ARE 5.0 Programming & Analysis Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Turbine Square - ANSWER Civic spaces organized around a pinwheel
arrangement of streets.
Garden City Concept - ANSWER Ebenezer Howard's attempt to combine
the best of city and country living in his town-country idea. First put forth in
1898.
Satellite Towns - ANSWER Smaller towns dependent on larger towns
nearby for business.
Cite Industrielle - ANSWER Proposed by Tony Garnier in 1917. A city plan
that included separate zones for residential, public, industrial, and
agricultural uses, linked by separated circulation paths for vehicles and
pedestrians. One of the first plans to emphasize the idea of zoning.
Gridiron Street System - ANSWER Regularly planned public open spaces
and uniform spacing and setback of buildings. The city of Philadelphia
(established in 1682), along with many other early towns, used this
planning system.
Ward - ANSWER A plot of land about 600ft square.
Township - ANSWER A six mile by six mile piece of land.
Section - ANSWER Townships are divided into 36 1-mile square pieces of
land.
New Town Concept - ANSWER Started in Great Britain in the 1940's, it is
an extension of the idea that entirely new communities can be built away
from the crowding and ugliness of existing cities.
,New Urbanism - ANSWER A more recent planning philosophy that
attempts to counter the many undesirable aspects of city development,
including suburban sprawl, reliance on the automobile, environmental
deterioration, housing segregation, loss of farmland, and single-use
development.
Expanding Grid - ANSWER A pattern of urban development where the city
begins at the junction of two major roads and is methodically laid out in a
grid.
Star Pattern - ANSWER A pattern of urban development where the city
grows out of a dense urban core, with development following the radiating
spokes of main highways and mass transit routes out of the center.
Satellite Pattern - ANSWER A pattern of urban development where a large
dense urban core is surrounded by other major urban areas. The areas are
linked to the city in the center by major highways.
Beltway - ANSWER A circular road system that connects satellite areas by
making it possible to travel between them without going through the city in
the center
Field Pattern - ANSWER A pattern of urban development that has no
central focus or apparent overall organization scheme.
Megalopolis - ANSWER A form of urban development where two or more
major urban centers near each other grow together as the space between
is developed.
Imageability - ANSWER The quality of a physical environment that evokes
a strong image in the mind of a given observer. Can be a natural feature or
a prominent building or structure.
Path - ANSWER A way of circulation along which people customarily,
occasionally or potentially move. May be a street, pedestrian walkway,
railroad, transit line, or river.
, Edge - ANSWER A linear element that forms a boundary between two
districts or that breaks continuity. Could be a shoreline, a line of buildings
against a park, a wall, or a similar feature.
District - ANSWER A two-dimensional area perceived as having some
identifying character that distinguishes it from the surrounding city. Can be
perceived from the inside, or can be identified as an element of the city
from the outside.
Node - ANSWER A focal point or center of interest that people can enter.
Could be an intersection of paths, a place where the mode of transportation
changes, a plaza or public square, or a center of a district.
Landmark - ANSWER Similar to a node in that it is a reference point, but it
is viewed from the exterior and may or may not be entered. Could be a
tower, monument, building, or natural feature.
Superblock - ANSWER A concept that minimizes the impact of the car on
housing and allows the development of pedestrian circulation and park
space within the block.
Planned Unit Development (PUD) - ANSWER Each large parcel of land is
designed to have a mix of uses - residential, commercial, recreational, and
open space - and is designed with a variety of lot sizes and densities.
Transit-Oriented Development - ANSWER Construction that takes place in
areas surrounding transit stops; it usually includes a relatively high density
of living units, commercial development, and other support services.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) - ANSWER
Inspired by the concepts of defensible space.
Catchment Area - ANSWER The geographical region of land development
that is dependent on or affected by some surrounding base of population.
Neighborhood - ANSWER A relatively small area in which a number of
people live and share similar needs and desires in housing, social
activities, and other aspects of day-to-day living.
