Assessments of Honolulu Urban Redevelopment Proposals

Like many cities, Honolulu is currently going through major changes in its urban environment due to growing populations, traffic congestion, sustainability issues, and demands for affordable housing. As a result, there are numerous and varied land development programs being pursued and proposed to address the issues that impact the island's economic growth and the citizens' standard of living. Major initiatives already underway include the construction of a new rail transit system that is intended to promote transit-oriented development at each of its stations. Affordable housing requirements were established for new developments to help reduce barriers to homeownership for low-income families. Possible regulatory changes to existing apartment districts and complexes that modify density and height restrictions are also being evaluated for increasing available rental units. Such regulatory changes and redevelopment proposals demand a level of data analysis that can present the potential impacts, drawbacks, and benefits that will result from the changes to development specifications. Honolulu is working with Esri to utilize the capabilities of ArcGIS Urban, GeoPlanner for ArcGIS, Esri CityEngine, and the integration of Building Information Models (BIM) to establish land redevelopment modeling tools. The capabilities of these tools are being used to assess and understand the various proposal scenarios and to present changes to key metrics. By incorporating geodesign concepts, Honolulu is creating a participatory environment in which government, business, and community stakeholders can use geospatial abstraction as the media for visualizing the results of proposed redevelopment scenarios. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Esri Facebook: https://facebook.com/EsriGIS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esri Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esrigram The Science of Where: http://www.esri.com