Community Planning
building sustainable & vibrant communities
CREATING CONNECTIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY PLANNING
We help communities shape sustainable, vibrant, and resilient futures. Each community we work with has unique natural and demographic characteristics that create a distinct identity — characteristics we seek to celebrate and strengthen. Our planning approach focuses on the critical connection between social dynamics and the built environment, recognizing how these relationships impact a community’s ability to face social, environmental, and economic challenges.
Our goal is to guide communities in creating adaptable, livable environments with the strength to navigate future changes. Effective planning lays the foundation for sustainable, thriving places that residents proudly call home. We work closely with clients from early engagement through plan completion, developing comprehensive strategies rooted in community input. Together with public agencies and partners, we implement actionable, community-specific solutions.
From visioning through implementation, we deliver integrated plans that reflect the voices of the people we serve, helping communities adapt, grow, and thrive. Across every project phase, we apply our core principles: collaboration, sustainability, resilience, equity, and quality of life.
planning for community resiliency
OUR COMMUNITY PLANNING SERVICES
Services
- Environmental Planning
- Funding & Implementation
- Growth Management
- Infrastructure Planning
- Ordinance & Policy Updates
- Place-Making
- Public & Stakeholder Engagement
Plans
- Bike & Pedestrian Planning Master Planning
- Comprehensive Planning
- Corridor Planning
- Neighborhood & Downtown Planning
- Parks Master Planning
our team
Meet Our Team

Elizabeth Hunter, P.E., AICP, LEED AP
Civil Engineer, Planner
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
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Julie Kruse
Planner
ANKENY, IA
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