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Cities are written in three languages.
Policy sets the rules. Design gives them form. Data tells you whether it worked. I work fluently in all three — translating zoning codes, policy documents, and datasets into decisions you can actually build on.
Policy
Zoning codes, entitlements, and the fine print that decides what's allowed to get built, and where. This is the ground everything else stands on.
Design
GIS, clean UI frameworks, and custom mapping modules that turn dense tabular data into visual narratives non-technical stakeholders can actually use.
Data
Spatial analysis and automated pipelines that show what's working, what isn't, and where the next opportunity is hiding.
Actionable consulting, in practice.
These are real questions from real engagements. Pick one to see the lens I used, the project it produced, and what actually changed because of it.
El Paso Housing Strategy Implementation
Turned an active citywide housing strategy into a structured model that tracks real progress against policy milestones — so "is this working" gets a data-backed answer, not a guess at the next council meeting.
Open the project →HSTPA Policy Impact
Analyzed New York's Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act against real rental-market data to separate what the law intended from what it actually did.
Open the report →Chattanooga Parks and Open Space Plan
Built a citywide parks and open space master plan that translates community priorities directly into a long-range capital and policy framework — turning "where should we spend" into a ranked, defensible answer.
Open the plan →El Paso, TX Rental Dashboard
Wired a live pipeline straight to a real estate API, so rent trends update automatically instead of waiting on the next quarterly PDF from someone else.
Open the dashboard →Sunset Heights Parking Analysis
Mapped actual parking capacity against zoning constraints for a historic El Paso neighborhood — so the debate gets settled with a picture of the real supply, not a louder argument.
Open the project →NYC Congestion Pricing
Tracked real traffic and revenue data against the policy's stated goals to see whether the early results actually back up the claims being made about it.
Open the project →The work isn't confined to one zip code.
Seven regions, eleven projects. Click a marker to jump straight to that city's work below.
Featured Work
An open-source library of urban planning strategies, interactive spatial visualizations, and municipal data tools — where architectural code, Python workflows, and local zoning policy intersect.
Zoning Capacity, York, PA
Statutory zoning thresholds translated into a buildable-capacity model for a mid-size Pennsylvania city.
Open project → DESIGNSunset Heights Parking Analysis
A spatial visualization of parking capacity and zoning constraints for a historic El Paso neighborhood.
Open project → POLICYEl Paso Housing Strategy Implementation
Tracking a citywide housing strategy — turning policy milestones into a model that shows progress against targets.
Open project → POLICYHSTPA Policy Impact
An analysis of New York's Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act and its measurable effects on the rental market.
Open report → DATAEl Paso, TX Rental Dashboard
A live rental market dashboard built on real estate API data, tracking pricing trends as they happen.
Open project → POLICYChattanooga Parks and Open Space Plan
A citywide parks and open space master plan translating community priorities into a long-range policy framework.
Open report → DESIGNCrowdsourced Neighborhood Boundaries
A participatory mapping tool letting residents define their own neighborhood boundaries.
Open project → DATANYC Congestion Pricing
An analytical look at NYC's congestion pricing policy and its early, measurable effects on traffic and revenue.
Open project → POLICYNorth Sacramento Historical Context Report
A land use and historical context report informing the Marysville / Del Paso Boulevard planning process.
Open report → DESIGNChicago Baseball Fandom
A spatial visualization mapping Chicago baseball fandom geography across the city's neighborhoods.
Open project → POLICYHighway 84 East Overlay
A corridor overlay ordinance shaping development standards along a key commercial highway corridor.
Open ordinance →"At 2Code, we believe that doing the right thing matters."
Alex Hoffman, AICP, CNU-A — Founding Principal, based in El Paso, Texas. Vice Chair, APA City Planning and Management Division.
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Available for spatial data analysis, custom architectural tools, and urban policy consulting. Open a channel below, or book a strategy session directly.