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Master Planning

Effective master plans are built on solid analysis, consideration of existing conditions, and opportunities for both short and long-term improvements to guide future growth.

Our team is experienced with the creation of master plans for a wide variety of project types - including entire college campuses, community parks and recreation systems, mixed-use development districts, and corridor revitalization initiatives to name a few. Stakeholder engagement is a key consideration in the creation of plans that are ultimately implemented.

By integrating different voices to shape these plans, a sense of authorship can be achieved and additional project champions can be created.
Project Experience 
Athletics and Recreation Campus Life Civic and Cultural Community Engagement Corporate Corridor and Streetscape Digital Studio Education Environmental Graphics Health and Wellness Master Planning Mixed-Use Development Parks and Open Space Planning Residential Resorts and Hospitality Retail Rooftop Amenity Space Sustainability Transit and Transportation Urban Design Waterfronts
Falls Park Master Plan - National Design Competition Winner   Project Falls Park Master Plan - National Design Competition Winner Lions Park Master Plan   Project Lions Park Master Plan
South of Gray's Lake Master Plan   Project South of Gray's Lake Master Plan Downtown Urbana Public Realm Study   Project Downtown Urbana Public Realm Study Mayflower Ski Resort   Project Mayflower Ski Resort
SERV Entertainment Complex   Project SERV Entertainment Complex North Dakota State Park System Signage   Project North Dakota State Park System Signage
Kollar Pond Master Plan   Project Kollar Pond Master Plan Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Visitors Center   Project Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Visitors Center The Cannery District - Riverfront Parks Master Plan   Work In Progress The Cannery District - Riverfront Parks Master Plan
Big Shoal Heritage Area Master Plan   Project Big Shoal Heritage Area Master Plan IMAGINE Downtown KC 2030 Strategic Plan   Project IMAGINE Downtown KC 2030 Strategic Plan
Lincoln Children’s Zoo   Project Lincoln Children’s Zoo ReLeaf Cedar Rapids   Project ReLeaf Cedar Rapids Good Earth State Park at Blood Run   Project Good Earth State Park at Blood Run
National Western Center   Project National Western Center L.W. Clapp Park Master Plan   Project L.W. Clapp Park Master Plan
Riverview Art Garden - Wichita Art Museum   Project Riverview Art Garden - Wichita Art Museum ASPIRIA: Mixed-Use Campus Master Plan   Work In Progress ASPIRIA: Mixed-Use Campus Master Plan Denver Justice Center Civic Mall Framework Master Plan   Project Denver Justice Center Civic Mall Framework Master Plan
University of Colorado: Anschutz Medical Center   Project University of Colorado: Anschutz Medical Center St. Cloud RiverWalk: Master Plan   Project St. Cloud RiverWalk: Master Plan
Independence Avenue Corridor BRT Study   Project Independence Avenue Corridor BRT Study Beyond the Loop – Integrated Urban Design Plan   Project Beyond the Loop – Integrated Urban Design Plan Kettlestone / Grand Prairie Parkway   Project Kettlestone / Grand Prairie Parkway
Duluth Traverse Trail Master Plan   Project Duluth Traverse Trail Master Plan Wilder Bluff Park   Project Wilder Bluff Park
Westin Monache   Project Westin Monache Cedar Falls Master Plan   Project Cedar Falls Master Plan Merle Hay Road Redevelopment Plan + Design Guidelines   Project Merle Hay Road Redevelopment Plan + Design Guidelines
Civic Campus Master Plan   Project Civic Campus Master Plan Ever Vail   Project Ever Vail
Staunton State Park Master Plan   Project Staunton State Park Master Plan Creighton University: California Street Pedestrian Mall   Project Creighton University: California Street Pedestrian Mall Lake Olathe Park   Project Lake Olathe Park
Downtown River Greenway   Project Downtown River Greenway Paako Ridge Resort Master Plan   Work In Progress Paako Ridge Resort Master Plan
A New Look at Old Town Lenexa   Project A New Look at Old Town Lenexa Burlington Area-Wide Plan   Project Burlington Area-Wide Plan Copper Mountain Village   Project Copper Mountain Village
Northern Pacific Avenue Complete Street Corridor   Project Northern Pacific Avenue Complete Street Corridor Joliet Town Square / Chicago Street Corridor   Project Joliet Town Square / Chicago Street Corridor
Southbank Park   Project Southbank Park Main Street District: Streetscape Enhancement   Project Main Street District: Streetscape Enhancement Wolf Point West   Project Wolf Point West
Walnut Street Corridor Streetscape   Project Walnut Street Corridor Streetscape Burlington Corridor Complete Street Plan   Project Burlington Corridor Complete Street Plan
Creighton University: Campus Master Plan   Project Creighton University: Campus Master Plan 23rd Street Corridor Beautification Master Plan   Project 23rd Street Corridor Beautification Master Plan Linden Square   Project Linden Square
