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]]> 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Students examined preservation opportunities within Leander’s
institutional context, providing student preservationists with an
opportunity to apply their tools of practice. Their work included an
exploration of federal, state and local governments, non-governmental
institutions, and private sector support systems.
Students developed tools for implementing preservation policy and
programs that fit into Leander’s larger vision for the city, economic
development plans, and regional efforts. This work included an inventory
of Leander’s historic assets, a marketing strategy to get the word out,
historic preservation design guidelines, and funding opportunities to assist
in development of a downtown historic district.

]]> 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.

]]> Leander, Texas faces sustainability challenges associated with an increased
demand for suitable urban housing and community amenities. Population
growth and demographic change will impact Leander’s physical landscape
and give new identity to the concept of density within the city. In this
course, students explored Leander’s increasingly urban landscape in an
effort to construct a new set of flexible and individualized design models
that guide current and future growth. In doing so, they investigated the
relationship between spatial and technical urbanism, physical orders
established by urban and landscape systems, and strategies for producing
new urban landscapes. By considering Leander’s current and future
context, the studio developed a series of urban design scenarios that
respond to the community’s changing structure.

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

Texas CityLab Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Dean Almy
Urban Design

Local Government / Community Contact
Tom Yantis

Assistant City Manager of Leander

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