifiedAsampleA-
AAnswerAaAsampleAdrawnAinAsuchAaAwayAthatAknownAsubgroupsAwithinAaApo
pulationAareArepresentedAinAproportionAtoAtheirAnumbersAinAtheAgeneralApopul
ation


clusterAsampleA-
AAnswerAobtainedAbyAselectingAallAindividualsAwithinAaArandomlyAselectedAcoll
ectionAorAgroupAofAindividuals


NominalAGroupATechniqueA-AAnswerAAAdecision-
makingAtechniqueAinAwhichAgroupAmembersAwriteAdownAideasAandAsolutions,A
readAtheirAsuggestionsAtoAtheAwholeAgroup,AandAdiscussAandAthenArankAtheAa
lternatives.