Urban Planning

Summary: Notes on urban planning, city design, and related tools and data. Last updated: 2026-08-20

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2026

• Morphocode Explorer: Interactive browser-based tool for urban data analysis, letting users measure urban indicators and explore site conditions in real-time by dragging a circular pedshed overlay across data layers. Built with Mapbox GL JS for 60fps rendering, with datasets prepared via Python/Jupyter. Making of Related: Web_Mapping, Python, Data. Keywords: web mapping, urban planning, Mapbox GL JS, Python, Jupyter, interactive, urban data

• Master Plan Viewer: A lightweight web application that displays georeferenced master plans of Indian cities on an interactive map, utilizing Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs for efficient streaming and OpenLayers for mapping functionality. Related: Web_Mapping. Keywords: urban planning, India, master plan, web app, Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF, OpenLayers

2025

• How Bangalore Uses the Metro: Data analysis of Bangalore metro ridership patterns using RTI data showing the Yellow Line's 16% ridership increase and Lalbagh station's 40% surge after August 2025 opening. Related: Data. Keywords: urban planning, Bangalore, metro, transit, ridership, data analysis

2024

• NetaScore - Walkability using OpenStreetMap: Open-source toolbox assessing bikeability and walkability of road networks using OpenStreetMap data for sustainable mobility planning. Related: Python, Data. Keywords: urban planning, walkability, bikeability, OpenStreetMap, Python, mobility

• Spatial Configuration of Green Space and Air Temperature: Paper on how urban green space shape and spatial configuration affect air temperature and urban cooling. Related: Remote_Sensing. Keywords: urban planning, green space, urban heat island, air temperature, land cover

Earlier

• Zone Builder - FOSS4G 2021: Tool for building urban zones for transport and planning analysis. Related: Tools. Keywords: urban planning, zoning, transport, GIS, R, Python

• Pedestrian Environment Index (PEI): Paper on developing and applying the Pedestrian Environment Index for walkability assessment. Related: QGIS. Keywords: urban planning, walkability, pedestrian, index, GIS

• Walkability and the 15-Minute City Model - Milan: Integrated walkability and 15-minute city analysis for Milan. Related: QGIS. Keywords: urban planning, walkability, 15-minute city, Milan, GIS

• Sidewalk Widths NYC: Python tool for measuring and mapping sidewalk widths in New York City using GIS data. Related: Python, Data. Keywords: urban planning, sidewalk, width, NYC, Python, GIS

• NRCan Geo Sim Processing: Natural Resources Canada tools for geometric simplification and generalization processing. Related: QGIS, Python, Tools. Keywords: urban planning, geometry, simplification, GIS, NRCan, Python

• neatnet - Street Network Simplification: Python toolkit that simplifies street network geometry by removing dual carriageways and roundabouts, replacing them with morphologically accurate centerline representations. Related: Python. Keywords: urban planning, street network, OpenStreetMap, simplification, dual carriageway, Python

• Madina - Urban Network Analysis: Python library streamlining urban network analysis and modeling of pedestrian and bicycle trips, with tools for network topology, accessibility analysis, and pedestrian flow simulation. Related: Tools, Python. Keywords: urban planning, network analysis, pedestrian, bicycle, accessibility, Python