Community Development & Planning
Anchored in project understanding and community collaboration, Gresham Smith’s multi-disciplinary team delivers thoughtful and comprehensive roadmaps for projects both large and small. Whether through community planning services designed to foster sustainable growth, transportation planning services that improve the efficiency and safety, or urban design and master planning services tailored to optimize single sites and sprawling campuses alike, we’re committed to creating people-centered solutions that create healthy and thriving communities.
Community Planning
We understand the intrinsic links between the built environment, policy and quality of life, which is why we provide custom solutions to support healthy and thriving communities. We leverage decades of experience, data analytics and stakeholder insights to create comprehensive and visionary plans that stimulate economic growth, enhance livability and promote sustainability. Whether working on plans for a single site or an entire community, our approach ensures that each plan is a reflection of the community’s identity.
Community Planning Services
- • Comprehensive Plans
- • Grants and Funding
- • Land Use Plans
- • Policy and Regulatory Plans
- • Resiliency Plans
- • Revitalization Plans
- • Small Area and Neighborhood Plans
- • Parks and Open Space Planning
Transportation Planning
We don’t believe a transportation plan should sit on a shelf, which is why we develop strategies and solutions that address transportation needs, reflect community input and capitalize on funding opportunities. Our portfolio of services includes transportation planning at all scales: statewide, regional, county, municipal and individual corridors. We take pride in developing solutions that enhance connectivity and holistically address the role of transportation in the broader eco-system of the communities we serve.
Transportation Planning Services
- • Active Transportation Plans
- • Comprehensive Transportation Plans
- • Corridor Studies and Plans
- • Freight Plans
- • Grants and Funding
- • Greenway and Trail Planning
- • Metropolitan Transportation Plans
- • Multimodal Transportation Plans
- • NEPA Services
- • Project Development and Scoping
- • Safety Action Plans
Urban Design & Master Planning
We meticulously gather data, engage community stakeholders and develop actionable design recommendations that balance the fiscal and physical realities of urban environments. From multi-modal roadway corridors and mixed-use districts to new communities and corporate campuses, our award-winning projects excel at creating a sense of place.
Urban Design and Master Planning Services
- • Downtowns and Districts
- • Campus and Institutional Planning
- • Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Master Planning
- • Neighborhood Master Planning
- • Parks and Trails
- • Streetscapes and Plazas
- • Design Guidelines
- • Site Due Diligence
- • Program Planning
- • Development Yield Studies
- • Entitlements
- • Infrastructure Capacity Planning
- • Site Planning
