Planning Better Places.

First, our single most important goal is to provide our clients with up-to-date, innovative solutions that meet their specific and individual needs.  We recognize that although many small and rural communities face similar problems, solutions must be unique to fit with the particular cultural, economic, and environmental conditions found in the community.  Our focus lies in listening and learning about the place and the people we work for, and then identifying their needs and desires for the future.  Only then can we offer the type of solutions that have the potential to work. Our plans are designed to have “actionable” strategies.

Built Environment: Planning must evaluate and understand the built environment of a community. This includes everything from its infrastructure, development patterns, historic resources, aesthetic character, transportation systems, and government services, to its regulatory structure and economic conditions.
 
Natural Resources: Planning must thoroughly understand the natural resources that are in, and that influence a community. These include water resources (streams, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater), topography, habitats, fish and wildlife, vegetation types and patterns, soils, and the physical connections between these resources.

Community Perspective: Input from members of the community is key to shape the direction of a planning process.  Input from surveys, interviews, meetings, workshops, focus groups, and other methods help us learn what people feel are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that must be addressed.