Portfolio for Planner at the City of Marysville

CHRISTOPHER WILL PLANNING PORTFOLIO

DESIGN ANALYSIS PROCESS

Greetings, GREETINGS

The breadth of work in this portfolio is a
snapshot of thirteen years of professional
and academic experience in community
planning, urban design, transportation,
and geographic information systems
management. I’ve worked hard to be a
good steward of both the natural and built
environments. I am excited to contribute to
growing the quality of life in my hometown
by providing my unique outlook and set of
experiences. Thank you for taking the time
to allow me to show you my work.

Christopher Will

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EDUCATION DAYTON, OH COLUMBUS, OH RESUME

University of Cincinnati |Bachelor - City of Kettering - The Ohio State University
- MKSK
Bachelor of Urban Planning- Graduated, June 2011 – Cum Laude - MORPC
- Stantec Consulting Inc.
The Ohio State University | Master
CINCINNATI, OH
Master of City and Regional Planning- Graduated, June 2018 – Magna Cum Laude
- University of Cincinnati
WORK - Woolpert Inc.

MKSK | Planner TAMPA, FL ORLANDO, FL

- Create diagramatic graphics to express existing conditions, themes, and design schemes - Stantec Consulting Inc. - Walt Disney Imagineering
- Develop comprehensive plan documents - Gannett Flemming
- Prepare presentation and support material, facilitate public and stakeholder meetings
- Provide mapping and data analytics support for planning projects 3

Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission | Planner

- Process TMC intersection and TCDS street traffic counts
- Update the Downtown Parking Inventory GIS database
- Conducted demographic and market analysis for Midwest Connect Hyperloop

Stantec Consulting Inc. | Planner/GIS Analyst

- Create plan development drawings and zoning application exhibits
- Create conceptual design for ped/cycle bridge to meet ADA standards and design guidelines
- Technical GIS support for stormwater management modeling
- Complete site analysis, and plan renderings for the expansion of Tampa Intl Airport
- Large-scale suburban site planning to meet Mixed-Use Trip Reduction Measures

Gannety Flemming| Transportation Planner

- Developed the 2040 Miami-Dade Long Range Transportation Plan
- Analyzed transportation improvements against objectives via spatial analysis
- Built and manage needs plans and develop cost feasible plans
- Edited and conduct model runs on SERPM 7 network using Cube

Walt Disney Imagineering| Urban Design/GIS Analyst

- Created project models using SketchUp and 3D Studio Max
- Coalesced an ESRI and Auto CAD to build and maintain geodatabases
- Contribute to the design process for the redevelopment of Disney Springs

City of Kettering| City Planner

- Prepared cases for City’s Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals
- Met with residents to assist with their zoning change applications

Woolpert |Planner

- Mapping and documentation for county and city comprehensive plans
- Assisted in the creation and maintenance of project websites

SITE DEVELOPMENT

galena, ohio

Using GIS to conduct site analysis in the
redevelopment of a 200 acre golf course
in an environmentally sensitive setting.
I worked with developers to create a
development program for a mix of uses,
including residential, office, commercial,
and open space.

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Simple Rendering

ORANGE TOWNSHIP, OH

To show the potential of increased density
through quality designed, master planned
development I created a simple building
massing model.

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LANDSCAPED GATEWAY EXISTING CITY OFFICES GROGAN YARD
NEW GREENSPACE
COLUMBUS, OH
URBAN FOOTPRINT GROCER
Grogan Yard is the redevelopment effort
FUTURE for a section of the Linden neighborhood in
DEVELOPMENT Columbus where decades of disinvestment
had left vacant properties and lack of
AREA community amenities. The figure shown
here is a redevelopment alternative
TRAIL illustrating: roadway realignments, new
buildings, a new central green space, trail,
and future development area. The graphic
was produced with GIS/AutoCAD based
layers and rendered in Adobe Illustrator
and Photoshop.

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MORRILL TOWER OHIO STADIUM River District
GATHERING SPACE REC FIELDS
COLUMBUS, OH
ACTIVATED LINCOLN TOWER
RIVER The River District is a residential quadrant
on the central campus of the Ohio State
University. The district is home to more
than 3,000 students but was styled after
the “Tower in the Park”
And lacks amenities. The figure shown
here illustrates a reimagined district with
a walkable district center linking expanded
residential opportunities with retail,
dinning, entertainment, student space.
Additionally, attention was given to finding
harmony between providing recreational
opportunities in a flood hazard area. The
graphic was produced with GIS/AutoCAD
based layers and rendered in Adobe
Illustrator and Photoshop.

