VERY UNofficial: An AICP Study Guide Podcast

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In the 1930’s, the U.S. was taking conservation seriously. We put together a massive regional authority to handle conservation and energy issues in the Tennessee Valley, but we also attacked the growing issue called the Dust Bowl with two major Acts: The Taylor Grazing Act and the Soil Conservation Act. The Tennessee Valley Authority:https://www.tva.com/About-TVA/Our-Historyhttps://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/history-of-the-tva The Taylor Grazing Act:Taylor G...

FDR and National Planning seem to go hand-in-hand. Because they do. Literally. Planning on a national level spanned almost the exact same time frame as FDR’s Presidency, and FDR just wouldn’t like it go away; bringing it back under name after name after name. Both Started in 1933, and National Planning died in 1943, two years before FDR. This one’s all about the blip on the planning radar called, National Planning.The National Planning Board:https://www.encyclope...

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of a new order of competence and of courage. This is more than a political campaign; it is a call to arms. Give me your help, not to win votes alone, but to win in the crusade to restore America to its own people.-FDR, July 2nd, 1932 FDR Inauguration and the New Deal Pitch:http://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/seehowtheyran/portfolios/1932-fd...

Well, saying goodbye to the roaring 20’s was bittersweet. Actually, it was just bitter. Bitter and depressing. When the good times from the 20’s caught up to everyone in October of 1929, the markets came crashing down. But why? And did we try and do anything to stop it? The Great Depression:https://www.britannica.com/story/causes-of-the-great-depressionhttps://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/great-depression-historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depre...

Get your motor runnin’, head out on the highway! Because the federal government ponied up some money in 1916 to make sure the roads were all in good condition. Or you can always head out on the parkway that New York built in 1919, and of course, you can always take your highway out to the first regional suburban shopping center too. Transportation Epochs:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borchert%27s_Epochs#:~:text=Borchert's%20epochs%20refer%20to%20five,of%20growth%20of%20American%20c...

This episode is all about making the case for zoning. Is zoning constitutional? Is it a taking? Does it violate the 14th Amendment? (That’s the Due Process clause) What about simple Use Regulations? What about legislative acts? These are the things that U.S. Supreme Court had to debate. One thing is for sure though. When in doubt, APPEAL! Hadacheck v. Sebastian:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadacheck_v._Sebastianhttps://www.lexisnexi...

I mean, it’s all pretty standard. Standard state zoning, standard city planning. And in the name of what again? In an effort to protect residential properties, these two acts were probably two of the more pivotal moments in planning. Shaping the way we are today, did they also sort of set-up the copy-and-paste legacy of resolutions? Herbert Hoover:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover Standard State Zoning Enabling Act (SZEA):https://www.planning.org/g...

Geez Wisconsin, you’re such an enabler. You’re making all your first, second, and third tier cities feel like they can form Planning Commissions. Oh, that’s intentional? Well, it ended up being a great idea, especially when you consider the legacy that it left behind. Wisconsin Planning Enabling Act (1909):https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1909/related/acts/162.pdfhttps://www.law.du.edu/documents/rmlui/conference/powerpoints/2013/Meck-RMLUI-2-6-2013v2.pdfhttps://www.plan...

In the future, the system must be first. At least, that’s what Frederick Taylor thought when he devised his Scientific Management theory that ended up kicking off the City Efficient Movement. Efficient? Maybe. But was it all unicorns, roses, and rainbows? The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor (1911):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Principles_of_Scientific_Managementhttps://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/scientific-management/...