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1
According to “Can Buffalo Ever Come Back?”, Buffalo remained mired in poverty unlike New York City and some other cities because:
A)of corruption in local government.
B)it lacked industrial infrastructure.
C)it lacked a healthy private sector.
D)of its climate.
2
As noted in “Can Buffalo Ever Come Back?”, the key ingredient in the recovery of “old, cold” cities such as Boston was:
A)transportation.
B)human capital.
C)cheap power.
D)low tax rates.
3
As pointed out in “Can Buffalo Ever Come Back?”, January temperatures are one of the best predictors of urban success over the last century.
A)True
B)False
4
As reported in “Skipping the City for the Suburbs,” a suggested reason why Baltimore is still able to attract immigrants is that it has:
A)excellent public schools.
B)an immigrant-friendly downtown infrastructure.
C)decentralized housing.
D)a suburban feel.
5
As identified in “Skipping the City for the Suburbs,” cities considered immigrant gateways today include:
A)Cleveland.
B)Buffalo.
C)Fort Worth.
D)Pittsburgh.
6
According to “Skipping the City for the Suburbs,” immigrants come to the United States for the future of their families.
A)True
B)False
7
According to "Return to Center," Gov. George Pataki:
A)came into office with a reputation as an urbanist.
B)proposed the plan to revitalize Albany.
C)saw his own hometown deteriorate beyond redemption.
D)opposed the move of state agencies into the city.
8
As noted in "Return to Center," Troy Mayor Park Patison says that building government offices in cities:
A)causes employees to work harder.
B)brings a huge economic boom.
C)causes businesses to flee.
D)improves business less than one might expect.
9
As stated in "Return to Center," New York state employees are all thrilled to be back in Albany.
A)True
B)False
10
According to “Predatory Lending: Redlining in Reverse,” subprime lending:
A)is inherently predatory.
B)provides no benefit to high-risk borrowers.
C)involves higher cost loans for higher risk borrowers.
D)strips the equity of homeowners.
11
As identified in “Predatory Lending: Redlining in Reverse,” the first state to ban predatory lending was:
A)North Carolina.
B)California.
C)New York.
D)Texas.
12
As observed in “Predatory Lending: Redlining in Reverse,” African Americans are less likely to finance their home mortgages with subprime loans than are whites.
A)True
B)False
13
According to “Bridge Blockade After Katrina Remains Divisive Issue,” the reason for Police Chief Arthur Lawson's sanction of the blockade:
A)remains unknown.
B)was that he was ordered to do so by state authorities.
C)was to stop the spread of disease.
D)was a desire to prevent crime from spreading.
14
As reported in “Bridge Blockade After Katrina Remains Divisive Issue,” New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin:
A)was out of the state throughout the crisis.
B)was unaware of the problems at the convention center.
C)sent mixed signals to evacuees.
D)forbade people from walking to the Crescent City Connection.
15
As stated in “Bridge Blockade After Katrina Remains Divisive Issue,” all people who could prove they lived in the area were allowed to cross the bridge.
A)True
B)False
16
According to "Movers & Shakers," all of the following cities received a large influx of immigrants after 1965 except:
A)Boston.
B)Los Angeles.
C)Chicago.
D)New York.
17
As cited in "Movers & Shakers," the ethnic group that has transformed the South Side of St. Louis is:
A)South Korean.
B)African.
C)Guatemalan.
D)Bosnian.
18
As reported in "Movers & Shakers," diversified cities provide an ideal place for the creation of unique, globally-oriented markets.
A)True
B)False
19
As stated in “Measuring Globalization,” the only global alpha metropolis considered a southern city is:
A)Tokyo.
B)Paris.
C)Hong Kong.
D)New York.
20
In discussing Mexico City, the author of “Measuring Globalization” notes that it:
A)continues to increase its industrial emphasis.
B)is characterized by growing economic disparity.
C)ranks as an alpha relay center.
D)is largely insulated from foreign investment.
21
As pointed out in “Measuring Globalization,” strength in traditional measures of globalization explains why American cities dominate infrastructure rankings.
