
Community Planning & Urban Design
MIG focuses on developing innovative, sustainable and implementable plans based on performing detailed technical planning and design as well as building wide-spread community support. Our approach emphasizes strategic implementation resulting in new policies, programs and projects that directly and tangibly impact communities. This includes building in tools to create new public and private sector investments in the near term; providing guidance for staff in assessment of future development initiatives; building capacity to optimize scarce City and stakeholder resources; and aligning the right partners to catalyze real, lasting change.
Featured Projects
MIG worked with the Municipality of Anchorage and the Anchorage Downtown Partnership to create a Downtown Master Plan, Development Strategy and Regulatory Revisions that set the course for the next 20 years of downtown Anchorage’s development.
MIG led the creation of a development concept and urban design plan for the Ankeny/Burnside Historic District in downtown Portland, Oregon.
MIG provided urban design and community engagement services in support of the Boston Redevelopment Agency’s nine-month strategic planning initiative to create an Identity, Branding and Urban Design Strategy for Boston’s historic Downtown Crossing district.
MIG developed an innovative and high-profile plan for Downtown Calgary to cohesively integrate the realms of retail analysis, branding, image, identity, and urban design to strengthen the Downtown core and attract people from across Canada and the world.
Wagstaff/MIG completed this comprehensive EIR for a proposed central area specific plan.
MIG provided a comprehensive new Downtown Area Plan for the City and County of Denver.
MIG collaborated with downtown Los Angeles private and public partners to spur a “renaissance of the downtown area” through a strategic development plan for Downtown Los Angeles.
The City of North Las Vegas selected MIG to create a downtown master plan and investment strategy to leverage the City’s strengths in order to achieve their goals.
Faced with a decline in activities and vibrancy, downtown Ocala was in need of concerted and effective revitalization initiatives in order to restore a dynamic, active environment to the heart of the City.
MIG created a strategic development framework for the downtown core of Sacramento.
MIG updated the Downtown Master Plan and Design Guidelines for Spokane, Washington, working closely with the City of Spokane, the Downtown Spokane Partnership, Washington State University, several utilities and neighborhood groups.
A visionary, comprehensive and strategic action plan for the Downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods.
A Specific Plan to spur new investment in Downtown Napa and ensure a more inclusive and vibrant city center.
A visionary framework for the transformation of the Desert Fashion Plaza into a dynamic shopping and eating destination.
An identification of the key projects, programs and actions for Downtown Pittsburgh over the next five years and beyond.
Main Street Retail District
A dynamic near-term action plan building on existing momentum to transform the core of Downtown Dallas.
A dynamic and implementable development framework for Downtown Charlotte and its adjacent districts.
Sacramento, California has developed one of the longest green streets in the nation, improving storm-water management, revitalizing a blighted neighborhood and connecting the residential area to the Swanston Light-Rail Station Area.
MIG prepared conceptual plans and construction documents for site enhancements associated with the redevelopment of Downtown Anaheim.
MIG led a team of urban designers, landscape architects, transportation planners and civil engineers to design and create construction documents for the first “Green Street” in Sacramento.
MIG led a team of urban designers, architects, planners, engineers and economic analysts to develop a new vision and implementation plan to set the stage for long-awaited redevelopment along the R Street Corridor, a historic 20-block section of Sacramento’s old industrial belt.
re:Streets is a multidisciplinary collaboration focused on the planning, design and construction of streets as a method for improving our built environment.
MIG worked extensively with the community to create a cohesive vision for West Broadway, the only major east-west arterial north of the Clark Fork River in Missoula, Montana which had a history of pedestrian accidents and deaths.
MIG led a comprehensive consultant team to develop an Urban Design and Streetscape Master Plan for West Capitol Avenue, a major east-west 3.5-mile long arterial and commercial spine running through West Sacramento.
A Master Plan for Palm Avenue to transform this commercial spine into a vibrant pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly Complete Street.
Specific Plan that provides standardized design guidelines and development regulations along a major commercial and transit thoroughfare.
