Mapping, analyzing sewer networks, analyzing water distribution, analyzing traffic flow patterns, looking for sink holes, running scenarios on population densities, billing for services.
Improved lives for all classes
The term 'city planning' means determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
Zoning laws.Mass transit allowed city planners to segregate parts of the city by zoning, or designating certain areas for particular functions.
Since most planning is done as an afterthought commissions would focus on the different areas as they can look objectivity at the future