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Choose one
1 point
A city wants a long-term framework for its goals in land use, housing, transportation, and public facilities. Which planning tool best serves that purpose?
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8 Urban Governance and Public Policy Online Quiz Questions
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02
True or false
1 point
True or false: Providing transit access near new housing is, by itself, enough to ensure that lower-income residents can afford to live there.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
Fair-housing planning can help a jurisdiction identify barriers to housing choice and access to .
04
Written response
1 point
What planning approach concentrates housing, services, and jobs in walkable areas near frequent public transportation? Enter the full name or its acronym.
05
True or false
1 point
True or false: Urban policy decisions should use data without allowing it to replace local knowledge.
- A
True
- B
False
06
Choose one
1 point
A city changes zoning rules that had allowed only low-density housing. Which outcome is this reform most directly intended to enable?
- A
It can expand the range of housing types that may be built.
- B
It guarantees that every new home will be affordable.
- C
It removes the need to plan for water and sewer infrastructure.
- D
It ensures that development will occur only outside established centers.
07
Written response
1 point
Which exact housing-related indicator phrase can a city track when evaluating urban policy outcomes? Enter the phrase that names the burden associated with housing costs.
08
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1 point
Which measures are examples of targeted approaches that governments can use to support housing affordability? Select all that apply.
- A
Funding affordable housing
- B
Preserving existing lower-cost homes
- C
Relying exclusively on transit expansion to reduce housing costs
- D
Supporting nonprofit housing
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
Compact development can make better use of , though communities must also weigh costs, environmental effects, service capacity, and residents' priorities.
10
True or false
1 point
True or false: If inclusionary zoning requirements are too costly or poorly calibrated, they may discourage construction.
- A
True
- B
False
11
Choose one
1 point
A transportation problem affects residents and routes across several municipalities. Which governance response best fits the scale of the problem?
- A
Each city should address the issue only within its own limits.
- B
A comprehensive plan makes coordination with other agencies unnecessary.
- C
Cities, counties, transit agencies, and other relevant partners should coordinate their efforts.
- D
Only federal agencies can address issues that cross municipal boundaries.
12
Choose all
1 point
Which actions are identified as ways cities can support sustainable development? Select all that apply.
- A
Directing growth toward established centers
- B
Treating stormwater management as unrelated to sustainable development
- C
Improving safe walking and biking routes
- D
Aligning infrastructure spending with land-use goals
13
Choose one
1 point
Which description best defines inclusionary zoning?
- A
A policy that requires all housing to be publicly owned
- B
Rules or incentives that provide affordable units in some market-rate developments
- C
A plan that funds transit service only in low-density areas
- D
A program that evaluates housing policy only through property values
14
Open ended
1 point
A city plans a transit line that will improve access to jobs and services, but nearby rents and property values may rise. Propose a coordinated policy response that could help existing residents benefit from the investment without being forced out. Include at least two actions and one way to evaluate results.
15
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1 point
A city adopts a comprehensive plan with long-term goals for housing and public facilities. Which tools can help translate those goals into rules and investments?
- A
Public meetings and periodic evaluations
- B
Zoning rules and capital budgets
- C
Federal law and metropolitan boundaries
- D
Transit schedules and neighborhood surveys
16
Choose one
1 point
A city wants to expand the range of homes that can be built while supporting growth in selected areas. Which approach best fits those goals?
- A
Keep zoning limited to low-density homes and defer infrastructure decisions until construction is complete.
- B
Require every new home to be affordable and prohibit additional housing near existing services.
- C
Allow a wider range of housing types and coordinate predictable permitting with infrastructure investment where growth is desired.
- D
Replace zoning rules with voluntary developer pledges and avoid public investment in water and sewer systems.
17
Choose one
1 point
A city is considering inclusionary zoning to provide affordable units in some market-rate developments. Which policy-design approach is most consistent with the material?
- A
Set requirements without considering local market conditions, because their costs do not affect construction.
- B
Calibrate requirements to local market conditions and consider incentives such as allowing additional building density.
- C
Use inclusionary zoning as a complete substitute for other housing policies.
- D
Apply the same affordability requirement to every development regardless of its design or local conditions.
18
Written response
1 point
What planning practice can help a jurisdiction identify barriers to housing choice and access to opportunity?
19
Choose one
1 point
A city wants to apply transit-oriented development while addressing the risk that lower-income residents may not benefit from new transit access. Which approach best fits both aims?
- A
Concentrate housing, services, and jobs in walkable areas near frequent public transportation, while considering housing protections or investments.
- B
Focus development on vehicle access and assume proximity to transit will keep housing affordable.
- C
Separate housing from services and jobs, then expand transit only after the area is fully built.
- D
Use transit investment primarily to move vehicles through the area rather than improve access to daily needs.
20
Written response
1 point
What evaluation measure records how long it takes residents to reach key destinations?