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

POWER for Transition: Investment in Coal Communities through the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative

This report examines implementation of the POWER Initiative, which assists communities hurt by declines in coal mining and coal-fired electricity generation. The lessons learned through this retrospective analysis can be used to guide current and future federal policymaking to revitalize the economies of coal communities.

All Aboard Grafton Brownfields Assessment and Redevelopment

We worked with the Northern Brownfields Assistance Center to help attract new business, lodging, and recreational opportunities to riverfront main streets in Grafton, West Virginia and other rural communities by redeveloping industrial legacy sites.

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