Selected Projects Include:
MATS 2050 Freight Plan
Macon Area Transportation Study (Macon MPO)
Spatial Plans is assisting with the MATS 2050 Freight Plan with freight focused existing and future land use assessments, GIS mapping, development of a StoryMap, and community impact/equity analysis.
The map on the left shows clusters of freight uses in the MPO. Nine clusters have been identified and are categorized by size/type.
February, 2024 - On-Going
Click to view the StoryMap.
Transit Development Plan for the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission
Georgia Department of Transportation
Spatial Plans is leading this 15 month Transit Development Plan and doing the Existing Conditions, Community and Stakeholder Outreach, Needs Assessment, and Alternatives Analysis / Recommendations. Transit in the HOGARC is on-demand with six of the seventeen counties currently providing public transit services.
May, 2023 - On-Going (Expected Completion Summer 2024)
Existing Conditions / Transportation Infrastructure Review
Private Client
Lauren Leary, AICP was hired to review the transportation infrastructure and comprehensive plan for a rural Georgia county that has a pending zoning amendment to support the development of a large quarry.
Summer 2023
Social Equity GIS / Manufacturing Facility Survey with an Interactive Map
Health Product Declaration Collaborative
Spatial Plans provided GIS research on global social equity datasets, best practices regarding “location indicators,” and helped develop a survey with an interactive map to collect manufacturing facility locations and attributes globally. Spatial Plans provided the survey metrics and findings for HPDC to utilize in future development work.
December, 2021 - July, 2022
On-Call Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Support
Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning Commission
Spatial Plans (in partnership with Blue Cypress Consulting) is assisting with a variety of GIS and IT related needs for the MBPZ, including parcel/zoning updates, SDE feature dataset updates, parcel and zone typology research, and general GIS recommendations.
Spatial Plans has also conducted several training sessions with the MBPZ staff to elevate GIS skills across the organization.
March, 2022 - Ongoing (currently on our sixth task work order)
Chastain Park Demographic and Park User Survey
Chastain Park Conservancy
Spatial Plans is under contract with the Chastain Park Conservancy to conduct an online survey with an interactive map to learn about park users, the distance and direction they are traveling from, and their favorite park amenities. The survey findings will be studied along with neighborhood and regional demographics and park user and license plate scans. This information will be visually showcased in a graphically rich ArcGIS StoryMap.
October, 2022 - February, 2023
Transit Development Plan for the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission
Georgia Department of Transportation
Spatial Plans is serving as the transportation lead and providing assistance with Existing Conditions, Community and Stakeholder Outreach, Needs Assessment, and Alternatives Analysis project tasks. Transit in the GMRC is on-demand with nine of twelve counties currently providing public transit services.
March, 2022 - February, 2023