- Architectural Visioning
Creating images that depict the architectural character and streetscape of a particular area
- Charrette Facilitation + Visioning
A collaborative session in which a group of designers drafts a solution to a design problem. Such charrettes serve as a way of quickly generating a design solution while integrating the aptitudes and interests of a diverse group of stakeholders.
- Comprehensive Planning
A policy guide for decision-making and for the orderly development and redevelopment of a municipality. Comprehensive planning is intended to organize and coordinate the interrelated collection of people, ideas, community facilities, services, infrastructure, land uses, and environmental elements that the area comprises.
- Corridor Planning Studies
Analysis and study of a linear transportation environment such as a highway or transit corridor.
- Grant Writing + Financial Assistance
Project-specific research and investigation into potential funding opportunities; management and preparation of grant and financial-assistance applications.
- Green Infrastructure Planning
Planning for an interconnected system of greenways, open space, waterways, and sensitive environmental and ecological habitat areas.
- Group Facilitation + Consensus Building
Community outreach sessions, SWOT analyses, and strategic approaches to identify priority issues and develop corresponding solutions through group collaboration.
- Historic Preservation
Identification of key historic, cultural, and heritage conservation and preservation initiatives for implementation.
- Infrastructure Planning
Coordinated approaches to identifying infrastructure location and capacity needs as they relate to existing land-use patterns, plans for future land use, and priority growth areas.
- Interim Zoning Officer Services
Municipal administration and enforcement of zoning, evaluation of current policies, and results-driven code writing.
- Land Use Planning
Planning for the location and density of land uses in a community with consideration given to the location and types of natural and environmental features, economic opportunities, transportation and utility infrastructure, and community facilities and services. The interrelationships among these elements are integrated into a plan for land use to maximize the quality of life for the residents of a community.
- Landscape Architecture
The art, planning, design, management, preservation, and rehabilitation of the land and the design of human-made constructs.
- Main Street Revitalization
A comprehensive approach to planning and technical services used to improve the economic vitality of the central business district. Revitalization techniques include improving aesthetic appearances, conducting market analyses, and promoting the downtown, thereby enhancing businesses recruitment and retention efforts and attracting a supportive residential base.
- Master Planning
A comprehensive plan to guide the long-term physical development of a particular area.
- Ordinance Writing
Subdivision and land development, zoning, and general ordinance and code preparation.
- Park + Recreation Planning
Comprehensive parks, recreation, and open-space planning, master site planning, and grant writing and ordinance preparation related to parks and recreation.
- Town Planning
The discipline of land-use planning that explores the built and social environments of suburban municipalities and communities.
- Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND)
A comprehensive planning system that includes a variety of housing types and land uses in a defined area. The variety of uses permits educational facilities, civic buildings, and commercial establishments to be located within walking distance of private homes. A TND is served by a network of paths, streets, and lanes suitable for pedestrians as well as vehicles.
- Trail Planning
Urban, suburban, and rural trail, pathway, and non-motorized corridor planning to increase connectivity and accessibility and to meet a variety of needs in the human and natural environments.
- Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
The creation of compact, walkable communities centered around high-quality transit systems. TOD makes it possible to live a higher-quality life without complete dependence on a car for mobility and survival.
- Urban Planning
The discipline of land-use planning that explores the built and social environments of urban communities.
- Water Resources Planning
Planning for the use and conservation of water resources to ensure adequate, high-quality water supply while taking into account potential environmental, social, recreational, and administrative benefits and hazards.
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