APA AICP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APA AICP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 221:

  The following table provides data on commuting patterns:

  Median Distance (miles): Owners: United States 8.2, Cities 6.7, Suburbs 10.7, Central MSAs 6.0; Renters: United States 5.1, Cities 4.7, Suburbs 7.5, Central MSAs 4.0 Median Travel Time (minutes): Owners: United States 21, Cities 21, Suburbs 23, Central MSAs 16; Renters: United States 19, Cities 21, Suburbs 21, Central MSAs 15Which of the following statements is supported by the information given in the table above?

  A. Owners generally have a wider choice of residential locations than do renters.
  B. Commuters tend to experience slower travel speeds in cities than in suburbs or nonmetropolitan areas.
  C. Renters are more dependent on public transportation than owners are.
  D. Renters tend to live closer to their places of work than do owners.
  D. Renters tend to live closer to their places of work than do owners.

• Question 222:

  A community adopts a goal of "Health in all Policies" in its Comprehensive Plan. Which tool implements that goal?

  A. Reducing residential densities
  B. Creating buffer and separation requirements for transit stops
  C. Planning for parks within a ten-minute walk of all neighborhoods
  D. Restricting environmental review to major point sources of pollution
  C. Planning for parks within a ten-minute walk of all neighborhoods

• Question 223:

  A senior planner's professional goals include sharpening their project management and presentation skills, training for advancement opportunities, and developing skills as a leader. However, in their current position there are limited opportunities to achieve these professional goals. What is the best way for the planner to continue to prepare for these professional development goals?

  A. Apply for open positions with other agencies
  B. Continue to do the best job possible and wait for a promotion
  C. Create additional planning projects for the community to work on
  D. Attend local networking events and serve on committees in leadership positions
  D. Attend local networking events and serve on committees in leadership positions

• Question 224:

  Which of the following is specifically used to encourage consensus among the participants?

  A. Focus groups
  B. Public hearings
  C. Nominal groups
  D. Listening sessions
  C. Nominal groups

• Question 225:

  Scenario

  In one area of your community the population consists largely of relatively recent immigrants to this country. Population density in the entire community has risen, and the planning department is under pressure from some members of the

  community to reduce density. In response to this pressure, a regulation to prevent subdividing existing residences into apartments is currently under consideration. You hold a community meeting to discuss the proposed regulation, and it is

  denounced as being discriminatory to the generally low-income, immigrant population who rent units in subdivided buildings.

  What might you do?

  A. Answer: See the solution below
  A. Answer: See the solution below

• Question 226:

  Scenario

  The local YMCA is proposing to build a swimming pool next to their existing facility in your medium-sized town. You are a planner and must review the development proposal. The wife of one of the senior planners is the YMCA director. The husband of the planning director is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the YMCA. Everybody on the YMCA board is a family friend to both the senior planner and the planning director. What might you do?

  A. Answer: See the solution below
  A. Answer: See the solution below

• Question 227:

  Which Act created the HOME program?

  A. Stewart McKinney Act (1987)
  B. Low Income Housing Tax Credit (1986)
  C. Fair Housing Amendments (1988)
  D. Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (1990)
  D. Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (1990)

• Question 228:

  The best forecasting model for the growth or decline of urban census tracts is:

  A. Employment -> Population -> Households
  B. Population -> Employment -> Housing units
  C. Housing units -> Households -> Population
  D. Households -> Housing units -> Employment
  A. Employment -> Population -> Households

• Question 229:

  Which of the following factors are commonly evaluated when analyzing retail trade areas for commercial corridors?

  A. Mix of housing types within a fixed distance determined to be within a market area for a particular retail business or service
  B. Market-related socioeconomic characteristics of customers within a travel time particular to the planned retail or service
  C. Racial/ethnic composition and income characteristics of residents within a pre- determined distance from a retail area
  D. A series of concentric zones that correspond to the distance customers will drive to obtain retail goods and services
  B. Market-related socioeconomic characteristics of customers within a travel time particular to the planned retail or service

• Question 230:

  Most form-based codes:

  A. Apply to the entire city.
  B. Put an emphasis on land use.
  C. Regulate the character of buildings.
  D. Put an emphasis on the private realm.
  C. Regulate the character of buildings.