They might tell community leaders that they need new schools or roads. Planners also are concerned about saving the wetlands, and trees. They try to find safe places for getting rid of trash. Before making plans for a community, planners need to know where everything is. They find out how many people use the streets, highways, water, sewers, schools, libraries, museums, and parks.
Planners listen to the advice of people who live in the communities.
With these and many other facts, they explain their new plans. They tell how much the changes will cost. Planners use computers all the time. They make reports. They draw new maps showing changes for the future.