CommunityViz Case Studies

These case studies demonstrate how CommunityViz software and services have been used for real-world decision-making experiences.

• Scenario Planning and Likely Impacts
  Cedar Hill, Texas — Return on Investment study done in conjunction with the City’s Comprehensive Planning process
• Small Area Land Use Impact Tool
  Northern New Jersey — Customized, Cloud-Enabled Version of CommunityViz for MPO’s Member Agencies
• EPA – FEMA Training
  Long Island, New York — Training on Scenario Planning and Smart Growth for Superstorm Sandy Recovery
• Mid-South Regional Greenprint
  Memphis Area, Tennesse, Arkansas, and Mississippi — Health, transportation, land use, and environmental conservation
• Water Quality Management for Redevelopment
  San Diego, California — CommunityViz analysis to support strict water quality regulations in San Diego
• Communities in Motion 2040
  Boise, Idaho — Scenario Planning for the First Year of the LRTP Update
• Supporting Youth in Designing Sustainable Neighborhoods
  Boston, Massachussetts — Engaging high school students with community planning and technology
• Coastal Resiliency Seminar
  Houston/Galveston, Texas — Water Quality, Coastal Hazards, Climate Change and Critical Land Analysis for the Houston/Galveston Region
• Integrated Regional Planning
  El Paso, Teller, and Pueblo Counties, Colorado — Planning for transportation, land use, and environmental conservation
• Integrated Land-Sea Planning
  Aransas County, Texas — A three-component toolkit for coastal planning
• Climate Change Scenario Planning
  Cape Cod, Massachusetts — Interagency Climate Change Scenario Planning Pilot Project on Cape Cod
• Incorporating Community Values in Land Use Plans
  Damariscotta, Maine — Using CommunityViz as part of a Heart & Soul Community Planning process
• Values-Driven Community Planning
  Victor, Idaho — Using Scenario planning in the small town of Victor, Idaho
• Official Community Plan
  Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada — Comprehensive planning for a sustainable metro region
• Visualizing Transportation and Development
  Golden, Colorado — 3D Models of Transit-Oriented Development and Highway Redevelopment
• Treasure Valley Urban Tree Canopy Assessment
  Southwestern Idaho — Urban forestry in southwestern Idaho
• CommunityViz at Work in Australia
  Australia — Five projects from Down Under
• Planning for a Polder in the Netherlands
  Bodegraven, Netherlands — Integrating Water Management and Land Use Planning
• Sustainable Energy Strategy for “Future Cities”
  Arnhem, Netherlands — A MapTable with CommunityViz deployed for “Arnhem CO2 Neutral”
• Growth and Conservation in Lomianki, Poland
  Lomianki, Poland — Public engagement in development strategies for a high growth community
• Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation in Australia
  Queensland, Australia — Engaging the community in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
• Grand Junction Comprehensive Plan
  Grand Junction, Colorado — Award-winning new plan focuses on livability
• Fiscal Impact of Development
  Kernersville, North Carolina — Investigating the relationship between land use and future municipal revenues and expenditures
• Community Planning with Digital Crayons and Real-Time 3D
  Milford, Delaware — Delaware community members deliberate the future of their neighborhood using “digital crayons” with real-time geographic 3D visualization
• Comprehensive Highway Corridor Study
  Lancaster County, South Carolina — Land Use, Transportation, and Economic Development in a High Growth Area
• City Comprehensive Plan
  Montrose, Colorado — Engaging residents in scenario planning
• Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources
  Montana — Comprehensive assessment leads to approved Statewide Forest Resource Strategy
• GeoDesign for a Sustainable Neighborhood
  Utrecht, Netherlands — Planning a “green” neighborhood for Utrecht
• Energy Consumption & Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  Greater Kansas City region, Kansas and Missouri — Linking environmental and transportation planning in a two-state region