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• develop traffic capacity models and divert traffic to/from minor arterials to help relieve traffic congestion; • calculate the density of potential transit users along selected routes and the community transit centers that will serve them; • inventory natural resources to identify greenway corridors,potential acqui- sition sites for trails and open space, development and redevelopment sites linked to ecological corridors, and brownfield redevelopment opportunties; • assist new businesses in locating within the subregion by displaying avail- able spaces for lease or purchase; and • integrate and analyze diverse data sets to provide comprehensive subre- gional and local information to aid decision-makers in their efforts to achieve Livable Community Goals. Phase I of the GIS Initiative During the first phase of the initiative, the Coalition established a series of base maps that utilized information regarding current zoning,future land uses,existing land uses, parcels,road names,and other assessor attributes from each of the seven member com- munities. Future phases will add additional social,economic,and environmental data. A portion of the funding for Phase I was provided by the Metropolitan Council's MetroGIS initiative in support of a subregional, intergovernmental pilot project. As a part of the funding proposal, the Coalition will be sharing the following with others: new GIS applications, approaches to data sharing, and data development strategies. Phase I products are described below. On-Line Data Warehouse The Coalition is constructing a subregional"Data Warehouse"that can be used to display information at all scales,ranging from the individual parcel to subre- gional networks. This on-line service will enable member cities to download base data from the Coalition's central GIS server to process locally, and to upload their own data to be shared with other member cities. The Coalition is utilizing several strategies to build its warehouse: (1)data sharing agreements with agencies and departments of different governments and nongovernmental organizations; (2) acquisition of existing data sets; and (3) generation of new data through commissioned studies. Other Applications The Coalition is currently developing, and will continue to develop,other cus- tomized applications for its GIS. These include: • Web-based mapping tools which will present individual city and subregional data(such as zoning,land uses, etc.)to Coalition members and to the public; • links to other sources of information, such as an arrangement with the Organization of Commercial Realtors which will allow city staff to access its data from within a GIS interface and to inventory spaces that may provide opportunities for development and/or relocation of businesses; and • methods to automatically update the data base to keep it current. As the data base approaches completion,the Coalition is continuing to develop protocol for the protection,use,and distribution of the data and will soon begin training city staff to run the system. 16 1-35W Coalition Corridor Briefing Book