Reinventing Planning

Ep 15 | The Planning Parade in Dublin, Ohio

Jenny Rauch from Dublin, Ohio, joins Keith to talk about how the Envision Dublin Community Plan that got her planning team recognition in a local parade. Dublin planners leveraged GIS and data visualization to guide stakeholder conversations, simplify complex planning issues, and foster a collaborative, data-informed process that shaped their new community plan. Check out the plan [https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/775646484c58444e87f70a9bf507e6c6]. Get the guide to using ArcGIS as a planning system [https://www.esri.com/en-us/lg/industry/government/urban-and-community-planning-ebook].

Ep 14 | Chatting with Chattanooga-Hamilton County RPA

Keith is joined by Melissa Taylor, the Director of Transportation Planning/MPO Coordinator for Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency to discuss her award winning 2050 Regional Transportation Plan [https://chcrpa.org/project/2050-rtp/]. If you haven't downloaded the new ebook yet, you can find it here [https://www.esri.com/en-us/lg/industry/government/urban-and-community-planning-ebook].

Ep 13 | Giving Context to Density

Keith is joined by 2025 Planning Directors Summit speaker, Tom Hopper from Massachusetts Housing Partnership, to talk about the Residensity tool. This tool helps local communities meet compliance for a region-wide transit-oriented housing mandate by visualizing density levels across the state. * MassGIS [https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massgis-bureau-of-geographic-information ] * MBTA Communities EOHLC [https://www.mass.gov/info-details/multi-family-zoning-requirement-for-mbta-communities ] * TODEX site [www.mhp.net/todex ] * Massachusetts Housing Partnership [https://www.mhp.net/about-us ] * Residensity [https://residensity.mhp.net/ ]

Ep 12 | The Pinellas Region Moves Forward

What's worse: public comment or 12 year-olds before lunchtime? In this episode Keith is joined by 2025 Planning Directors Summit speakers Rodney Chatman and Nicole Galasso from Forward Pinellas to compare the teaching and planning professions as they talk about their Indian Rocks Beach and North Greenwood projects. Don't miss their presentation at Planning Directors Summit, request to attend here [https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/planning-directors-summit/registration?aduc=Industry_Manager_Outreach&aduca=E_PDS_25&aduco=podcast&adut=e-pds-25&cid=683f58643d695cea13e30b3d_Fq8uO1Q&sf_id=701UU00000M7yhAYAR&utm_campaign=E_PDS_25&utm_content=podcast&utm_id=701UU00000M7yhAYAR&utm_source=Industry_Manager_Outreach&utm_term=e-pds-25]. Get new stories delivered straight to your inbox by subscribing to the Community Development eBrief [https://www.esri.com/en-us/lg/industry/infrastructure/community-development-news].

Ep 11 | Everything You Need to Know About Esri's 2025 User Conference

Whether it's your first time at the Esri User Conference [https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/uc/overview] or your tenth, tune into this episode to learn about what's new and what you don't want to miss this year! Register for the Planning & Community Development SIG here [https://uc2025.esri.com/flow/esri/25uc/eventportal/page/detailed-agenda/session/1738360098101001K3Qd]. Access the custom agenda here [https://community.esri.com/t5/user-conference-documents/community-development-sessions-amp-activities-at/ta-p/1610134].