The Big Three… Tools for All Community Plans
Additional Tools and Resources
Land Use / Existing Conditions / Demographic Trends
- Building Footprint Data – includes commercial, institutional, retail, community centers, libraries, etc.
- Land Use and Land Cover – includes impervious land and tree canopy by community
- Population and Households – includes census data and latest American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for various indicators by community
- Regional Forecast – long-range & comprehensive view of future development & economic changes
- Regional Development – includes both nonresidential and residential development for the region
- Aerial Photography – includes 2023/24/25 high-resolution imagery, elevation data, and historic imagery dating back to 1949
Parks and Recreation / Sustainability / Resiliency
- Flood Risk Tool – displays flood risk for transportation assets including roads, bridges, culverts, and pump stations
- GREEN Dashboard – community and regional data for tree canopy, wetlands, land conservation, recreational access, and green stormwater infrastructure
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory – includes a summary of emissions by county and by sector
- Access to Parks – identify gaps in park accessibility for your community
- ParkFinder – information on 3,000 parks, and over 1,000 miles of trails, including amenities, and park type
- Land Cover and Tree Canopy – including impervious land and tree canopy by community
- Regional Resiliency Framework – describes initial planning level priorities at the local, regional, and state levels to address flooding in the region
Housing / Neighborhoods
- Housing Profiles – includes building permits data, census data, and latest American Community Survey (ACS) estimates by community
- Residential Construction – includes location and details about residential development for the region
Economic Development / Employment
Socio-Economic Trends – includes both Socio-Economic Indicators for employment, labor force, income, and housing units and High-Frequency Economic Dashboard for data updated quarterly, month, or weekly
Economy and Jobs – includes forecast data by industry sector, daytime population, income, and poverty data by community
Employment Density – shows employment concentrations by industry throughout region and for each community
Commuting Patterns – displays inflow and outflow of residents and workers for each community
Broadband Availability and Usage Tool – data for residential broadband availability, internet usage, and computer usage
Laborshed Information – contains data for where workers live, work, and their commutes between
Transportation / Water Infrastructure
- Transportation Data by Community – a variety of transportation data for each community
- Multimodal Tool – planning tool for Complete Streets and corridor redevelopment
- Traffic Volume – Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) and Vehicle Miles Driven (VMT) data
- Crash Locations – current and historic traffic crashes throughout the region
- Pavement Condition – current and historic PASER road condition
- Bridge Condition – condition rating for over 3,000 bridges in the region
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Network – data for sidewalks, trails, bikelanes in the region
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts – includes detailed information on individual pedestrian and bicycle traffic count studies
- Electric Vehicle Toolkit – location of current EV infrastructure and analysis of gaps in the region
- Water Infrastructure Planning Guide – includes guidance, policies, and actions for local community planning