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PUBLICATION
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MTI Report 01-09
GIS for Livable Communities, Examination of Community Perceptions of
Assets, Liabilities and Transportation Improvements
This report examines the role that the built environment
plays in the shaping of an individual’s sense of community. New tools such as
GIS, which can generate detailed spatial maps, can provide information to
decision makers and stakeholders about the interactions with the built
environment. Combined with survey data, these maps offer information to community
members and leaders that can assist in planning more livable communities.
These tools allow decision-makers to incorporate the community’s sense of
place and geographical spatial memories into the decision process.
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ABSTRACT
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Urban dwellers navigate everyday journeys through a
variety of transportation connections. Transportation planning can play an instrumental part in shaping livable
community goals, as it is part of the built environment that citizens’ encounter on a daily basis. This report
examines the role that the built environment plays in the shaping of an individual’s sense of community.
Geographical Information Systems (GIS), can generate spatial maps of a citizens’s interaction with the transportation
environment. Combined with survey data, these maps offer information to community members and leaders that
can help guide decision making about livable community goals. Riverside, California serves as a case study
for this analysis. Based on a questionnaire and map survey, the following recommendations are made:
encourage walking along and within the Magnolia Corridor; explore multimodal transportation options;
examine traffic patterns in neighborhoods; develop small scale commercial activity; foster existing asset areas;
consider high density residential design that unites the neighborhood; study housing stock redevelopment options;
utilize GIS to involve all stakeholders. This case study illustrates how GIS can be used to illustrate and
analyze citizens’s interactions with the built environment.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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Dr. Horan has over 15 year research experience in
conducting applied policy research at the local, regional, and national
levels. He currently holds the position of Executive Director at Claremont
Graduate University. He also serves as principal or co-investigator for
approximately one half million dollars per year in applied research and
consulting projects. His recent publications include a pending new book and
numerous book chapters and articles.
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TECHNICAL
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MTI Report 01-09
GIS for Livable Communities, Examination of Community Perceptions of
Assets, Liabilities and Transportation Improvements
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas A. Horan
Published: September 2001
Keywords: City planning, Geographical information systems, Transportation,
Urban development, Urban planning, Urban transportation
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MTI
Report 01-09
GIS for Livable Communities, Examination of Community
Perceptions of Assets, Liabilities and Transportation Improvements
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Thomas A. Horan
Published:
September 2001
Keywords: City planning, Geographical information systems, Transportation, Urban development, Urban planning, Urban transportation
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