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TREE COVER FROM Plain City Comp Plan
REMOTE SENSING
PLAIN CITY, OH
BUILDING FOOTPRINTS
FROM AUTOCAD To support the Plain City Compressive
Plan In had to create compelling maps and
STREET CENTERLINES graphics with rich detail. However, creating
FROM GIS detailed objects in rendering and design
software can be a time consuming process.
To reduce time spent creating objects I
used GIS techniques to quickly create and
extract data features (ei: building footprints,
floodways, tree cover, cropland) to further
be touched-up in additional software
products.

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3D OBJECTS MODELED Water Street District
ON TOP OFF 2D SITE PLAN
TAMPA, FL
2D SITE PLAN USED AS
BASE FOR 3D DRAWING The Water Street District is the newest
urban neighborhood in Tampa, FL. At
Stantec, I worked under the direction of
nationally known urban designer David
Dixon providing data and graphics for early
planning, zoning, and infrastructure studies
and documentation. I helped to create
the figures shown here by using a mix of
Photoshop to create a base site plan and
3d rendering software SketchUp to model
3d objects on top of the 2d site plan.

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Cook Park at
Heritage Station

LIMA, OH

This site, approximately +/- 6.76 acres is
locatedwithintheSouthLimaneighborhood
in the City of Lima, Oh. I conducted a site
assessment of the site to document the
property boundaries, on-site vegetation,
and natural systems. Creating an illustrative
map like the one shown here gives richness
to a site assessment map. Annotating on
top of the illustrative map helps provide
detail to readers.

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PLAYGROUND COOK PARK PLAYGROUND
AND SHELTER AREA

The image shown here was rendered in
SketchUp and then edited in Photoshop to
provide a more realistic affect. The site plan
(left) was rendered in SketchUp.

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North Marina District

CLEARWATER, FL

The North Marine District Area Master
Plan was an initiative started by the City of
Clearwater in an effort to help shape a vision
for a neighborhood close to downtown
which was suffering from disinvestment
yet had a tremendous resource, access and
views of the Gulf of Mexico. As a consultant,
I helped; interview area stakeholders,
facilitate public presentations and design
charrettes, complete data analysis and
mapping, and generate 3d renderings
of potential/desired development
opportunities based on input from the
public involvement process. Shown here
and the following page are 3d renders I
created for the master plan.

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NORTH MARINA DISTRICT

Illustrating different 3d perspectives helps
to convey the details of a development and
orient viewers in a way which plan views
alone cannot accomplish.

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TAMPA INTL AIRPORT FLEX SPACE
OUT-PARCEL
DEVELOPMENT LOADING BAYS

TAMPA, FL

Tampa International Airport implementing
a master plan which includes $3billion of
updates and new construction. Part of the
construction efforts is to develop outparcels
at adjacent to the airport for air support
and industrial facilities. The graphics shown
here illustrate building placement design to
meet specific space requirements for these
types of facilities and to ensure airport
security.

AIRFIELD SECURE STORMWATER POND
AREA ACCESS

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Avondale Platz Transit
Oriented Development

CINCINNATI, OH

The intention in this example was to develop
a resilient neighborhood structure that better
served the needs of the community residents
and employees from major employers
and other nearby institutions. This was
done through: strengthening housing and
community services, commercial districts, and
transportation accessibility and connectivity
via a Transit Oriented Development shaped
by urban design principles.

Multi-Modal Transportation Lines and Modes of Movement Land Uses and Significant Spaces Climax and Radiation

line of sight vehicular mode *
and design parking structure **

Avondale Platz light rail mode * ** * *
Multi-Modal Center the exchange
programable event
pedestrian mode * and greeen space the exchange
hotel acticity
medical mart

DESIGN PRINCIPLES: DESIGN PRINCIPLES: DESIGN PRINCIPLES: DESIGN PRINCIPLES:

The redevelopment is a true center for mul�-modal By using landscape design techniques as one moves By placing the most intense land uses at the center, The exchange is the center of ac�vity in a transit
movement as it incorporates, light rail, streetcars, through a number of travel modes he or she can see closest to the main transit access the development oriented development. As one moves from the
buses, bike ways, and pedestrian movement into the the other mode he or she will be using. This makes use of the walkability benefit which the periphery of the development toward the hub, one
built space. The hub or exchange acts as a place incorporates the mul�-modal idea not only into the transit access creates. Addi�onally, by placing experiences greater density and excitement in the
where these modes interact and exchange with one built physical space but the visual/mental as well. residen�al primarily on the periphery of the built environment as well as the uses of space.
another. development it helps to blend the physical spaces Likewise, as one moves away from the hub, density
of the surrounding, lower density community. decreases and the built environment blends with
Furthermore, parking is located mainly at the the surrounding areas.
periphery of the sight as well to reduce vehicular
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METHODOLOGY DIAGRAMMATIC MAP Downtown Parking
Travel Demand Model
PROCESS
FINDINGS COLUMBUS, OH

