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Using GIS for Community Planning

Andy Swenson City of Indianapolis, Metropolitan Planning Organization ASWENSON@indy.gov Kevin Mickey The Polis Center kmickey@iupui.edu. Using GIS for Community Planning. Introductions. Name Organization Experience with community planning Experience with GIS. Audience Survey.

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Using GIS for Community Planning

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  1. Andy SwensonCity of Indianapolis, Metropolitan Planning OrganizationASWENSON@indy.gov Kevin MickeyThe Polis Centerkmickey@iupui.edu Using GIS for Community Planning

  2. Introductions • Name • Organization • Experience with community planning • Experience with GIS

  3. Audience Survey What does a community planner do?

  4. Audience Survey What type of data (especially geospatial) does a community planner need to do their job?

  5. Workshop structure • What is Community Planning? • Indy Connect – an example of planning in practice (‘planning judo’) • SAVI – a planning resource • Hazard Mitigation Planning • Applications of Spatial Analyst for Planning

  6. What a Community is to You – A Participant Exercise

  7. Planning Spatial Scales • Neighborhood Group • Small Community • Formal Municipal Planning and Zoning • Regional and Statewide • National and International

  8. Planning Time Scales • Immediate • Short term: 1-5 years • Long term: 5-35 years • Extremely long term (100-500 years)

  9. Planning Process • Define potential participants (shareholders) • Engage participants • Collect information • Facilitate discussions • Make Recommendations • Produce draft and final plans

  10. Planning Time Frames • Longer time scales require more time • More participants/shareholders • Complexity of issues • Urgency of issues • Available Planning Resources • Available Project Resources • Legal Framework

  11. Where does GIS fit? • Defining Boundaries • Finding Participants/Shareholders • Identifying Community Assets • Identifying Community Needs • Support of Detailed Analysis • Expressing planned changes

  12. Indianapolis 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan • Geography – 9 Counties • Time Scale – 25 years • Federal, State and Local Environmental • Federal, State and Local Financial • 36 Municipalities • Planning Schedule – 12 Months

  13. Central Indiana Transit Task Force (CITTF) • Formed in late 2008 • Commercial and Not-For-Profit Shareholders • Central Indiana Community Foundation • Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce • Central Indiana Corporate Partnership • One-year study to determine Cost-Benefit of different transportation options • Private Firms ( HNTB, HDR, Cambridge Systematics) • Study released February 10, 2010

  14. CITTF Alternatives Analysis • Highway/roadway improvement • Congestion management with tolling and congestion pricing • Transit services (bus, bus rapid transit, commuter rail and light rail) • Three road scenarios • Six congestion pricing scenarios • Six transit scenarios • 30 different strategic scenarios

  15. CITTF Costs vs. Benefits Analyzed • Capital Costs • Land Acquisition Costs • Operations Costs • Maintenance Costs • Travel Time Savings • Travel Cost Savings • Low Income Mobility • Environmental Benefits • Cross-Sector Benefits • Safety Enhancements • Economic Development Benefits

  16. Maps describing CITTF recommendations

  17. The Indianapolis 2035 Long Range PlanIndy Connect • Uses CITTF report as a starting point • Collecting feedback from the community using the plan and all related components • Evaluating feedback and creating draft plan for approval • Plan approval needed in December for input into 2011 state legislative session (www.indyconnect.org)

  18. Indy Connect Maps

  19. SAVI – A tool for Planning in Central Indiana www.savi.org

  20. What is SAVI? • A Community Information System • A data and information resource for Central Indiana • Madison • Marion • Morgan • Putnam • Shelby • Boone • Brown • Hamilton • Hancock • Hendricks • Johnson Note: Data will vary from county to county and is based on the datasource.

  21. What is SAVI? • A dynamic GIS-based community information system that provides: • Data from 30 data providers • A Website to access and analyze data in charts, maps, reports, and tables. • User support • Education program

  22. SAVI Database • The SAVI Database can be divided into three components. • Social Assets • Social Vulnerabilities • Geographies (Boundaries & Service Areas) • These data can be used to understand and model communities. • Approximately 30 data providers • Formats: Maps, charts, tables, and reports • 20 years of data: 1988 – 2008

  23. SAVI Database • SAVI provides data in the following major categories: • Arts, Culture, and Recreation • Demographics • Economy • Education • Health • Housing • Natural Features • Political and Administrative Boundaries • Public Assistance • Public Safety • Sites, Programs, and Agencies (Assets) • Transportation and Mobility

  24. Social Assets • An asset is something that can be a benefit to your community. • Place of Worship • School • Youth Program • Hospital • and more… • Assets are displayed as specific points on a map. • Some sites represent vulnerabilities such as hazardous waste sites. SAVI contains over 19,000 asset and site locations!

  25. Social Assets

  26. Social Vulnerabilities • Social vulnerabilities are data that reveal needs in a community. • Crime • Poverty • Housing • and more…

  27. Social Vulnerabilities

  28. Social Assets and Vulnerabilities

  29. Social Vulnerabilities • SAVI vulnerability data are summarized by: • Counties • Townships • School Corporations • Neighborhoods • Census Tracts • Census Block Groups • and more… Note: Data will vary from county to county and is based on the datasource.

  30. Quick Data Select Select Data & Mapping and then Quick Data Select

  31. Mapping Community Data Quick Maps are created through a series of steps Each step must be completed in order

  32. Map Tools • SAVI provides several tools for viewing the map. A handout explaining all of the map tools can be found in your student manual.

  33. Instructor Led Exercise

  34. Advanced Data Search If you are already in the Data & Mapping section, Click the Data Search tab. Another way to access the Advanced Data Search is to select Advanced Data Search from the Data & Mapping menu from the home page

  35. Advanced Data Search 1 2 3 Click Keyword Enter desired search word Click Search

  36. Advanced Data Search 4 5 Choose from Search Results on the right Click Next

  37. The Data Cart • Like a shopping cart, but It’s FREE • Allows you to store the data you have selected • Allows you to SAVE your data selections, maps, charts, etc. and use it again when you return to SAVI-Interactive

  38. The Data Cart • The data cart shows you the data item(s), year, reporting level (geography), and the display/normalization. Notice you can choose which data items to map.

  39. Edit Your Map Feature • Allows you to modify the display of your map layer including, but not limited to: • Color scheme • Point size, symbol, and color • Fill pattern • You must be a SAVI registered user to use this feature.

  40. Edit Your Map Feature 1 2 3 Click the map feature you wish to modify The SAVI Layer Manager dialog will open. Note: The options available will vary depending on the map feature you are editing. Choose how to modify the display of your map feature Click the Apply button

  41. Quick Tables • Allow users to… • View the data in the form of a list • Download the data • Compare multiple data items and years Click the Tables tab.

  42. Quick Queries • The Query tool allows you to… • Find a site, program, or agency based on its name. • Find an area (geographic boundary) based on its name or identifier. • Find areas based on socio-economic characteristics. • Note: this is based on data in your cart • Users can view their results on a map.

  43. Quick Queries • To access quick queries… Once you are in the Data & Mapping section simply click the Queries tab

  44. Quick QueriesFind an Area Based on Socioeconomic Characteristics • This is an example showing 2000 Census Tracts where population reporting ethnicity of Hispanic (as % of total population) is more than 10%.

  45. Instructor Led Exercise

  46. Community Profiles Click Community Profiles and select a community

  47. Community Profiles Click Demographics (or any of the other topic areas)

  48. Community Profiles

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