How to answer “has anyone done this before?” defensibly — find precedent, rate every source, and bank each find as permanent inventory.
- Workflow - Research and Source Vetting — the search ladder and the 7-class source rating: classes 1–2 support conclusions, 3–7 are leads only.
- Workflow - Comparable Sites Research — criteria first, then agency agenda packets and aerial sweeps; ends in a comp-sites table for deliverables.
- Comp Site - Miami-Dade Traffic Circle (worked example) — a template walkthrough showing how to structure a comparable-site note.
- Comp Site - Miami-Dade Circle at SW 107 Ave & SW 176 St — the first real comp site: a county-built residential traffic circle documented from official DTPW construction reports.