REVIEW QUESTIONS

1.  Washington Square Park in New York and Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia are parks used by lots of different kinds of people for entirely different reasons at different times of the day. What does Jane Jacobs think of this?
a. Having different kinds of people and a diversity of uses is the only way to create a successful park.
b. It’s a planning problem because children, young adults and senior citizens often clash over how the park should be set up.
c. It’s bad for public safety because cops can never be sure who’s supposed to be in the park at any given time.
d. Both parks are examples of outmoded thinking about providing recreation for children.

2.  When Jane Jacobs talks about the importance of "trust" on city streets, she's talking about citizens believing that

a) the police will come if called

b) other people on the street will come to one's aid if a crime or accident happens

c) there's a good chance you will know the people sitting near you in a restaurant

d) other people in the neighborhood will share your ethnic and class background

3.  Why does New York, like many states, use public authorities to finance major projects like roads, bridges and tunnels?
a. Many politicians personally hate spending government money on big projects.
b. Public authorities can borrow the money needed to pay for big projects, which often require more than local cities and states and pay all at once.c. Public authorities do not pay taxes, making them cheaper and more efficient when it comes to building large-scale projects
d. Public authorities do not have to open their books, making it easier for crooked politicians to hide funds from the press

4.  Why is the use of eminent domain for the Atlantic Yards project causing controversy?
a. Poor planning caused a building collapse at the project site last week
b. The government is planned to seize property from one private owner in order to turn it over to another private owner
c. Many people in the area are opposed to having large towers built
d. Some fear that traffic in the area will become even more dangerous

5.  According to Jane Jacobs, how do you know when a neighborhood is too dense?

a) Neighorhoods cannot be too dense.

b) City Hall sees the area as a problem.

c) When diversity suffers.

d) When schools, trains and sidewalks are too crowded.

6.  Jane Jacobs says neighborhoods fail when they are too big. She also says they can be too small, because

a) A small neighborhood always lacks diversity.

b) Without a lot of people, there won't be enough consumers to support local stores.

c) Small groups of people often bicker and cannot agree on important matters.

d) A district must be big enough to fight city hall.

 7.  What is the importance of Dillon's Rule?

a) It is a way to measure statistical changes in population.

b) It is the legal doctrine that controls city planning decisions.

c) It is the legal doctrine that explains why state government, laws and politics trump local considerations, and often control even basic city functions.

d) Dillon's Rule is not important.

8.  When reporting on fights over planning issues, an important place to begin is

a) Community Planning Boards

b) The Legal Aid Society

c) The Hall of Records

d) The City Planning Commission

9.  Generally speaking, the purpose of NY's zoning and land use rules is:

a) To ensure that buildings go up as soon as possible

b) To create checks and balances that allow many different voices to weigh in on proposed changes.

c) To generate as much tax money as possible.

d) To allow the maximum amount of light and space into neighborhoods.