The future belongs to those who plan for it.

Great, livable communities don’t just happen—they’re created. We bring people together with a shared sense of purpose and place to create enduring and prosperous communities.

 

Creating your tomorrow starts with listening today.

For us, getting people to the proverbial table isn’t nicety or mere formality. It’s about truly starting a productive, community-wide conversation. It’s about listening—and hearing. It’s about receiving input and ideas that lead to action about what to keep and what to change. It’s how we help move communities forward.

 

Ideas without a plan are only a wish.

Prosperous places are best shaped by the character of the community and the people who live there. We help communities understand and embrace their physical character and develop character-enhancing plans that don’t just sit on a shelf. We move communities toward what’s NEXT.

Moving communities toward what’s NEXT.

Whether maintaining momentum, steering the future or completely altering a trajectory, we cultivate a shared vision and develop a well-founded action plan.

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The future holds the greatest thing: possibility.

Our work represents what we believe. At the core of every enduring community is a planned future mindful of people, place and character.

 

City of Valparaiso, IN

City of Valparaiso, IN

Creative District Plan

City of Mobile, AL

City of Mobile, AL

Comprehensive Plan

Town of Cary, NC

Town of Cary, NC

Community Plan

City of Gahanna, OH

City of Gahanna, OH

Strategic Plan Engagement

City of Overland Park, KS

City of Overland Park, KS

Community Vision and Strategic Plan

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Strategic Plan

Grove City, OH

Grove City, OH

Community Plan

Elkhart County, IN

Elkhart County, IN

Vision and Action Plan

City of Anniston, AL

Vision and Action Plan

City of Lebanon, OH

City of Lebanon, OH

Downtown Master Plan

Columbia and Richland County, SC

Land Use Plans

City of Decatur, AL

City of Decatur, AL

Comprehensive Plan

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Translate purpose into plan

Here are the stories of communities from Cary to Columbus to Valparaiso in which ideas become vision, vision becomes a plan, and plan becomes what’s NEXT.

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Hundreds Attend Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s Forum on the Future

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On November 27, over 300 people packed Tuscaloosa’s River Market for Forum on the Future. This was the first public opportunity to learn about the City’s comprehensive planning process, Framework,…

Implementation Progress in Mobile, Alabama

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In November 2015, the City of Mobile adopted Map for Mobile, their first community-wide plan in over 20 years. Less than three years since the plan was adopted, the City…

Envision Montgomery 2040 Hosts its Premier Public Event—the Community Summit

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On October 25th, the Envision Montgomery 2040 process hosted its premier public event—the Community Summit—a time for the Montgomery community to come together, envision the future and unite behind a…

Employee Spotlight: Brian Ashworth, PLA ASLA

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From streetscape design to large scale master plans, Brian focuses on the “big picture” in planning and landscape architecture. Brian, a talented artist/woodworker/runner, spends his free time doing “mountain stuff,”…

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