Big Box Evaluator

Summary

Big Box Evaluator is a web-based, interactive resource for citizens and government officials who want to know more about the potential positive and negative impacts of “big box” retail stores on local communities.

Tool Description

Summary of Costs

$0-99

Strengths

  • Strengthens citizen engagement in the planning process by educating users on the impartial facts of “big-box” developments.
  • The Evaluator allows users to ‘see’ the resulting effects of the proposed scenario with graphs and explanative text.
  • Once a scenario is built, users can go back and modulate the assumptions and community type to see how these changes would affect the results.
  • The Evaluator strives to present a balanced perspective and offers positive and negative impacts.

Limitations

  • As with any formula-based tool, the Evaluator’s results are not exact and do not necessarily represent the non-quantifiable elements that may augment the outcomes of the project were it actually implemented.

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Submitted By: svannostrand
Last Updated: November 21, 2014, 10:56 am