A)True
B)False
22
According to “Microsoft's Call-Center Business in India Gets an American Accent,” among the reasons for multinational companies to shift customer support work to India are all of the following except:
A)high levels of education.
B)low wages even by Indian standards.
C)time difference.
D)low wages compared to the United States.
23
As stated in “Microsoft's Call-Center Business in India Gets an American Accent,” programs that Indian workers prefer to listen to in order to practice speaking include:
A)network news.
B)Ken Burns documentaries.
C)National Public Radio.
D)Friends.
24
As reported in “Microsoft's Call-Center Business in India Gets an American Accent,” employment at various call centers in India is expected to increase.
A)True
B)False
25
According to "The Rise of the Creative Class," places that thrive in today's world tend to:
A)attract greater numbers of creative people.
B)have well-established social structures.
C)have homogeneous populations.
D)provide standard quality-of-life amenities.
26
As reported in "The Rise of the Creative Class," the distinguishing characteristic of the creative class is that its members:
A)are involved in the arts and entertainment.
B)care nothing about convention.
C)engage in work that creates meaningful new forms.
D)are super-specialized in their fields.
27
As stated in "The Rise of the Creative Class," cities where there are large concentrations of service-class workers are all tourist attractions.
A)True
B)False
28
As stated in "Too Much Froth," the new urban strategy focuses on:
A)children.
B)the homeless.
C)great cultural divisions.
D)being "hip" and "cool" rather than straightforward and practical.
29
As related in "Too Much Froth," city politicians and economic development officials:
A)always look to the federal government for bailouts.
B)ignore the human element.
C)grasp at fads to solve their urban problems.
D)are totally subject to reelection whims.
30
In the 1960s and 1970s, according to "Too Much Froth," downtown malls were the fad.
A)True
B)False
31
As brought out in "The Gentry, Misjudged as Neighbors," when a neighborhood begins to gentrify, all of the following results are seen except that:
A)the poor move out.
B)the less-educated people soon drift away.
C)older people leave almost immediately.
D)the rate of turnover declines.
32
According to “WiFi Free-for-All,” cities are getting involved in WiFi because:
A)the private sector cannot move fast enough.
B)they can reap significant profits.
C)they own the light poles.
D)they want to ensure that poor neighborhoods are covered.
33
As reported in “WiFi Free-for-All,” the deal to provide WiFi in Philadelphia:
A)gives Earthlink a city-wide monopoly.
B)has not yet been approved by the city council.
C)will cost the city millions.
D)gives ownership of the network to the city.
34
As noted in “WiFi Free-for-All,” San Francisco's WiFi scheme was arranged by Google and Earthlink.
A)True
B)False
35
As reported in “Throwaway Stadium,” the financial underpinning of the modern arena is:
A)advertising.
B)television rights.
C)premium seating.
D)concessions.
36
As observed in “Throwaway Stadium,” Baltimore's Memorial Stadium is being turned into:
A)an outlet shopping mall.
B)a convention center.
C)an office park.
D)housing for senior citizens.
37
As pointed out in “Throwaway Stadium,” most of America's discarded sports arenas are dilapidated.
A)True
B)False
38
As noted in “Skybox Skeptics,” economists say that governments are not making prudent choices when they invest in stadiums because:
A)baseball is declining in popularity.
B)stadiums attract crime.
C)most people have fixed entertainment budgets.
D)arenas cost more to operate than they take in.
39
As pointed out in “Skybox Skeptics,” the only baseball team that moved to its current city within the last three decades is the:
A)Washington Nationals.
B)Texas Rangers.
C)Los Angeles Angels.
D)Seattle Mariners.
40
As reported in “Skybox Skeptics,” market size is important to baseball in a way that it is not to any other sport.
A)True
B)False
41
According to “'A Lot of Hooey': Heywood Sanders on Convention Center Economics,” in the last 10-15 years:
A)considerable new convention center space has been built.
B)demand for convention floor space has increased sharply.
