Confronting uncertainty is the very reason planning is so critical

Uncertainty and ambiguity make planning more difficult and more important. A community plan can help mitigate issues and provide a road map with directions depending on circumstances. The future belongs to those who plan for it. We move communities toward what’s NEXT.

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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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Moving communities toward what’s NEXT.

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

Agricultural landscape in Wayne, CountyHeadlinesProject Updates
August 6, 2020

Wayne Onward Receives a STaR Award!

We are excited! Wayne Onward, a comprehensive plan update for Wayne County, received a Small Town and Rural (STaR) of…
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City of Montgomery Planning Director, Robert Smith (left) and Planning NEXT Senior Planner, Kyle May (right) poses at the July 2020 City Council meeting.HeadlinesProject Updates
July 29, 2020

In a Nation Searching for its Identity, Montgomery Matters

Earlier this month Montgomery, Alabama’s City Council voted 9 to 0 to approve the Montgomery 2040 Comprehensive Plan. This follows…
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July 1, 2020

LinkUS: Northwest Corridor launches as part of major mobility initiative for central Ohio

On June 30, the City of Columbus, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), and Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) unveiled LinkUS,…
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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.

 

Flint & Genesee County, MI

Flint & Genesee County, MI

Economic Vitality Plan

Town of Davidson, NC

Town of Davidson, NC

Comprehensive Plan

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Strategic Plan

City of Montgomery, AL

City of Montgomery, AL

Comprehensive Plan

City of Overland Park, KS

City of Overland Park, KS

Community Vision and Strategic Plan

onMain, Dayton, OH

onMain, Dayton, OH

Redevelopment Vision

City of Tuscaloosa, AL

City of Tuscaloosa, AL

Comprehensive Plan

Elkhart County, IN

Elkhart County, IN

Vision and Action Plan

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