Questions With Correct Answers
Turbine Square - ANSWER Civic spaces organized around a pinwheel
arrangement of streets.
Garden City Concept - ANSWER Ebenezer Howard's attempt to combine
the best of city and country living in his town-country idea. First put forth in
1898.
Satellite Towns - ANSWER Smaller towns dependent on larger towns
nearby for business.
Cite Industrielle - ANSWER Proposed by Tony Garnier in 1917. A city plan
that included separate zones for residential, public, industrial, and
agricultural uses, linked by separated circulation paths for vehicles and
pedestrians. One of the first plans to emphasize the idea of zoning.
Gridiron Street System - ANSWER Regularly planned public open spaces
and uniform spacing and setback of buildings. The city of Philadelphia
(established in 1682), along with many other early towns, used this
planning system.
Ward - ANSWER A plot of land about 600ft square.
Township - ANSWER A six mile by six mile piece of land.
Section - ANSWER Townships are divided into 36 1-mile square pieces of
land.
New Town Concept - ANSWER Started in Great Britain in the 1940's, it is
an extension of the idea that entirely new communities can be built away
from the crowding and ugliness of existing cities.
,New Urbanism - ANSWER A more recent planning philosophy that
attempts to counter the many undesirable aspects of city development,
including suburban sprawl, reliance on the automobile, environmental
deterioration, housing segregation, loss of farmland, and single-use
development.
Expanding Grid - ANSWER A pattern of urban development where the city
begins at the junction of two major roads and is methodically laid out in a
grid.
Star Pattern - ANSWER A pattern of urban development where the city
grows out of a dense urban core, with development following the radiating
spokes of main highways and mass transit routes out of the center.
Satellite Pattern - ANSWER A pattern of urban development where a large
dense urban core is surrounded by other major urban areas. The areas are
linked to the city in the center by major highways.
Beltway - ANSWER A circular road system that connects satellite areas by
making it possible to travel between them without going through the city in
the center
Field Pattern - ANSWER A pattern of urban development that has no
central focus or apparent overall organization scheme.
Megalopolis - ANSWER A form of urban development where two or more
major urban centers near each other grow together as the space between
is developed.
Imageability - ANSWER The quality of a physical environment that evokes
a strong image in the mind of a given observer. Can be a natural feature or
a prominent building or structure.
Path - ANSWER A way of circulation along which people customarily,
occasionally or potentially move. May be a street, pedestrian walkway,
railroad, transit line, or river.
, Edge - ANSWER A linear element that forms a boundary between two
districts or that breaks continuity. Could be a shoreline, a line of buildings
against a park, a wall, or a similar feature.
District - ANSWER A two-dimensional area perceived as having some
identifying character that distinguishes it from the surrounding city. Can be
perceived from the inside, or can be identified as an element of the city
from the outside.
Node - ANSWER A focal point or center of interest that people can enter.
Could be an intersection of paths, a place where the mode of transportation
changes, a plaza or public square, or a center of a district.
Landmark - ANSWER Similar to a node in that it is a reference point, but it
is viewed from the exterior and may or may not be entered. Could be a
tower, monument, building, or natural feature.
Superblock - ANSWER A concept that minimizes the impact of the car on
housing and allows the development of pedestrian circulation and park
space within the block.
Planned Unit Development (PUD) - ANSWER Each large parcel of land is
designed to have a mix of uses - residential, commercial, recreational, and
open space - and is designed with a variety of lot sizes and densities.
Transit-Oriented Development - ANSWER Construction that takes place in
areas surrounding transit stops; it usually includes a relatively high density
of living units, commercial development, and other support services.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) - ANSWER
Inspired by the concepts of defensible space.
Catchment Area - ANSWER The geographical region of land development
that is dependent on or affected by some surrounding base of population.
Neighborhood - ANSWER A relatively small area in which a number of
people live and share similar needs and desires in housing, social
activities, and other aspects of day-to-day living.