C)hotel building has not been sufficient to keep up with convention demand.
D)few new convention centers have been proposed.
42
In evaluating how different convention centers have done when they have expanded, Heywood Sanders suggests in “'A Lot of Hooey': Heywood Sanders on Convention Center Economics” that:
A)they have universally gained business.
B)they have universally lost business.
C)some have gained and some have lost business.
D)they either have not gained or have lost business.
43
As stated in “'A Lot of Hooey': Heywood Sanders on Convention Center Economics,” the Price Waterhouse feasibility study found that the Javits Convention Center has seen a decrease in annual attendance.
A)True
B)False
44
In discussing the concept of eminent domain, the author of “Eminent Domain Revisited,” notes that:
A)is is not addressed by the Constitution.
B)the concept dates back to the founding of the nation.
C)it can only be used for building government owned properties.
D)New York only uses it for properties that have been abandoned or condemned.
45
As pointed out in “Eminent Domain Revisited,” in the case of Kelo v. New London:
A)the plaintiffs settled after losing in the circuit court.
B)the government cited public safety as the reason to take private property.
C)the ultimate decision of the court was unanimous.
D)economic development by private owners was involved.
46
As stated in “Eminent Domain Revisited,” Assemblyman Roger Green contends that Prospect Heights is a blighted area.
A)True
B)False
47
As reported in “Legislative and Judicial Reaction to Kelo,” in the case of Colder v. Bull, the Supreme Court ruled that:
A)eminent domain can only be applied in cases where property to be taken is condemnable.
B)the public-use clause means any use open to public participation.
C)a law that takes property from one party to give it to another does not comport with due process.
D)economic development is a legitimate public use.
48
As identified in “Legislative and Judicial Reaction to Kelo,” the most salutory aspect of the Kelo decision has been to:
A)convince states of the need to stringently limit use of eminent domain.
B)recognize the importance of issues related to eminent domain.
C)demonstrate that eminent domain is not necessary to the good ordering of society.
D)stop the abuse of landowners by redevelopers.
49
As pointed out in “Legislative and Judicial Reaction to Kelo,” nothing in the majority's holding in the Kelo case limited the states from placing further restrictions on the power of eminent domain.
A)True
B)False
50
As reported in “Jane Jacobs' Radical Legacy,” Jane Jacobs was the author of:
A)The Other America.
B)The Backyard Revolution.
C)It Takes a Village.
D)The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
51
As noted in “Jane Jacobs' Radical Legacy,” Jane Jacobs is best known for her impact on:
A)urban architecture.
B)community activism.
C)urban planning.
D)activist journalism.
52
As pointed out in “Jane Jacobs' Radical Legacy,” an unfortunate side effect of the battle against urban renewal is knee-jerk opposition to government efforts to improve cities.
A)True
B)False
53
In discussing Seattle's grant program, the author of “Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way” notes that groups receiving funds must:
A)be neighborhood based.
B)use the money for ongoing projects.
C)be democratically governed.
D)use funds for operating costs.
54
As reported in “Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way,” the overriding analytic lesson in the book of the same title is:
A)cooperation is the key to successful communities.
B)it may be time to bring the state back in.
C)money flows when democracy flourishes.
D)government is more of a hindrance than a help on the neighborhood level.
55
As stated in “Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way,” since Seattle's program began, there has been an increase in membership in many existing organizations.
A)True
B)False
56
According to “New Life in Newark,” accomplishments of the New Community Corporation in Newark, New Jersey, included:
A)generated economic renewal.
B)kept down the rising cost of housing.
C)provided a modicum of peace and stability.
D)attracted investors from Manhattan.
57
As reported in “New Life in Newark,” the problem facing the workforce development program is:
A)lack of good jobs.
B)inadequate training materials.
C)complaints from local unions.
D)the best candidates can get paying jobs.
58
As pointed out in “New Life in Newark,” the New Community Corporation has always maintained positive relations with the Newark mayor's office.
A)True
B)False
59
According to “The Performance of Charter Schools in Wisconsin,” the reason high school students were not included in the study was because Wisconsin charter school high school students:
A)are exempted from research on privacy grounds.
