Saturday, April 18 Seattle Sustainable Neighborhoods Assessment Project This was the first session of the conference that really impressed me. Peter Steinbrueck and Michaela Winter from Steinbrueck Urban Strategies, reviewed a project the City of Seattle had commissioned as part…
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In the summer of 2014, the City of Columbus engaged a group of visionaries led by Pete DiSalvo and DiSalvo Development Advisors (DDA), to conduct a market analysis of the Brice-Tussing neighborhood. In addition to DDA, the consulting team consisted…
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In the fall of 2013, the City of Columbus, Ohio, engaged a motivated team of urban planning consultants, a market analyst and a public engagement specialist, to provide a comprehensive plan for West Franklinton, Columbus, Ohio. Urban Decision Group, along…
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Establishing good market boundaries is crucial to a solid market analysis, but not all market areas (also referred to as trade areas) are created equal. Of course physical barriers–both natural and man-made–affect boundaries and market area delineation, but market areas…
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Press Release: October 21, 2013 Urban Decision Group (UDG) has expanded its operations and is now providing consulting services in the western United States. It’s newest office is based in Seattle, Washington, and its location will allow UDG to provide on-site…
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A little over a year ago, Google established a common format for public transportation data called GTFS or General Transit Feed Specification. GTFS feeds allow public transit agencies to publish their transit data and developers to write applications that consume…
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For the past several months, Urban Decision Group (UDG) has provided internship opportunities for two students from Oakstone Academy in Westerville, Ohio. Oakstone Academy is a private school (preschool through grade 12) chartered by the State of Ohio that provides…
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This comparative map from I Love Charts via Julia Topaz display’s Nate Silver’s final election prediction vs the final outcome. It’s an amazing example of how statistics and probability can be used to understand complex human systems in understandable ways. We also like to think that…
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On November 6, I set out to cast my vote for the President of the United States. Throughout the day I was asked if I had voted yet and I would reciprocate. One friend explained to me that he did…
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