{"id":2963601,"date":"2026-05-21T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2963601"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:34:30","slug":"whats-new-in-arcgis-urban-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/announcements\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-urban-may-2026","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New in ArcGIS Urban (May 2026) on ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1"},"author":443076,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[],"industry":[],"product":[409602],"class_list":["post-2963601","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","product-urban"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":7671,"user_firstname":"Lisa","user_lastname":"Staehli","nickname":"Lisa Staehli","user_nicename":"lisa8584","display_name":"Lisa Staehli","user_email":"LStaehli@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/www.lisastaehli.ch\/","user_registered":"2018-03-26 19:39:56","user_description":"I am a product-minded software engineer &amp; UX designer - combining skills in engineering, design, and leadership. 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data-contrast=\"auto\">These envelopes can also be exported as part of the project scenario web scene for outreach and stakeholder engagement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition, the project details panel now surfaces comprehensive regulatory information, including coverage,\u00a0floor<\/span>\u2011<span data-contrast=\"auto\">area\u00a0ratio,\u00a0tiers\u00a0and setbacks, and allowed\u00a0space<\/span>\u2011<span data-contrast=\"auto\">use\u00a0types\u2014bringing zoning context directly into the design review workflow.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW81255701 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81255701 BCX0\">New Analysis Mode for Evaluating Plan Impacts<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW81255701 BCX0\" 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class=\"TextRun SCXW171243712 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171243712 BCX0\">Suitability calculations can now run in the background, allowing users to continue working while processing completes, an important improvement for large or complex plans.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW171243712 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW189167614 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189167614 BCX0\">What else is new<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW189167614 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other new features include copy-pasting of metrics between plans and urban models,\u00a0image upload and georeferencing in projects,\u00a0parcel parameters in metrics, and the ability to select which project scenario is being visualized in the 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