Paint the Town Forecaster: Lessons Learned

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Paint the Town ForecasterLessons Learned

• Max Dieber, Director of Research Services
• Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
• Chicago, Illinois
• maxdbr_at_nipc.org
• [phone]

URISA PPGIS, 22 July 2003 Portland, Oregon
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Acknowledgements

• Criterion
• Planners
• Engineers

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Key Points

• Objectives of program
• Overview of process
• Lessons learned

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Context

• NIPC is responsible for long range forecasts
  guiding public investment
• Forecasts are never right
• Participation of local officials is central

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Key Points

• Objectives of program
• Overview of process
• Lessons learned

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Key Objectives

• Create land use scenarios on-the-fly
• Improve information gathering
• Enhance communication with constituents /
  credibility of process
• Basis for systematic regionwide forecast
  development

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Key Objectives

• NOT a local assistance project
• NOT effort to preach regional planning to local
  officials

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Key Points

• Objectives of program
• Overview of process
• Lessons learned

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Overview of Process

• Preparation for the field
• The interviews
• Post-processing

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Overview of Process

• Preparation for the field
• The interviews
• Post-processing

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Overview of Process

• Preparation for the field
• The interviews
• Post-processing

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Overview of Process

• Preparation for the field
• The interviews
• Post-processing

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Key Points

• Objectives of program
• Overview of process
• Lessons learned

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Lessons Learned

• Scope of effort
• Speed of operation
• Meaningful participation

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Lessons Learned

• Scope of effort
• Speed of operation
• Meaningful participation

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Scope of Effort

• 348 places
• Staffing and of meetings/month
• Debriefing time
• Overall calendar

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Lessons Learned

• Scope of effort
• Speed of operation
• Meaningful participation

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Speed of Operation

• Software tweaks
• System speed
• Currency / consistency of data
• Redevelopment parameters
• WACOM use

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Lessons Learned

• Scope of effort
• Speed of operation
• Meaningful participation

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Meaningful Input

• Official representation
• Feedback loops
• Pre-meeting materials / preparations
• Flexibility during meeting
• Build-out v. extent of development
• Confidence measures

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Did it Work?

• Major objectives satisfied (so far)
• 45 of 210 municipalities asking NIPC to install
  software, provide data
• Brand name recognition extended to other
  projects at NIPC
• Nifty bags at PPGIS conference