B)do not take standardized tests.
C)are disproportionately at-risk students.
D)are so small in number.
60
As reported in “The Performance of Charter Schools in Wisconsin,” the most controversial form of school choice is:
A)inter-district.
B)intra-district.
C)charter schools.
D)voucher.
61
As observed in “The Performance of Charter Schools in Wisconsin,” only white students do better in charter schools than in traditional schools.
A)True
B)False
62
According to “Charter Schools,” charter schools across the country:
A)must operate under union contracts.
B)must comply with health and safety regulations.
C)are part of the Department of Education bureaucracy.
D)do not receive public money.
63
As reported in “Charter Schools,” New York City's charter schools:
A)have a higher percentage of special-education students.
B)are concentrated in affluent neighborhoods.
C)have a small percentage of free-lunch students.
D)have a majority of students who are either black or Latino.
64
As pointed out in “Charter Schools,” charter schools tend to spend more public money per student than traditional public schools.
A)True
B)False
65
As profiled in “First Principals,” 29 New York City schools have been identified by the Board of Education as experimental schools that will be:
A)monitored closely under a new system of bureaucracy.
B)closed down due to the failure of their administrative staffs.
C)joined in one location to make an integrated system of various types of subject matter.
D)given more freedom and autonomy under entrepreneurial principals.
66
As explained in “First Principals,” the heart of the solution for improving the New York City educational system is:
A)increased oversight.
B)small schools.
C)experienced principals.
D)teacher education.
67
As noted in “First Principals,” principals must have many years of experience as administrators before they will qualify to enter New York City’s experimental school program.
A)True
B)False
68
As presented in “With More Choice Has Come Resegregation,” the San Francisco school district is court-ordered to assign students to schools without considering:
A)parental preference.
B)race.
C)diversity.
D)student preference.
69
As described in “With More Choice Has Come Resegregation,” the lawsuit Ho v. San Francisco Unified claimed that students were kept out of their preferred school due to their:
A)academic performance.
B)address.
C)ethnicity.
D)income.
70
As noted in “With More Choice Has Come Resegregation,” a major concern is that some parents will flee the school system if the assignment system is changed.
A)True
B)False
71
As presented in “Here Comes the Neighborhood,” the ruling in the case of Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in the Charlotte, North Carolina, courts resulted in the:
A)“neighborhood schools” model of school assignment.
B)concept of “separate but equal” education for racial minorities.
C)practice of race-conscious student assignment to schools.
D)resegregation of the school district.
72
As explained in “Here Comes the Neighborhood,” a “unitary” school is one that is:
A)sufficiently desegregated.
B)fully integrated.
C)predominantly African American.
D)predominantly white.
73
As noted in “Here Comes the Neighborhood,” Charlotte is currently one of the most integrated school districts in the United States.
A)True
B)False
74
As pointed out in “The UCLA Civil Rights Project State of Segregation,” the most integrated group of students are the:
A)Asians.
B)blacks.
C)Latinos.
D)whites.
75
According to “Joint Statement of Nine University-Based Civil Rights Centers on Today’s Supreme Court Rulings on Voluntary School Desegregation,” the Supreme Court rulings in the cases of McFarland v. Jefferson County Public Schools and Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1:
A)reflect the findings of current research on the benefits of school integration.
B)fail to acknowledge the benefits of racially and ethnically diverse schools.
C)limit the tools that school districts need to achieve integration.
D)allow for race to be used as a primary factor in school assignment.
76
As argued in “Joint Statement of Nine University-Based Civil Rights Centers on Today’s Supreme Court Rulings on Voluntary School Desegregation,” multiethnic and multilinguistic schools:
A)reflect the larger society that students will eventually enter.
B)are a detriment to student academic achievement.
C)reflect an ideal society that does not yet exist.
D)do not prepare students for the real world.