A comprehensive Specific Plan that provides definition to the land uses and character of development along key boulevards and corridors.
MIG led the development of a Plan that addresses safety, recreation and natural resource protection for 1,400 acres along five miles of the American River in Sacramento County.
Building from the community's vision for the future, MIG led this comprehensive General Plan update with initiatives to revitalize the Downtown and preserve open space.
Working closely with City staff, key stakeholders and local community members, MIG created an update of the City of El Cerrito’s General Plan to guide the development of the City through 2020.
As prime consultant, MIG led Richmond’s three-year comprehensive General Plan Update process.
The three-year general planning effort led by MIG for the City of Richmond was designed to engage the entire community in planning and to reposition the City in the Bay Area and overall as a cutting-edge, 21st century City.
MIG led a comprehensive effort to develop a revised and implementable area plan for the Ukiah Valley as a component of the Mendocino County General Plan.
Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan EIR for the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency.
MIG is currently leading a collaborative team to prepare the City of Santa Monica’s Land Use and Circulation Element.
A revision of St. Helena’s Comprehensive Plan that addresses current issues and concerns while invoking new planning concepts and directions.
MIG was selected by the City of Mountain View to build upon the community vision and plan framework to update its 2030 General Plan.
Wagstaff/MIG prepared an EIR for a proposed 330,000-square-foot expansion by Oracle, Inc. of its world headquarters complex in the Island Park waterfront area of Belmont.
Planning, feasibility and visualization of potential future parking facilities in downtown Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
MIG used a collaborative approach to develop a Redevelopment Area Strategic Plan, which will improve the overall quality of life in the Sonoma Valley.
MIG facilitated the Astor East Revised Urban Renewal Plan, an urban development decision that will shape Astoria’s landscape for generations.
MIG worked with the City and neighborhood leaders to develop a community-based program to improve, review and update neighborhood improvement plans.
MIG worked with the City of Redwood City to conduct outreach and address critical connectivity issues in the Fair Oaks neighborhood.
MIG worked with City staff and neighborhood leaders to develop a tailored approach to community outreach and neighborhood improvement planning.
MIG completed the Riverfront Park and North Bank Master Plan as an implementation step that was identified in the Spokane Downtown Development Plan.
MIG worked with the City to develop a community-based program to improve neighborhood conditions and service delivery.
MIG worked with the City Planning Department to prepare a design plan for Upper Market Street that reflects the community’s vision and establish guidelines for development.
Establishes goals and policies for land use, housing, health and wellness, parks and recreation, circulation, and infrastructure improvements.
MIG created a development plan for Chualar that reflected community character and capitalized on community strengths.
MIG led a multi-disciplinary team to develop the West Village Master Plan for the University of California-Davis campus.
MIG worked with developers Greenfair Village Partners in Sacramento, California to redevelop a 30-acre infill site east of Downtown.
MIG worked with a housing developer to plan and design a new community based on smart growth and sustainability principles.
MIG developed a site master plan that unites four higher education institutions on a campus on the bank of the Spokane River.
MIG developed a long-range master plan to help guide the transition of the California State University, Monterey Bay campus from an Army base to an institution of higher learning.
MIG led a dynamic visioning and land use planning process to identify future use and development principles for this 430-acre former mill site in Fort Bragg, California.
MIG designed the Amtrak Station platforms and pedestrian bridge in Fullerton, California.
Using a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model to concentrate development in and around transit hubs, MIG developed the Northeast Line Light Rail Stations Plan to transform underutilized and disconnected North Sacramento into a livable, walkable and vital neighborhood.
MIG worked with the City of Sacramento to create the Swanston Station Area Transit Village Specific Plan.
Plan to build on city-wide initiatives to concentrate development around transit stations and support community needs.
Vision and design guidelines to make the Downtown district more transit- and pedestrian-friendly.
A comprehensive Specific Plan that provides definition to the land uses and character of development along key boulevards and corridors.