Downtown Planning Services

Urban Design, Downtown Development, Redevelopment, Design Guidelines, Historic Preservation, Streetscape Design and Strategic Planning

Downtown Planning Work Downtown Development Authority - Rochester, MI City of Grand Haven, MI City of Holland, MI

The Johnson Hill • Land Ethics Studio specializes in downtown planning and urban design. We believe in the traditional downtown form and work with communities to develop and redevelop walkable, pedestrian-oriented downtowns.

Our downtown planning and urban design services include:

• Visioning
• Strategic planning
• Retail and Residential market analysis
• Historic architectural assessment and preservation
• Parking analysis and planning
• Urban design
• Streetscape design and construction
• Implementation and funding strategies

The traditional pedestrian-scale downtown fosters a sustainable economic environment that helps to maintain a unique sense of place for a community. Our downtown planning and urban design emphasizes walkability, embraces the history of the community and reinforces the identity that is unique for every downtown.

Because every downtown and every community has different needs, issues and politics, we approach every downtown planning and urban design project differently. We strongly believe in creating a work plan tailored for each community's specific needs - a cookie-cutter approach yields cookie-cutter results.