While a student-intern at the Mid-Ohio
Regional Planning I helped update downtown
parking data which is used as input into the
regional transportation demand model. To
do this, I developed and followed a six-step
procedural process which included review
of existing data, research, and field visits. I
created a geodatabase with attributes for every
parking space in the downtown area which
the demand model used. I also documented
findings which were then published by the
MPO. I was also able to use this project for
an annual tuition competition hosted by
the planning program at Ohio State which
evaluated project boards. Project boards were
evaluated based upon student contribution,
substance, graphics, and presentation. My
project was awarded first place, besting 50
other entries.

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Suburban Planned
Unit Developments

PASCO & HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY, FL

I was responsible for providing GIS analysis
and mapping services for a 7,000-acre mixed-
use community. I have completed acreage and
parcel inventory calculations, and assisted with
MPUD plans for separate developments within
the project. I have assisted in preparation
graphics and documentation in support of
the Mixed-Use Trip Reduction Measures
(MUTRM), with the goal of promoting cost-
efficient, compact, walkable neighborhoods. I
also created an access site plan map used in
mediation between adjacent property owners.

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Disneyland Master USE BY BUILDING
Planning
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ANAHEIM, CA

Walt Disney Imagineering - or WDI is the design
and development entity of the Walt Disney
Company, responsible for the creation and
construction of Walt Disney projects globally.
At WDI I completed GIS master planning for
Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Walt
Disney World, and Hong Kong Disneyland.

An essential member of the Disney GIS
modernization plan, I built and compiled
geodatabases for all the parks and properties
in the company’s global portfolio. As part of a
business model which sought to understand
maximum build-out for each property, my GIS
work painted a picture for decision makers as
to where to focus resources. Sources including;
existing GIS, CAD site plans, and digitized high-
resolution aerial imagery were used to create
each geodatabase. It was also necessary to edit
data by performing data extraction, clipping,
tracing, join and relates, and topology measures
to create the most accurate and complete data.

HENNEPIN CO. EDEN
CARVER CO.
Envision ShPaRAIRkIEopee
CARVER CO. DOWNTOWN
SCOTT CO. SHAKOPEE, MN

CANTERBURY COMMONS Envision Shakopee was a community-
oriented, consensus-focused plan process
CHASKA WEST END BIKE/PED BRIDGE designed to inspire all who live, work, play
JACKSON and learn in the city of Shakopee to take
TOWNSHIP part in defining a clear vision for the future
of our city. My role in Envision Shakopee
JACKSON was to help explain existing conditions and
TOWNSHIP future opportunities to residents to help
LOUISVILLE spark dialogue and to help them make
TOWNSHIP better decisions. The graphic shown here
maps parks, trails, and open space in the
community and highlights missing gaps in
the trail system.

SAVAGE

O’DOWD LAKE PARK

TRAIL SEARCH CORRIDOR

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I-71 Corridor LRT OFFICE Office Demand = (X*Y)/290 Ra�onale: an average amount of space
Station Location can be determined for an office worker to
Allocation Study where x is the square footage of a building footprint func�on by using the employment
where y is the number of stories of the building mul�plier. each office employment
CINCINNATI, OH where 290 is the office employment density mul�plier posi�on has the poten�al to create a trip.
Landuse Code Classes: 418, 448, 447, 449, 470, 650, 670
The purpose of this study was to examine
possible suitable locations for light rail RETAIL Retail Demand = (X*Y)/960 Ra�onale: an average amount of space can
stations in a section of the I-71 corridor. Using be determined for a retail worker to
an alignment, predefined by the Southwest where x is the square footage of a building footprint func�on by using the employment
Ohio Regional Transit Authority along a where y is the number of stories of the building mul�plier. each office employment posi�on
former freight rail right of way, the study used where 960 is the retail employment density mul�plier has the poten�al to create a trip
equations to calculate the potential impact of Landuse Code Classes: 404, 405, 406, 420, 425, 429
variables that impact passenger rail ridership.
Methodology based formulas were developed INDUSTRY Industry Demand = (X*Y)/700 Ra�onale: an average amount of space can
based on land use variables (see right) to be determined for a industrial worker to
create a system by which each variable could where x is the square footage of a building footprint func�on by using the employment
be weighted proportionally to its impact where y is the number of stories of the building mul�plier. each office employment posi�on
on the demand for transportation, in this where 700 is the industrial employment density mul�plier has the poten�al to create a trip
instance light rail. The employment density Landuse Code Casses: 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 370, 399
multiplier used in the formulas is based off
of best practices for the number of jobs each VACANY Developability Demand = x/900 Ra�onale: each acre of vacant land is
land use category can be expected to create. being underu�lized and has the poten�al
The diagram on the following page maps the where x is the square footage of a building footprint to be developed into a residen�al or
results. where 900 is the space possibility mul�plier employment center. the space mul�plier is
Landuse Code Classes: 300, 400, 500, 501 the area needed so the property can be
developed into any use

