We can help you with . . .
Indigenous Planning.
Working under the guidance of local knowledge keepers, we seek to support communities with building community-based long-term visions, governance structures, and economic development goals and strategies. We also offer support for impact assessment & negotiations.
Community Planning.
Through extensive research and engagement, and a planning process driven by your visions, goals and values, we help communities prepare for future development and population changes.
Community Engagement.
Every community is obviously different, and so we offer custom frameworks for community engagement with a focus on participatory engagement processes. Regardless of the size, scale, or nature of your community, we will seek an ongoing and cumulative process to enable relationships and trust to build and strengthen over time.
Land Use Planning.
Land-use planning may stand-alone, or be an extension of community planning. We plan for desired outcomes in the real world and seek to balance different stakeholder interests, development needs, environmental management, and any potential tensions between existing and proposed land uses.
Urban Design & Development Planning.
Our urban design services aim toward integrated site designs that are mindful of sustainability and the surrounding environment. We appreciate the influence that design can have on the performance of buildings, the creation of safe public spaces, and the promotion of a greater sense of community. We listen to and work with our clients to design projects that successfully blend landscape and built environments.
Community Economic Development & Capacity Building.
We believe that our work must be community-driven and carried on long after a project is complete. To accomplish this, we offer C.E.D. / capacity building through strategic planning and ongoing engagement. This can include Identifying and leveraging funding, action development, work planning, monitoring, measuring, evaluation, and turning the planning into action.