77
As noted in “Joint Statement of Nine University-Based Civil Rights Centers on Today’s Supreme Court Rulings on Voluntary School Desegregation,” educational policies are currently in place to successfully reduce the racial and economic disparities in achievement and graduation rates.
A)True
B)False
78
As explained in "Broken Windows," in order to prevent crime, the main function of police officers should be to:
A)fight crime.
B)reduce incidence of mass violence.
C)maintain order in a community.
D)solve crimes.
79
According to "Broken Windows," the authors use the analogy of a broken window to illustrate the point that:
A)one broken window does not affect the entire community.
B)disorder and crime are inextricably linked.
C)the police have no control over the destruction of property.
D)the police should not concern themselves with vandalism.
80
As stated in "Broken Windows," most citizens felt that their neighborhood was safer when officers patrolled on foot.
A)True
B)False
81
According to "How an Idea Drew People Back to Urban Life," the "broken windows" approach to crime holds that:
A)when minor crimes that cause public disorder decline in an area, serious crime declines.
B)decreases in serious crime in an area will be followed by a decline in the minor crimes that cause public disorder.
C)police should ignore minor crimes such as breaking windows and should focus on serious crimes only.
D)the police can do little to reduce public-disorder misdemeanors and that citizen groups should lead this effort.
82
According to “The Six Suburban Eras of the United States,” the New Urbanists believe that U.S. suburban development is broken into two stages, divided by:
A)the invention of the automobile.
B)World War II.
C)the advent of enclosed malls.
D)the creation of Federal Housing Administration loans.
83
As claimed in “The Six Suburban Eras of the United States,” the earliest non-urban-looking suburbs began in:
A)Brooklyn.
B)Llewellyn Park.
C)London.
D)Boston.
84
As noted in “The Six Suburban Eras of the United States,” as soon as U.S. suburbs began to develop, they were distinct from the cities from which they sprang.
A)True
B)False
85
As commented upon in "Patio Man and the Sprawl People," for Patio Man, all major choices of consumer durables ultimately come down to:
A)what his neighbors already own.
B)which model has the most impressive cup holders.
C)the color of the substance.
D)a decorator's recommendations.
86
As brought out in "Patio Man and the Sprawl People," Sprinkler Cities are generally:
A)the most Republican areas of the country.
B)unpleasant places in which to raise children.
C)rarely open to reconstruction and remodeling.
D)too heavily taxed.
87
Contrary to its critics, as mentioned in "Patio Man and the Sprawl People," suburbia is a retreat from gritty American life.
A)True
B)False
88
As presented in “Affluent, But Needy (First Suburbs),” first suburbs are:
A)the oldest suburbs in the United States.
B)urban areas that are striving to be suburban.
C)new suburban areas in development.
D)the wealthiest suburbs in the United States.
89
According to “Affluent, But Needy (First Suburbs),” the population of Nassau County is:
A)growing, with an influx of young, affluent professionals.
B)shrinking, as young people move away and only the elderly are left behind.
C)stagnant, with no growth, but with increasing diversity.
D)in flux, with no clear population patterns emerging.
90
As noted in “Affluent, But Needy (First Suburbs),” immigrants are rarely seen in first suburbs because they cannot afford to relocate into such affluent areas.
A)True
B)False
91
As presented in “Principles of New Urbanism,” these principles:
A)are specifically for inner-city areas.
B)work well for small new developments, but not for large areas.
C)are good for businesses, but are detrimental for residents.
D)can be applied to a diverse range of situations, both small and large.
92
As discussed in “Principles of New Urbanism,” community designs based on New Urbanism focus on:
A)increased automobile access to shopping and living areas.
B)pedestrian-friendly designs and short walking distances.
C)commuter-based living and working.
D)separation of economic classes and income levels.
93
As claimed in “Principles of New Urbanism,” New Urbanism focuses on increasing core density and eliminating suburban sprawl.
A)True
B)False
94
As presented in “Rocking-Chair Revival,” current homebuyers are looking at front porches as:
A)an inexpensive way to decorate the front of a house.
B)a place to set up outdoor furniture and meet their neighbors.
