ArcGIS Urban: A use case scenario & future of City Planning

Background
For years, zoning ordinances have been written without knowing their true effects or what the on-the-ground outcomes will be. As development occurs, only then do we know how effective - or ineffective - the regulations are. Thus, many band-aids have been used, such as CUPs, SUPs, and PUDs, or new design guidelines of form standards are written.

What if this is no longer the case? What if we’re able to visualize development before its approved, evaluate it in the three-dimensional context of its surroundings, and understand upfront its conformance, compatibility, and contributions toward city objectives?
The recent release of ArcGIS Urban has done just that. It’s one small step for planners but a giant leap for communities.

We intend to illustrate the example of the City of Dickinson and showcase how a city can leverage technology to accomplish its goals.

What will attendees get out of the session?
1.An introduction to ArcGIS Urban, how it works, and what’s required to implement it.
2.How a Texas community, Dickinson, used it to develop an illustrated redevelopment plan, the form regulations to implement it, and garnered public official and community support.
3.How Urban may be used for small area and corridor scenario planning to test a range of alternative development patterns and forms and the metrics that result.
4.The trials and errors discovered in the model building process and how to avoid them.