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

Preparing for Growth: Readying the Elk River Trail Towns for the Future

Recreation and tourism investments in Central West Virginia have centered around the establishment of the Elk River Trail System. To maximize its economic development power, communities must implement intentional strategies to accommodate an increased number of visitors. This report identifies strategies that would cost just over $4 million, but that could result in $250 million in new sales activity over the next 15 years in four Elk River Trail Towns.

National to Neighborhoods: Catalyzing Opportunities for Coal-Impacted Communities

This report outlines innovative projects that would transform abandoned coal mine lands in West Virginia and nearby states into sites of sustainable community and economic development. As the technical advisor to the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition, Downstream Strategies helped author this report.

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