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The purpose of this analysis was to get an overall sense of Austin's unit density and urban form. The information is useful in a number of ways, and in this case unit density is used to measure the viability of current and proposed rail transit projects. The first step in this analysis was to sum the number of electric utlity accounts for each address point, and join the information to the point layer. Data for utilities not served by Austin Electric were not available, so areas outside the service area - which approximates the City's ETJ - are not necessarily depicted correctly. The density numbers are created by generating a grid of cells. The GIS program takes each cell and determines a count which includes the count of any points falling into that cell, plus the sum of counts within a radius, which in this case was a quarter mile. The total count for each cell is divided by the quarter mile area to determine the density. The density can be reported in a number of ways, such as units per acre. Transit is more viable when quarter mile areas around stations have at least 15 units per acre. The map shows that some rail transit routes are or will be supported by adequate densities, while others may need to attract additional development or redevelopment to enhance thier viability. The image at the bottom right is another way of looking at unit density as if it were expressed in a 3 dimensional view. The higher density areas appear as "mountains" in the city-scape. L AL
This map has been produced by the City of Austin Neighborhood Planning & Zoning Department for the sole purpose of facilitating neighborhood planning. It should not be referred to as an official source of land use or zoning and is not warranted for any other use. No warranty is made regarding its accuracy or completeness.