C)a means of increasing the resale value of a house.
D)an unattractive and expensive add-on that they do not need.
95
As stated in “Rocking-Chair Revival,” the common thread that unites front-porch lovers is a desire to:
A)save money on utility bills.
B)keep up with their neighbors.
C)socialize with their neighbors.
D)escape the grip of technology.
96
As noted in “Rocking-Chair Revival,” the majority of front-porch lovers are older, affluent couples.
A)True
B)False
97
As presented in “Hope VI and the New Urbanism,” the public-housing transformation in Chicago is based on the premise that:
A)poor people need a modern, attractive place to live.
B)high-rise, high-density sites are inherently bad.
C)mixed-use, mixed-income communities are inherently bad.
D)poverty should be concentrated in one specific city area.
98
According to “Hope VI and the New Urbanism,” research shows that, when public-housing sites are redeveloped into mixed-income communities, the result is often:
A)more and better housing for low-income families.
B)homelessness for all of the previous low-income residents.
C)the creation of additional low-income units at the site.
D)the displacement of some former residents due to fewer low-income units.
99
As claimed in “Hope VI and the New Urbanism,” the most important aspect of any public-housing redevelopment plan is the physical design.
A)True
B)False
100
As claimed in “Regional Coalition-Building and the Inner Suburbs,” metropolitan areas can bring about successful regional reform by:
A)recognizing that the suburban monolith will block reform whenever possible.
B)building a coalition between core cities and suburbs based on their links.
C)focusing specifically on the needs of the suburbs as people move outward.
D)creating walled-off communities for the very wealthy.
101
As detailed in “Regional Coalition-Building and the Inner Suburbs,” the wealthiest region in the Twin Cities metropolitan area is that of the:
A)mid-developing suburbs.
B)inner suburbs.
C)residential, high-tax capacity suburbs.
D)central city.
102
As noted in “Regional Coalition-Building and the Inner Suburbs,” a central feature of older suburbs is a lack of resources available to support public services and amenities found in the central city.
A)True
B)False
103
In "Is Regional Government the Answer?" the author advocates all of the following measures for dealing with urban sprawl except:
A)ending exurban growth subsidies for transportation, as well as for new water and sewer lines.
B)continuing to work to preserve open space.
C)establishing powerful, all-encompassing regional governments.
D)repealing the land-use and zoning regulations that discourage mixed-use development.
104
As identified in "Is Regional Government the Answer?" the city that represents a late-twentieth-century version of the Old Tenement Trail and that also serves as a remarkable example of integration is:
A)Kendall, Florida.
B)Scarsdale, New York.
C)Southfield, Michigan.
D)Clayton, Missouri.
105
In some cases, according to "Is Regional Government the Answer?" suburban growth can actually boost the fortunes of the central city.
A)True
B)False
106
As claimed in “Firebugs: Build It in California’s Foothills, and It Will Burn,” the “arsonists” responsible for Southern California’s devastating wildfires are the:
A)outdoor enthusiasts who camp, light fires, and leave them unattended.
B)criminals who intentionally light fires to cause destruction.
C)developers and wealthy homeowners who build and live in the foothills.
D)natural occurrences that cause fires to start in wooded areas.
107
As defined in “Firebugs: Build It in California’s Foothills, and It Will Burn,” “thickets of privacy” refers to Southern California’s:
A)undeveloped natural habitats.
B)residences of the wealthy cut off from urban life by wilderness.
C)gated inner-city residential communities.
D)dwellings for indigenous communities.
108
As noted in “Firebugs: Build It in California’s Foothills, and It Will Burn,” Southern California’s county planning commissioners have followed California law when considering and approving hillside development.
A)True
B)False
109
As profiled in “New German Community Models Car-Free Living,” becoming less car-dependent is important to Europeans because:
A)gas prices in Europe are becoming increasingly unaffordable.
B)Europe’s roads are in disrepair.
C)Europeans own more cars per capita than people anywhere else in the world.
D)most Europeans can no longer afford cars.
