Urban Planning Portfolio

Noah Seeton, EPt

Urban Designer and Planner

Thorncliffe / Greenview - North

Haven Community Plan

COMPLETION DATE: April 22nd, 2026

LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta

ROLE: Transit, mobility planning

LENGTH: 12 WEEKS

Overview

The communities of Thorncliffe / Greenview - North Haven currently stand at a crossroads. The three communities were conceived in the early 1960 / 1970’s and are inner-city communities. While there are a variety of road typologies, lack of upgrades to existing infrastructure has caused traffic congestion, safety concerns in school zones, and lack of east-west connections, mainly due to the natural and man-made barriers within the community. To help reconcile that, a plan to address the key concerns of the community was created. Through an initial research and analysis phase, two community engagements, and four steering committee presentations, this plan was put forward to help bring the three communities into the modern era.

Deliverable

The primary deliverable for this project was a compressive community plan that can both inform community action, and city-wide policy. Stemming from this, four presentations were put together at different phases and presented to the steering committee, made up of community association members. Additionally, one poster presentation was also created for the community open house which was used as feedback to help finalize the comprehensive community plan.

TRAILS AND WALKSHED

TRAFFIC INCIDENTS

POWER POLES

TRANSIT

WATER ACCUMULATION

ROAD HEIRARCHY

BIKING THROUGH THE SEASONS FROM EAST TO WEST

SAFETY THROUGH TRAFFIC CALMING I

SAFETY THROUGH TRAFFIC CALMING II

Cook Family Subdivision Plan

COMPLETION DATE: In Progress

LOCATION: Hood County, Texas

CLIENT: Scott Cook

ROLE: Plan Drafting, site design, subdividing of lots, visualization of existing buildings, and amenities.

LENGTH: 3 WEEKS +

Overview

In March of 2026, I was contacted regarding a subdivision project in Hood County, Texas. The client had a 127-acre property that needed to be developed but wanted to ensure that the main building near the river could be converted into community space equipped with tennis, pickleball, and basketball courts, a communal area, fire pit, and pavilion.

The goal of this project was to take the existing survey and site analysis done by Shield Engineering and turn it into a site plan and marketing package. Through an analysis of the topography, sewage locations and regulations, FEMA flood map, wetlands map, and pipeline map, the survey was transformed into a primary draft that could be used to iterate and narrow down the client’s vision. Topography, road design, and cost was also a concern of the client and road profiles and designs were created to help inform the layout of the final plan.

Deliverable

The final deliverable was a site development with consideration to setbacks, road typologies and access, topography, utility hookups, environmentally sensitive areas, and flooding.

The project is still ongoing as the client adjusts the plan to ensure their vision is met and are happy with the final deliverable.

CIRCULATION TOPOGRAPHY

ROAD PROFILE

Family Ranch Subdivision

Iqaluit Bus Route

COMPLETION DATE: December, 2025

LOCATION: Iqaluit, Nunavut

ROLE: Planner, designer, drafter

LENGTH: 2 MONTHS

Overview

The town of Iqaluit, Nunavut is home to approximately 8,900 inhabitants and is located on Baffin Island. The city at one time had a transit system, however, due to lack of ridership and funding at the time, it had to be shut down.

Nunavut Marketing (“The Client”) wanted to bring this service back and reached out for assistance. Utilizing a route analysis, 17 bus stops were identified. These were then taken and turned into site and detail plans based off the constraints present. These included minimum setbacks from property lines, and adequate distance from shallow utilities. It also required showing lot descriptions, existing buildings, tundra and vegetation, garbage enclosure design and location, circulation patterns, snow storage areas, and contours.

Deliverable

The primary deliverable for this project was the permit application. This application showed the route map, garbage enclosure design, 17 site plans and 34 detail plans which showed the inbound and outbound bus stop at each of the 17 terminals. The permit application was submitted on January 19th, 2026, and is currently in review.