Technical Resource Center Services

“Visualization tools break down the fear barrier like nothing I’ve ever seen.” Dan Marckel, planning consultant

1000 Friends of Minnesota’s Growing By Design Technical Resource Center provides technical support during the planning process and builds staff capacity with a number of unique services.

Innovative analysis of land-use options using GIS (Geographic Information Systems Technology)
Survey design and implementation
Comparisons of development scenarios
Data analysis and presentation
Education and empowerment with interactive online tools
Access to tailored community data
Dynamic visuals that foster a common understanding of options
Technical training and support

“We had maps at our Open Space committee meeting and people would walk over and point to the map and say, ‘I live here and this is what I’m concerned about.’ That would start the conversation. You wouldn’t believe what a difference it made.”
Dorothy Zaccardi, resident, City of Dayton