AICP case studies
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AICP certification is the American Planning Association's professional credential for planners, administered through the One Path to AICP process: register for the exam, pass it, then submit an experience assessment documenting your education, employment, and professional planning experience. Members may sit for the exam while still completing their planning experience, since experience can be earned after passing. Passing the exam earns the AICP Candidate designation, which you keep only while your APA membership stays active. The exam is developed for a national audience, so preparation should focus on planning knowledge, principles, and practices applied nationally rather than rules unique to one region, state, or locality. Topics on this exam: Research and Assessment Methods, Fundamental Planning Knowledge, Communication and Interaction, Plan and Policy Development, Plan Implementation, Administration and Management, Leadership, Areas of Practice, and AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The AICP case studies are 5 cases and about 4,933 words.
1The Firm's Biggest Client
You are a senior planner at a 12-person consulting firm. For three years you worked as a planner for the City of Marston (pop.
876 words, about 4 min2Sixty-Two Percent of What?
The City of Alder (pop. 60,000) is considering allowing accessory dwelling units citywide.
940 words, about 5 min3Concurrency at Northgate
Northgate is a 240-unit single-family subdivision proposed in the City of Harlow (pop. The city's concurrency ordinance requires that public facilities be available at the adopted level of service at the time of occupancy.
1,075 words, about 5 min4The Meeting at Capacity
The City of Vale (pop. 42,000) is siting a 60-bed low-barrier shelter in a former auto dealership on the edge of a neighborhood of 3,000 residents.
1,029 words, about 5 min5Do More With Less
The planning department of a growing suburb (pop. 88,000) has 9 authorized FTE and a 1.75 million budget.
1,013 words, about 5 min