Responsible for physical development of ongoing and long range projects in the city: investigates, evaluates. implements local, state and Federal housing legislation and programs investigates environmental impacts of alternative courses of action works to preserve historic resources and improve city's appearance plans, implements programs to strengthen residential neighborhoods plans, implements strategies for improving the city's economic vitality plans, implements improvements to the city's recreation and open space system evaluates alternate solutions to transportation problems such as highways, roads, mass transit applies for, administers grants state and federal for city programs develops, maintains city Geographic Information System (GIS)