1. UPPER MIDWEST PLANNING CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 5, 2006
Planning Technology Tools…
on a budget
Achieving both “virtual reality” and substance
using technology-driven tools within the
planning process.
Jeff Siegel, AICP, GISP
Michael Bieberitz, GISP
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2. UPPER MIDWEST PLANNING CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 5, 2006
AGENDA
To examine several case studies using technology-driven
tools for:
1) Scenario Development and Analysis
2) Visualization Tools
• Regional/Community-Based
• Urban Center/TOD Plan
• Streetscape/Corridor Enhancements
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3. Regional/Community-Based
• Woodridge, IL -
Comprehensive Plan
– mature, built community
– address growth pressures
with redevelopment
opportunities
• Primary technology use -
– Scenario building
– Interactive impact analysis
– Collecting publicly-built
scenarios
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4. Regional/Community-Based
The advantages of using SketchPlan
Builder™ include:
– supports public participation with
real-time feedback of scenario
impacts.
– provides digital “sketching”
capability for on-the-fly interactivity
for developing land use scenarios.
– designed for a variety of user
levels, including a non-technical
audience, allowing planners to
support community-based,
collaborative decision-making in
designing and understanding
planning scenarios.
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5. Regional/Community-Based
Scenario Development and
Analysis Process
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6. Developing a Land Use Scenario
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7. Developing a Land Use Scenario
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8. Developing a Land Use Scenario
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9. Developing a Land Use Scenario
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10. Impact Analysis & Scenario Evaluation
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11. Impact Analysis & Scenario Evaluation
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12. About the technology
• GIS-centric approach
– designed to incorporate existing CAD/GIS data elements
– stand-alone software
• Developed and supported by HNTB’s Technology Practice
• Minimum system requirements include a 1.2 GHz PC with 512
MB of RAM; optional 3D capabilities require advanced video
card
• Portable solution: can run on a laptop and/or Tablet PC; does
not require a network or Internet access
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13. Urban Center/TOD
• Wood Dale, IL - Station Area Study
– mature, built community
– address station redevelopment opportunities (RTA)
along with downtown redevelopment opportunities
• Primary technology use -
– Scenario understanding and visualization
– Interactive visual analysis
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14. Urban Center/TOD
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15. Urban Center/TOD
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16. Urban Center/TOD
• Interactive Models
– Using latest in “geoexploration” software;
such a Google Earth
– Powerful WOW factor!
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17. Urban Center/TOD
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18. Urban Center/TOD
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19. Streetscape/Corridor Enhancements
• Racine, WI – Sixth Street Reconstruction
– Fifth largest city in Wisconsin
– complete reconstruction of Sixth Street from building-to-
building, along with streetscaping and landscaping.
– Public involvement and coordination with adjacent
property owners (mixed-uses) is a major element
• Primary technology use -
– Public involvement
– Design alternative presentation
– Interactive visual analysis
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20. Streetscape/Corridor Enhancements
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21. UPPER MIDWEST PLANNING CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 5, 2006
AGENDA
To examine several case studies using technology-driven
tools for:
1) Scenario Development and Analysis
2) Visualization Tools
• Regional/Community-Based
• Urban Center/TOD Plan
• Streetscape/Corridor Enhancements
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22. UPPER MIDWEST PLANNING CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 5, 2006
Planning Technology Tools…
on a budget
Jeff Siegel, AICP, GISP
jsiegel@hntb.com
Michael Bieberitz, GISP
mbieberitz@hntb.com
© 2006 HNTB Corporation.
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