Roe Boulevard + Johnson Drive Corridor Plan   Project Roe Boulevard + Johnson Drive Corridor Plan E H Young Riverfront Park   Project E H Young Riverfront Park
West O Streetscape   Project West O Streetscape Hickory Glen Park - Master Plan   Project Hickory Glen Park - Master Plan North Oak Corridor Complete Streets Plan   Project North Oak Corridor Complete Streets Plan
Minnesota Vikings Headquarters: Practice Facility and Vikings Lakes Developments   Project Minnesota Vikings Headquarters: Practice Facility and Vikings Lakes Developments McCrory Gardens Education & Visitor Center   Project McCrory Gardens Education & Visitor Center
University of Kansas: Central District   Project University of Kansas: Central District University of Kansas: Daisy Hill Commons / Oswald + Self Residence Halls   Project University of Kansas: Daisy Hill Commons / Oswald + Self Residence Halls Excelsior Springs Community Center   Project Excelsior Springs Community Center
North Kansas City Gateway and Wayfinding Signage   Project North Kansas City Gateway and Wayfinding Signage St. Peter’s Parish and School   Project St. Peter’s Parish and School
Athene Campus: Operations Headquarters   Project Athene Campus: Operations Headquarters Mark Arts - Mary R. Koch Arts Center   Project Mark Arts - Mary R. Koch Arts Center Grandview Green District – LID Development   Project Grandview Green District – LID Development
Fred Richards Eco-Park: Master Plan   Project Fred Richards Eco-Park: Master Plan Edina Parks, Recreation and Trails System Master Plan   Project Edina Parks, Recreation and Trails System Master Plan
Kansas State University: North Campus Corridor   Project Kansas State University: North Campus Corridor Pinecrest   Project Pinecrest Cedar Niles Park   Project Cedar Niles Park
University of Mary: Landscape Master Plan   Project University of Mary: Landscape Master Plan University of Minnesota: Arboretum   Project University of Minnesota: Arboretum
Oklahoma State University: Landscape Master Plan   Project Oklahoma State University: Landscape Master Plan West Land Use Area: Master Plan, Design Guidelines and Zoning Overlay   Project West Land Use Area: Master Plan, Design Guidelines and Zoning Overlay Cedar Creek Area Plan + Overlay District   Project Cedar Creek Area Plan + Overlay District
Sanford Health Children’s Hospital   Project Sanford Health Children’s Hospital Smart Moves 3.0: RideKC Regional Transit Plan   Project Smart Moves 3.0: RideKC Regional Transit Plan
The Ankeny Plan 2040 Comprehensive Plan   Project The Ankeny Plan 2040 Comprehensive Plan Village at Wolf Creek   Project Village at Wolf Creek Children’s Museum of South Dakota   Project Children’s Museum of South Dakota
Iowa State Capitol: West Terrace   Project Iowa State Capitol: West Terrace BluHawk Mixed-Use Development   Project BluHawk Mixed-Use Development
University of Iowa: Hancher Auditorium   Project University of Iowa: Hancher Auditorium Olathe Community Center   Project Olathe Community Center Promontory Mixed-Use Development   Project Promontory Mixed-Use Development
I-70 / Lewis & Clark Viaduct: Aesthetic Enhancements   Project I-70 / Lewis & Clark Viaduct: Aesthetic Enhancements Shawnee Mission Parkway Corridor Plan   Project Shawnee Mission Parkway Corridor Plan
Kansas City University: Campus Master Plan   Project Kansas City University: Campus Master Plan Barney Allis Plaza: Due Diligence Study   Project Barney Allis Plaza: Due Diligence Study KcICON: I-29 / I-35 Corridor Enhancement   Project KcICON: I-29 / I-35 Corridor Enhancement
North Oak Corridor Transit Study   Project North Oak Corridor Transit Study Stockyards Plaza Park   Project Stockyards Plaza Park
Corridor of Commerce: Downtown Carroll Streetscape   Project Corridor of Commerce: Downtown Carroll Streetscape Parks Master Plans: Minneapolis North + South Service Areas   Project Parks Master Plans: Minneapolis North + South Service Areas Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum   Project Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum
Veterans Memorial Park   Project Veterans Memorial Park Cedar Rapids Greenway Parks   Project Cedar Rapids Greenway Parks
Wells Fargo Corporate Campus   Project Wells Fargo Corporate Campus Triumph Park   Project Triumph Park West Central Valley Athletic Complex   Project West Central Valley Athletic Complex
Coralville Youth Sports Complex   Project Coralville Youth Sports Complex Johnston Town Center + City Hall   Project Johnston Town Center + City Hall
Riverfront Crossings Park   Project Riverfront Crossings Park Takeda Pharmaceuticals: North American Corporate Headquarters   Project Takeda Pharmaceuticals: North American Corporate Headquarters McKennan Park   Project McKennan Park
Holmes Murphy Corporate Headquarters   Project Holmes Murphy Corporate Headquarters River's Bend at the Preserve   Project River's Bend at the Preserve
 
 
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