Master planning is the process of formalizing a vision that can be shared by both public and private interests. The master plan sets out principles that establish a flexible design framework defining critical building locations, open spaces, roadway systems, and public transit that can be phased over time. The master plan process also provides for public discussion and consensus-building to arrive at a shared common vision and achievable plan for the future.

Urban design requires the fusion of a variety of disciplines, reflecting the complexity of urban places. EDAW's work entails programming, planning, designing and implementing urban spaces, streetscapes, transit corridors, plazas and waterfronts in urban settings, from preserved historic districts to urban town centers and new towns.

Regenerating and rebuilding older downtowns and neighborhood centers presents additional challenges. Socioeconomic shifts and normal cycles of urban change mandate creative adaptations for new uses. Here EDAW's specialists often take the lead in financial and program planning as well as physical and environmental design and implementation. We consider cultural assets and social traditions, economic opportunities and challenges, and the nature of each site, involving civic leaders and stakeholders. Increasingly, the internet enables us to involve people city- and region-wide in such issues as urban reinvestment, restoring mixed uses and mixed incomes to urban neighborhoods, and finding the ideas and imagery that can renew a downtown in more ways than one.

Project Types
/  Town Centers + Downtowns
/  Transit-Oriented Development Plans
/  College + University Campus Facilities
/  Waterfront Master Plans
/  New Towns + Master Planned Communities
/  Urban Design Guidelines
/  Regeneration, Redevelopment + Renewal Plans
/  Growth Management Plans
/  Strategic Development Frameworks
/  Sub-Area Plans + Specific Area Plans
/  Comprehensive + General Plans
/  Office, Retail + Mixed-Use
/  Policy Plans + Programs
/  Traditional Neighborhood Design
/  Development Capacity Analysis
/  Parks, Recreation + Trails Master Plans
/  Land Management Plans
/  Infrastructure Facilities Siting + Routing