Sectors

Urban Planning

Watercolor illustration of a lively street scene with outdoor dining, shops, trees, and a park area with a gazebo, under a bright sky.

San Lorenzo Specific Plan, 2004

Cities thrive when land use, urban form, and thoughtful design converge to create vibrant communities. We bring deep expertise in city-building — understanding how streets, parks, housing, commercial, and institutional areas interact to foster a transit-supporting, healthy city. Our work helps shape policies that emphasize walkable streets, green infrastructure, urban green, and mixed-use development. Prior work includes:

  • General plans, specific plans, and zoning ordinances

  • Neighborhood planning and urban design

  • Economic development and land use policy

  • Entitlements for public-facing projects

  • Parks, trails, and master plans

Site and Infrastructure

Illustration of a modern multi-story hospital building with the sign 'Kaiser Permanente' on the front, with people and trees in the foreground and a partly cloudy sky.

Kaiser Permanente Oakland Main Hospital 2008
Kaiser Permanente, City of Oakland, California

Infrastructure and facilities define how communities function and grow — linking transportation networks to the civic institutions that anchor neighborhoods. We work on large-scale systems and specific sites, including transportation projects, trail networks, civic and waterfront facilities, hospitals, and religious and educational campuses. Our spatial planning expertise delivers design solutions that mitigate impacts, address community needs, and align technical requirements with public priorities. We have assisted in:

  • Planning of multimodal transportation systems

  • Planning of regional trails, greenways, and open space

  • Planning and design of a range of public-serving facilities including medical, educational, and religious

  • Entitlements for facilities

Environment

A digital painting of a marshland with water channels and grassy islands, with mountains in the background and a clear sky.

Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals, 1999 – U.S. EPA & SFWQCB

The health of natural systems — wetlands, shorelines, habitats, and watersheds — is inseparable from community wellbeing and resilience. Our work bridges ecological science, regulatory needs, and community values to advance climate adaptation, habitat restoration, biodiversity conservation, and environmental justice. From regional habitat plans to community-based restoration we have assisted develop consensus outcomes for:

  • Habitat conservation plans (HCPs)

  • Stakeholder-based marine spatial planning plans

  • Strategic plans for wetlands restoration

  • Strategies for climate adaptation and resilience planning

Strategy & Governance

Flowchart detailing climate modeling strategies, actions, outcomes, inputs, and outputs, with sections for each and bullet points outlining steps and goals.

Climate education plan, 2009 – Nevada System of Higher Education (as CONCUR, Inc. affiliate)

Our work spans forming park conservancies, launching housing advocacy groups, designing greenway governance, and developing funding strategies for municipal and unincorporated areas.

  • Formation and launch planning for new organizations

  • Multi-year strategic planning and action roadmaps

  • Governance structure design and partnership development

  • Municipal service and funding strategy development

  • Inter-organizational conflict resolution