COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
PREPARING YOUR COMMUNITY FOR THE FUTURE
MSA’s Planning and Design Studio is an awardwinning team with expertise in market analysis, stakeholder engagement and urban design.
WHY CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?
> Allows for a community to prepare for change.
> Provides for understanding of available funding opportunities.
> Creates predictability for the development process.
> Serves as the roadmap for future improvements.
When your community creates a comprehensive plan, it’s both for the current generation and all those yet to come. A comprehensive plan leaves a concrete mark on a community, forever connected to those who live there. A plan is only as valuable as the projects and amenities it enables. We take particular pride in our success translating the plans and projects identified in a comprehensive plan into successful grant applications and completed projects.
OUR PROCESS CREATES IMPLEMENTABLE PLANS
EXISTING CONDITIONS INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS
Review, assess and inventory existing plans and facilities to develop recommendations.
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
A combination of quantitative and physical analysis provides a complete view of a community’s needs based on anticipated growth and best practices.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
What does the community want? Through a robust public engagement process you answer this question and you can be transparent about the process to gain stakeholder support.
ADOPTED PLAN WITH CLEAR ACTION STEPS
Final plans shouldn’t gather dust. Use your plans to help guide decisions with clear and actionable steps.
CREATING DESTINATIONS THAT CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS WILL LOVE
As partners fully committed to the success of the communities we serve, MSA is proud to help you create and promote the very essence of your community. We’re dedicated to helping you maximize the value of some of your most powerful assets. We bring together a multidisciplinary team of planners, designers, engineers, architects and landscape architects— everyone it takes to create a plan that inspires, connects and helps people thrive.
HOUSING
Healthy communities have a range of housing types and affordability levels that enable residents and businesses to thrive. We can help you understand your community’s specific housing needs and identify appropriate, feasible strategies to spur housing investment and construction.
FUNDING STRATEGIES
Comprehensive plans identify opportunities for action, and funding is critical to implementation success. MSA’s dedicated in-house team of funding experts can help identify the most appropriate and viable funding methods for all of your future projects. Let us help you set the table for future success in a competitive funding environment.
PARKS AND RECREATION
Communities everywhere are recognizing the value of a strong local recreation system, including parks, trails and programming to encourage their use. These amenities help you attract and retain residents and they promote health and wellbeing. MSA can help you evaluate and plan for investment in your park system.
DISTRICTS AND CORRIDORS
The core of every comprehensive plan is the map that describes preferred land uses. Effective plans offer some flexibility on use type and intensity while also providing more design guidance for buildings and sites to promote compatibility between adjoining uses.