Community and land use planning

Whether focused on a parcel of land, a watershed, a region, or a state, the best planning documents are informed by sound science and rigorous analysis. Downstream Strategies catalogs current conditions, links policy and management options with scientific data, performs economic benefits analyses, and writes detailed plans to arm our clients with the technical expertise needed to improve and protect vital resources.

At Downstream Strategies, we view planning as essential to building thriving, sustainable communities.

We offer wide-ranging planning services that support and promote resilient communities, vibrant economies, and sustainable environments. Our staff have led inclusive planning processes and authored planning documents for municipalities, counties, community organizations, and nonprofits across the country.

Our planning processes are carefully tailored to meet client and community needs. We believe that plans and reports should be useful for the communities they serve. As a result, we produce practical, accessible, and results-oriented deliverables with the end-user in mind.

We have over 20 years of experience delivering professional-quality reports and planning documents to our clients. Our work helps buoy researchers, developers, legislators, and community members alike as they work towards their shared goals.

Community revitalization planning

  • Downtown revitalization plans
  • Urban renewal plans
  • Riverfront redevelopment plans

Recreation and tourism planning

  • Market assessments
  • Trail planning, design, and construction

Land use planning

  • Comprehensive plans
  • Conservation plans
  • Tract management plans

Strategic planning

  • Visioning
  • Feasibility studies
  • Program and impact assessments

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Projects

Marlinton Bike Tourism Action Plan

To help the Town of Marlinton, West Virginia enhance its standing as a gateway community to the Monongahela National Forest, our trail planning team created an action plan focusing on tourism infrastructure needs and marketing. The plan prepares the community for increased visitation and to contribute to the greater regional effort of achieving gold-level status for the Snowshoe Highlands Area Ride Center.

U.S. EPA Brownfield Assessment for Thomas, West Virginia

Downstream Strategies helped the City of Thomas, West Virginia secure Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. We then worked with partners to perform a dozen Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and four Phase II Environmental Site Assessments to allow for the redevelopment of properties with known or potential contamination.

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