Community Planning & Environmental Associates (CP&EA) is an award-winning planning firm specializing in the unique planning needs of small and rural communities. We are located 25 miles southwest of Albany, NY and within easy reach of the entire Northeast.  We are committed to helping communities balance economic health while maintaining rural character and environmental quality. Our planning approach emphasizes the need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of both the built and un-built environment of a community, learn how they interact, and how they shape opportunities and limitations for a sustainable future.  We seek unique and innovative solutions tailored to each community.
CP&EA provides planning consulting services in a variety of topics including:

• comprehensive planning
• strategic planning (such as agricultural and farmland protection or open space plans)
• zoning audits
• development of zoning and other land use regulations to implement comprehensive plans
• development or review of environmental impact assessments
• main street revitalization
• waterfront planning
• and other topics 

We accomplish these tasks through innovative community participation campaigns, expert use of Geographic Information Systems, effective writing, training, and strong communication with our clients.

CP&EA is a small firm designed to be responsive and available to our clients.  We collaborate with an expert team of associate professionals who provide specialty services often needed to support our planning and environmental work. These include land use and environmental law, hydrogeology, environmental engineering, landscape architecture, and economic development planners.