110
As explained in “New German Community Models Car-Free Living,” Germany’s Vauban model was conceived as a way to:
A)lure residents to the suburbs.
B)increase Europe’s bicycle market.
C)counter urban sprawl.
D)justify the construction of a train system.
111
As described in “New German Community Models Car-Free Living,” due to its early energy policies and revolutionary city transportation systems, the city of Freiburg is considered Germany’s ecological capitol.
A)True
B)False
112
According to “Traffic: Why It’s Getting Worse, What Government Can Do,” rush-hour traffic congestion is:
A)the primary problem with big-city living.
B)the solution to our basic mobility problem.
C)a problem that can be easily remedied with a little foresight and planning.
D)a symptom of a larger and deeper cultural malaise.
113
As claimed in “Traffic: Why It’s Getting Worse, What Government Can Do,” the basic mobility problem in the United States is that:
A)there are too many cars and not enough roads.
B)too many Americans reside in high-density areas.
C)U.S. roads are the worst in the world.
D)too many people want to move at the same time each day.
114
As explained in “Traffic: Why It’s Getting Worse, What Government Can Do,” one way that government entities can help ease traffic congestion is to respond more quickly to accidents and roadside emergencies.
A)True
B)False
115
As defined in “Is Congestion Pricing Ready for Prime Time?”, “congestion pricing” refers to a:
A)fuel tax.
B)tax on large, multiple-occupancy vehicles.
C)toll charge based on time and location of road use.
D)toll charge based on vehicle occupancy numbers.
116
As claimed in “Is Congestion Pricing Ready for Prime Time?”, the most popular and successful congestion-toll programs funnel the toll funds into:
A)transit systems.
B)new roads.
C)tax rebates.
D)suburban development.
117
As noted in “Is Congestion Pricing Ready for Prime Time?”, research suggests that, when utilized correctly, congestion pricing can benefit low-income households.
A)True
B)False
118
According to “Demolishing Delhi: World Class City in the Making,” a major problem for Delhi’s low-income residents is the:
A)proliferation of labor unions.
B)absence of low-income housing.
C)increase in squatters who take their land.
D)lack of clean roads and shopping areas in the city.
119
As explained in “Demolishing Delhi: World Class City in the Making,” to qualify for space in a resettlement site, displaced Delhi residents must prove that they:
A)have viable employment.
B)are Indian citizens.
C)were residents of Delhi prior to 1998.
D)have children who were born in Delhi.
120
As presented in “Demolishing Delhi: World Class City in the Making,” Banuwal Nagar was spared demolition due to the strength and influence of its union residents.
A)True
B)False
121
As presented in “Femicide in Ciudad Juárez: What Can Planners Do?”, the murders taking place in Ciudad Juárez are:
A)typical of any growing metropolitan area.
B)the result of prostitution as a standard means of income for the city’s female residents.
C)a specific attack on a particular group of women.
D)the result of illegal border crossings into the United States.
122
As argued in “Femicide in Ciudad Juárez: What Can Planners Do?,” the most important factor for progressive planners to consider about the Ciudad Juárez murders is:
A)who is committing the murders.
B)how the murders are being committed.
C)why the murders are being committed.
D)what can be done to stop the murders.
123
As stated in “Femicide in Ciudad Juárez: What Can Planners Do?”, city officials and the police department have often turned a blind eye to the Ciudad Juárez murders, blaming the victims and performing lax investigations.
A)True
B)False
124
As expressed in "Are Europe's Cities Better?" the diffuse pattern of urban growth in the United States is partly an "accidental outcome" of certain:
A)social forces.
B)government policies.
C)economic decisions.
D)environmental circumstances.
125
In a 1992 survey discussed in "Are Europe's Cities Better?" New Yorkers claimed that "the most important reason" for moving out of town was:
A)the lack of affordable housing.
B)the high cost of living.
C)crime and personal safety.
D)crowding
126
Compared to most local governments in the United States, according to "Are Europe's Cities Better?" European municipalities typically have more independence in their relationships with central governments.
A)True
B)False





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