Regional Planning – Â鶹ÊÓƵ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon_logo-32x32.jpg Regional Planning – Â鶹ÊÓƵ 32 32 Paying for Future Infrastructure Needs (Development Fee Study) /projects/paying-for-future-infrastructure-needs-development-fee-study-2/ /projects/paying-for-future-infrastructure-needs-development-fee-study-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:09 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/paying-for-future-infrastructure-needs-development-fee-study/ Read More... from Paying for Future Infrastructure Needs (Development Fee Study)

]]> This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. Approximately every five years, the City updates its capital improvement plans and sources of funding, including development fees charged to builders for new developments. To remain competitive with peer communities, the City wanted to assess its current development fee schedule relative to fees charged in other communities. Students in Dr. Fernando Burga’s Land Use Planning class researched state regulations regarding development fees; calculated fees for several hypothetical developments in Ramsey and compared the costs to fees charged for similar developments in other communities; interviewed developers to assess how important development fees are as a factor in determining whether or not to develop in a particular community; and recommended changes to Ramsey’s development fee structure, as well as other funding mechanisms the City could consider for paying for infrastructure improvements. The students’ final report is available.

]]> The Local Fiscal Impact Model (LFIM), developed by Dr. Oden, was used
to evaluate the fiscal impacts of three distinct development scenarios.
The modeled scenarios were linked to the Envision Tomorrow planning
software, also used in the Sustainable Land Use Planning course. Student
analysis and reports will enable the City of Leander to better determine
specific costs and benefits associated with development patterns.

]]> The intent of this concept plan is to create a safe and central place for diverse community groups to come together, for businesses to grow, and for the physical design of the streets to provide a healthy, pedestrian-friendly atmosphere. The concept plan presented in the following report suggests steps for transitioning Rockwood back to a thriving, and integral and valued part of the larger Gresham community. It is hoped that recommendations included here will provide the City of Gresham and residents of Rockwood with an actionable blueprint for achieving its sustainability goals.

]]> The goal of this project was to aid Green County Development Corporation (GCDC) in bringing
new businesses to Green County. In order to do so, we sought to assist GCDC in their efforts to
respond to businesses who are interesting in locating in Wisconsin. Our work led to the creation
of two deliverables for GCDC. They will be used by GCDC when responding to Requests for
Proposals that are released by business site selectors interesting in locating in the region. After
analyzing seven Request for Proposals (RFPs) from GCDC, we established 11 categories to focus
our data collection efforts on. Our data collection process consisted of document analysis and
stakeholder interviews. Using our data collection, we identified which characteristics to
emphasize and what to deemphasize regarding Green County. For aspects to emphasize, we
recommend the County focus on its robust manufacturing, agribusiness, and food processing
industries, strong quality of life metrics and optimistic prospects for future growth. With that
said, we recommend GCDC place a positive spin on its current land-use pattern, and lack of
interstate transportation access.
We created a database that includes all data that is commonly requested in RFPs. We then used
the data within our database to create the marketing document.
First, this report will provide an introduction of our work and Green County as a whole. Next, we
will go in to detail about the methodology of our work. Third, we will move to discuss the data
collection process. Next, we discuss the contents of our deliverables, and conclude with a section
on implementation.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

UniverCity Year Contact Info
Gavin Luter
Managing Director
gavin@cows.org
608-261-1141

University Faculty Contact
Bryan Gadow
Urban and Regional Planning

bgadow@newglarusvillage.com

Local Government / Community Contact
Bryan Gadow
Development Corporation
City Administrator
bgadow@newglarusvillage.com

]]> /projects/responding-to-requests-for-proposals-2/feed/ 0 Wilbarger Creekside District /projects/wilbarger-creekside-district-2/ /projects/wilbarger-creekside-district-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:24 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/wilbarger-creekside-district/ Read More... from Wilbarger Creekside District

]]> The City of Pfugerville has identfed the Wilbarger Creekside District as
a potental site for residental and commercial actvites that can absorb
antcipated populaton growth. The District is outside of Pfugerville city limits
but stll within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdicton. The District is anchored
by Wilbarger Creek, a 42-mile creek with a 116,000 acre watershed that
encompasses three of the fastest growing communites in Central Texas:
Pfugerville, Manor, and Elgin. The watershed is a unique ecosystem that
contains upland Post Oak Savannah and the Blackland Prairie, prized for
centuries by farmers and ranchers for its prime farmland soil

