| Land Use & Zoning Analytics | ArcGIS Pro/QGIS, UrbanFootprint | Model parcels, zoning capacity, and build-out scenarios. | Grounds plan alternatives in evidence. |
| Transportation Modeling | ActivitySim, Visum/Vissim | Forecast trips, mode share, and congestion with equity overlays. | Aligns investments with outcomes. |
| Housing & Demographics | ACS/FHFA APIs, R | Analyze affordability, displacement risk, and fair housing metrics. | Designs inclusive housing policy. |
| Environmental & Climate | InVEST, HEC-RAS/2D, OpenET | Assess heat, flood, and ecosystem services across scenarios. | Builds resilient communities. |
| Urban Design & 3D | Esri 3D/CityEngine, SketchUp | Create 3D massing and shadow/solar analyses for alternatives. | Makes impacts tangible. |
| Public Engagement | StoryMaps, MURAL, survey tools | Run multilingual engagement and analyze input transparently. | Builds legitimacy and buy-in. |
| Development Review | Bluebeam, GIS checklists | Evaluate proposals against code and plans with annotated maps. | Improves speed and fairness. |
| Economic & Fiscal Impact | IMPLAN, R, Sheets | Estimate jobs, revenues, and service costs under scenarios. | Supports policy trade-offs. |
| Equity & Accessibility | GTFS tools, EJScreen | Assess access to jobs/amenities and distributional impacts. | Centers equity in decisions. |
| Plan Production | Quarto, Illustrator, PowerPoint | Publish concise plan books with reproducible figures. | Speeds approvals and updates. |
| Data Governance | PostGIS, Open Data portals | Maintain authoritative datasets, metadata, and APIs. | Enables collaboration and reuse. |