POPULATION Residen�al Demand = x * 1.76 Ra�onale: each dwelling unit can be
expected to have an average number of
where x is the number of residen�al units in a building person and each person has the capacity to
where 1.76 is the mean number of persons/dwelling unit use a light rail for either a work based or
non-worked based trip
Landuse Code Classes: 401, 402, 404, 431, 510, 520, 530

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STATION ALLOCATION MODEL

Proposed station locations along LRT Martin Luther King Dr Victory Pkwy and Dana Ave BLUE LINE PROPOSED
corridor based on location trip generating Will serve 7.500 employees Will serve 6,300 employmees ALIGNMENT
and 1,500 residents. It will have
capacity. and 2,200 residents. It will have the capacity to add 1,400 new
the capacity to add 3,000 new jobs or residents.

jobs or residents. The center Victory

Eden Park Drive & Gilbert Ave currently caters to mainly Dana
Will serve 8,800 employmees Reading
office centers.

and 1,200 residents. It will have Montgomery

the capacity to add 1,900 new

jobs or residents. This center

has 6,500 office jobs.

MLK NORWOOD

SUGGESTED W. H. Taft
STATION LOCATION

1 MILE DIAMETER McMillan Madison
STATIO SERVICE AREA

Reading TRIP GENERATORS BY USE
Total Attraction
EACH DOT REPRESENTS
Gilbert ONE UNIT OF DEMAND Population
DOWNTOWN (POTENTIAL TRANSIT TRIP) O ce Employment
Developable Land
Variable Rates Along I-71 Cooridor Inustrial Employment
Retail Employment

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North Corridor LRT
Impact Study

CENTRAL OHIO

Creating heat maps in GIS is great for data
visualization. The figures here show the
potential impacts of a LRT line: change in
property values using point density (left),
change to property values (middle) using
kernel density and hillside affect (middle),
and the reduction in vehicles miles traveled
(VMT) using line density (right).

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Graphic Design

Story Telling

Incorporating easily digestible graphics
to a report or presentation is a fantastic
way to help tell a story in a more visually
compelling manner. Furthermore, graphics
supported by text can help reach an
audience who would not or cannot read
through a technical report. The graphics
shown here exemplify graphical ways to
show site assessments, methodology,
processes, and outcomes.

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Miami-Dade LRTP ch2
ch7
MIAMI, FL ch9

I was involved in every aspect of an
18-month process to develop the 2040
Miami-Dade Long Range Transportation
Plan (LRTP). Attention was paid to make
the document graphically pleasing but
also have rich substance. I provided
technical language, narratives, graphics,
and assembly of the 350 page report which
exceeded the MPO’s expectations, to make
the plan a best practice LRTP for the entire
nation. The graphics on here are section
examples pulled from the report chapters
and show text hierarchy and how selecting
the right images can help narrate text.

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Collier County LRTP

NAPLES, FL

Collier 2040 LRTP and the Miami-Dade 2040
LRTP exemplify my plan documentation
and graphic design skillset. My main
responsibility for these projects was to
designandcompletetheplandocument.But
as I learned in the completion of the Miami
plan, more than my graphic design skills
are needed. To produce a polished report
I completed all the mapping, graphically
explained the transportation planning
process, and understand and interpret
complicated transportation concepts and
processes and illustrate them in such a way
that the public would understand.

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Public Involvement &
Meeting Facilitation

I have been provided exceptional experience
with public involvement in culturally diverse
communities in Ohio, Minnesota, and Florida.
I have facilitated a series of meetings to
introduce the plan process, establish and
rank goals and objectives, obtain public input
through interactive exercises, documented
responses, and prepared meeting material to
effectivelyfacilitatedialogue.Ihaveexperience
in public design charrettes, hands-on exercises
where participants use blocks and ribbon to
express their views for the future, interactive
electronic voting technology, among others.

The images here are examples of some of the
techniques and technologies I am familiar
with to help facilitate public dialogue and
involvement.

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