]]> The City of Brodhead set out to begin a study of its local market.
Some reasons for the analysis include:
• Several vacancies in downtown.
• A more measured growth rate.
• Understanding of how Brodhead is doing overall.
Brodhead is pursuing a market analysis to better understand the retail, service, and business
needs of the community, as well as its needs for residents and visitors. The entirety of Green
County will be taken into consideration in other parts of the UniverCity Year program. However,
the focus of this study will be on the retail and service business sectors of Brodhead and its
surrounding trade area. The market analysis will be used to assess potential business
development opportunities, effective promotional branding of the community, and to generally
understand the types of business development that will contribute to the quality of life in this
community.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

UniverCity Year Contact Info
Gavin Luter
Managing Director
gavin@cows.org
608-261-1141

University Faculty Contact
Bryan Gadow
Urban and Regional Planning

bgadow@newglarusvillage.com

Local Government / Community Contact
Bryan Gadow
City of Brodhead
City Administrator
bgadow@newglarusvillage.com

]]> /projects/broadhead-marketing-analysis-business-inventory-and-research-2/feed/ 0 Land Use Scenarios for Leander /projects/land-use-scenarios-for-leander-2/ /projects/land-use-scenarios-for-leander-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:09 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/land-use-scenarios-for-leander/ Read More... from Land Use Scenarios for Leander

]]> Sustainable Land Use Planning classwork focused on two curricular units,
each informing the development of land use scenarios for the City of
Leander. The first part provided background information on the history,
institutional frameworks, purpose, principles and values inherent in land
use and comprehensive planning today. The second part covered the
background analytic and participatory skills needed for preparing to
undertake land use planning.

]]> On October 3rd, 2014 the Lake Boys Team travelled to Jonestown, TX to conduct a
Quadruple Net Value assessment of the town. The goal was to evaluate Jonestown along
the lines of its Social/Cultural, Economic, Environmental and Sensory value as a place and make recommendations to city leadership on how these aspects can be improved in
accordance with Quadruple Net Value theory.
The team met at city hall and was guided through the major parks, restaurants
and other features of Jonestown to make our assessment. The major features of interest
were Jones Brothers Park, Veterans Park, one primary walking trail, and various
eateries. At the end of the day city officials opened the floor for questions, and we were
able to get plenty of information on which to form our conclusions.
The general consensus was that Jonestown could benefit from additions of
pedestrian walkways and crosswalks in order to make it safely walk able, which will in
turn improve the city’s image as a walk able place and allow pedestrians easier access to
businesses and parks. It could also benefit from more signage to advertise business and
strengthen the local economy, as well as sustainable water programs and utilization of
its abundant green space.
The Lake Boys would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Mayor Deane
Armstrong, Marilee Pfannstiel and Ron Wilde for their investment of time in
introducing us to Jonestown, and for answering our many questions. We would also like
to thank Professor Dennis Jerke for his insight on Quadruple Net Value which made this
project possible.

]]> Leander will become increasingly sustainable by promoting connectivity
and pedestrian access within the community. A more connected landscape
will benefit current residents by creating outdoor networks. These
networks will allow people to move through the city with an increasing
amount ease. It will also serve future students enrolled at Leander’s ACC
San Gabriel Campus. Located in close proximity to the city’s TOD site,
students without cars will gain better access to amenities and housing near
campus and downtown.
Students in Introduction of GIS and Visual Communication used GIS and
Adobe software to analyze bicycle networks and connectivity within a
two-mile radius of Leander’s TOD site. Specific attention was placed on the
identification of bike network gaps and barriers to connectivity. Research
included best practices and improvement recommendations that align with
the city’s current and future land use plans.

]]> During Pfugerville’s comprehensive city planning process citzens listed parks,
trails and open space as one of the top fve livability elements in Pfugerville,
and a top three priority for Pfugerville’s development over the next ten years.
Pfugerville’s urban tree canopy is an important component of the city’s open
space and the city has invested resources in protectng and expanding the
canopy. The Pfugerville 2030 Comprehensive Plan sets goals to contnue
this expansion and to further community involvement in urban forestry
eforts. Students in the Resource Management class researched traditonal
and innovatve opportunites to meet these goals. Their work captures best
practces; identfes potental locatons; conducts a cost and beneft analysis;
and, discusses how to approach urban forestry over the next ten years.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Texas CityLab Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Robert Young
Community & Regional Planning

Local Government / Community Contact
Emily Barron

Planning Director

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