Ohio gis2012

Wheels of FutureWheels of Future

Martin Kim, Tom Harner, Kathryn Youra Polk

Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission

2012 Ohio GIS ConferenceSeptember 19 - 21, 2012 | Hyatt Regency Hotel | Columbus, Ohio

Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission

• Voluntary association of governmental and non-governmental organizations in the Dayton metropolitan region in southwest Ohio

• Regional Planning Commission and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) conducting transportation, land use, and environmental planning, planning research, and GIS

a region-based land use planning initiative to develop a future land

development framework, built from a shared regional vision

Planning Principles include…

GIS and Going Places

Planning Process Made Possible through GIS

With GIS, We were able to …• systematically

compile and analyze data

• formulate and evaluate alternative scenarios

• identify and recommend a proper solution

The 2040 Regional Growth Framework Map is to serve as a long-term strategic land

development framework …

…a region-based, spatially-oriented tool, intended to provide local communities a visual reference, suggesting area-based future land

development approaches (areas for future development, redevelopment, or preservation) rather than parcel-based land use (residential,

commercial or industrial use).

How do we develop a Regional Growth

Framework Map?

It is to illustrate future development

approaches!

It should be data driven!

Hmmm..

What data should we use and

how?

Could THIS Work? Maybe…

How to intersect these wheels/gears?

WHEELS

SE

CTO

RS

Every block (over 16,000) is assigned a value for each ‘wheel’

The wheels unlock sector designations for every block

• Development Status– Taken from parcel data land use

classifications– Does parcel have a structure?– All parcel data aggregated to

census block

• Protected Land– Derived from regional open space

study– Includes parks, historical areas and

other restricted areas– Data attributed to census block

• Urbanized Area– Originally from 2000 Census– Blocks are nested within

urbanized area– 2010 Area is now available

• Zoned for Development– Regional compilation in 2007– Generalization of data– Residential, Commercial, Industrial– Percentage of block zoned for

development vs. NOT zoned for development

• Suitability– Created for the Land Development

Suitability Assessment (LDSA)– Both Natural and Built environments

Background: MVRPC Land Suitability Studies

The 15 built environment factors: • Airport Noise • Public Transportation Services • Educational Amenities • Public Wastewater Services • Fire Protection Services • Public Water Services • Industrial Clusters • Recreational Amenities • Job Clusters • Restricted Development Lands • Major Thoroughfare Access • Retail Clusters • Other Amenities • Transportation Network Connectivity• Potential Environmental Hazards

The 15 natural environment factors: • Depth to Bedrock • Prime Farmland • Floodplain • Slope • Forested Areas • Soil Drainage • Ground Water Pollution Potential • Sole Source Aquifer • Ground Water Yield • Surface Water • Inundation Areas • Well Field Protection Areas • Load Bearing Strength • Wetlands • Mineral Resources

- Evaluate suitability of regional land for potential future land development

- Examine existing use of land

- Identify developable land for potential future development

• Suitability– Different levels of suitability allow

for a ‘sliding scale’– A call back to prior work is an

advantage

Study Overview• To provide a comprehensive overview of Region’s

landscape as a final portion of the physical condition evaluation of “Going Places: An Integrated Land Use Vision for the Miami Valley Region”– Evaluate suitability of regional land for potential future land

development– Examine existing use of land– Identify developable land for potential future development

• Study Area – Greene, Miami and Montgomery counties and cities of

Carlisle, Franklin, and Springboro in Warren County

Land Suitability• A comprehensive regional land suitability measure

was developed by combining suitability measures from:– Land Suitability Assessment – Natural Environment

Factors– Land Suitability Assessment – Built Environment Factors

Land Development Suitability Analysis

• Earlier analysis divided suitability into 4 categories based on constraints

• Removed lands only marked in most stringent category of “Unsuitable”