Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles General Plan Framework Study - Economic Impact Component. TNDG served as the land use economist and real estate analyst for this three-year, multi-disciplinary planning program. The firm conducted extensive primary and secondary research relative to the local and regional real estate markets, and prepared a series of technical analyses to accomplish the following:

• Project long-range demand for residential, commercial and industrial development; recommend reuse and rezoning strategies for key corridors and parcels throughout the City;
• Develop market-based strategies to attract development to targeted areas of the City; evaluate the competitiveness of the City's development fees and developer incentives relative to surrounding communities;
• Recommend reforms in the City's development standards; develop criteria for evaluating the financial feasibility and assistance needs of private development projects seeking City development bonuses and incentives;
• Project the fiscal costs associated with providing ongoing municipal services to future development within the City; and
• Project the municipal revenues available to fund basic municipal services, expanded levels of service, and debt service related to infrastructure improvements.

San Bernardino, California: General Plan Update. Economic and fiscal impact components were completed for the City of San Bernardino General Plan Update. Tasks completed included: 1) documentation of existing economic conditions including the retail, office, industrial, residential, and hotel/motel markets; 2) projection of growth within these markets through the year 2010 in terms of building square footage; 3) projections of acreage absorption through the year 2010; and 4) a fiscal impact analysis of three land use alternatives.

Agoura Hills, California: General Plan Update. An economic base study and market demand analysis was completed for the City as part of the General Plan Update process to determine the type and magnitude of development opportunities available to the community during the planning period. This information formed the basis for the establishment of General Plan alternative scenarios which took into account physical and environmental opportunities and constraints.

An accompanying fiscal impact evaluation model was prepared to test the fiscal implications of both the alternative scenarios and the final General Plan scenario to assure the long-term fiscal balance of the land use components incorporated in the plan.