Policy and Planning
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CLIMATE CHANGE PLANNING
AND GREEN URBAN SOLUTIONS
Our Policy and Planning practice works with neighborhoods, municipalities, metro areas and regions to create integrated green design and development solutions.  Premised upon the key elements of carbon reduction strategies, plans address water, energy, air, land use and transportation to create sustainable development patterns and prosperous, resilient communities. Our services include:

  • Green Workshop Planning and Facilitation
  • Integrated Planning and Design Management
  • LEED Neighborhood Development and Green Communities Advisory Services
  • Healthy Community Design and Universal Design Advisory Services
  • Sustainability Planning for Public Agencies

 

SMART GROWTH POLICY AND STRATEGIES
Our Policy and Planning practice is at the center of the firm’s initiative to develop integrated strategies and policies needed to support environmentally and socially responsible planning, development and infrastructure investments. Our services focus on developing and analyzing policies and programs that create and incentivize quality mixed-income, mixed-use, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and culturally and economically diverse environments in the following areas:

  • Housing and Community Development
  • Economic Development
  • Transit-Oriented Development
  • Brownfield and Urban Infill Development
  • Green Infrastructure Improvements
  • Civic and Public Space Projects
  • Waterfront, Open Space and Parks Development
  • Land Conservation and Farmland Protection
  • Urban Agriculture and Food Systems
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AND REVITALIZATION PLANNING
Our Policy and Planning practice applies its real estate experience in development, investment, and asset management to create viable master plans, urban development strategies, and land use plans. Focusing on place-making solutions, we lead teams of designers and other experts to develop economically viable, environmentally sound, and equitable plans. We  work through an integrated and participatory process with clients and communities to develop a range of high quality, comprehensive plans including:

  • Master Plans
  • District Plans
  • Neighborhood Development and HOPE VI Revitalization Plans
  • Parks, Greenway and Civic Space Design, Management and Programming Plans
  • Open Space and Land Conservation Plans
  • Transportation Oriented Development Plans
  • Waterfront Plans
  • Mixed-Income / Mixed-Use Master Plans

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND REAL ESTATE ADVISORY SERVICES

Our Policy and Planning team utilizes the best practices acquired by our firm as leading green real estate developers and owners to provide focused, strategic real estate advice to for-profit and non-profit developers and property owners, housing authorities, redevelopment agencies and community corporations. Through an informed and collaborative process, we manage the predevelopment and development process for multi-phased, mixed-income, mixed-use development programs.  We apply our expertise and experiences at each phase of the project from conception to completion to ensure comprehensive management and oversight.  We routinely collaborate with our firm's Development Practice to provide strategic planning services for the devleopment of neighborhoods and districts.  A brief list of our real estate advisory and program management services includes:

  • Budget, Schedule and Tracking Tools
  • Project Feasibility Studies
  • Site Criteria, Due Diligence and Selection Process Management
  • Project Goals and Objectives Development
  • Request for Proposals, Team Selection and Procurement Process Management
  • Program Development
  • Community Program Strategies and Economic Development
  • Land Use, Zoning and Entitlements Analysis and Approvals Oversight
  • Markets and Project Approach Analysis
  • Neighborhood Indicators Assessment
  • Development Structures and Public/ Private Partnerships Management
  • Civic Engagement and Public Participation Process Management
  • Design Management and Analysis
  • Phasing Analysis
  • Mixed Financing Sources and Uses Identification, Analysis and Application
  • Plan Implementation and Completion Oversight
  • Marketing and Outreach Planning
  • Property/ Asset Management Systems Planning