Case Studies

These case studies demonstrate how CommunityViz software and services have been used for real-world decision-making experiences.

• Allegheny Places
  County comprehensive plan: "What's your favorite place?"
  Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
• Delmarva Atlantic Watershed Network
  Tackling natural resource issues in four counties across three states
  Location: Sussex County, Delaware; Worchester County, Maryland; Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia
• City Comprehensive Plan
  Innovative approaches to informed, inclusive planning
  Location: Durango, Colorado
• Innovative City Planning
  Award-winning plan extends "outside the box"
  Location: Fort Lupton, Colorado
• Wind Farm Visualization
  "What would five turbines look like on 'our' mountain?"
  Location: Manchester, Vermont
• Regional Plan: MetroFuture
  Making a Greater Boston Region
  Location: Boston, Massachussetts
• Small Town Build-Out Study
  Revealing the unexpected
  Location: Middlebury, Vermont
• Land-Use/Transportation Integration
  Forecasting regional development for socioeconomic and transportation planning
  Location: Nashville Area, Tennessee
• Hazard Assessment and Planning
  Linking natural hazard risk assessment and community planning using Pathways-DM
  Location: Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
• Topsham Natural Areas Plan
  Natural resource planning incorporating community values
  Location: Topsham, Maine
• Regional Vision
  Residents develop Vision Dixie Principles and Vision Scenario
  Location: Washington County, Utah
• Planning for Agriculture
  Targeting working lands using LESA
  Location: Calumet County, Wisconsin
• Transit Oriented Development
  Visualizing the community's goals at the station
  Location: Westminster, Colorado
• CommunityViz at Work in Australia
  Five projects from Down Under
  Location: Australia
• Visions & Values in the Rural "Borderlands"
  Developing a game plan for the future
  Location: Exeter, Rhode Island
• Large Scale Land Conservation Planning
  Heart of the Rockies
  Location: Northern Rocky Mountains in Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming
• Dam Removal Visualization
  Picturing the future of the Klamath River
  Location: Klamath River, California and Oregon
• Integrated Land-Sea Planning
  A three-component toolkit for coastal planning
  Location: Aransas County, Texas
• City Comprehensive Plan
  Engaging residents in scenario planning
  Location: Montrose, Colorado
• Comprehensive Transportation Plan
  Knitting together land-use and transportation decision making through scenario planning
  Location: Mooresville, North Carolina
• Large Area Planning for Growth and Conservation
  Growth scenarios for St. George's 10,000-acre South Block
  Location: St. George, Utah