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Community Planning & Urban Design

Community Planning & Urban Design

MIG focuses on developing sustainable and implementable plans based on detailed technical planning and design and wide-spread community support. MIG’s unique combination of planning and design expertise allows us to conduct planning in a highly interactive process involving all constituent groups. Through MIG’s collaborative planning and design process, client goals, development needs and community interests work together to frame key issues and result in innovative and implementable solutions.

Brownfield & Reuse
Opportunities/Constraints
Fort Bragg Georgia-Pacific Mill Site Reuse Study

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.


Project map showing proposed changes to the campus core
California State University, Monterey Bay Master Plan Update

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.


Map showing the concept plan for the project area
University Place - Coeur d'Alene Master Plan

MIG is developing a site master plan that unites four higher education institutions on a campus on the bank of the Spokane River.


Downtowns & City Centers
Friendship Plaza
Anaheim City Hall Renovations

Renovations to City Hall dramatically improved the character and stature of this important civic space, which links City Hall with Downtown Anaheim.


Streetscape improvements
Anaheim Downtown Improvements

MIG prepared conceptual plans and construction documents for site enhancements associated with the redevelopment of Downtown Anaheim.


Citizens of Anchorage reviewing project details at a community involvement meeting
Anchorage Downtown Plan

The Downtown Plan focuses on revitalizing Anchorage with clear land use strategies and innovative winter city design.


Aerial Perspective of the Ankeny/Burnside district
Ankeny/Burnside Development Framework

MIG prepared a development framework and urban design plan for the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District in downtown Portland, Oregon.


3-D Downtown Denver Map
Denver Downtown Area Plan

MIG prepared a downtown area plan that focused on creating a sustainable, healthy and inclusive downtown for Denver, Colorado.


Staples Center Arena in Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles Downtown Development Strategy

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.


Downtown Boston 1
Boston Downtown Crossing Urban Design Strategy

MIG helped develop urban design solutions along with a branding, identity and retail strategy for Boston's historic Downtown Crossing District.


A bird's-eye sketchup of a rejuvinated downtown Ocala
Ocala Downtown Master Plan

MIG produced economic and prototypical development standards to help revitalize Downtown Ocala.


Illustration of proposed changes to the Spokane Riverfront
Spokane Downtown Development

MIG worked with business and community stakeholders to develop a comprehensive Downtown Plan to guide growth in Downtown Spokane.


Core Priority Projects
Sacramento Downtown Strategic Action Plan

MIG created a strategic development framework for the downtown core of Sacramento.


Sketchup Design Concept for Zacolo Plaza in Downtown Rialto
Rialto Downtown Vision & Strategic Plan

MIG developed strategies and design improvement concepts to help spark the restoration of Rialto's Downtown.


North Las Vegas re-envisioned!
North Las Vegas Downtown Master Plan/Economic Development Strategy

MIG is helping the fastest-growing city in the country to reinvent its downtown.


Land Use Planning
Opportunities/Constraints
Fort Bragg Georgia-Pacific Mill Site Reuse Study

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.


Workshop
American River Parkway Integrated Area Plan

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.


Downtown Aerial
Hollister General Plan

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.


Map of Land Use Alternatives
Richmond General Plan

MIG is leading this innovative and inclusive General Plan Update that includes a Public Health element funded by the California Endowment and a Climate Change element.


MIG staff guided an interactive three-day planning charrette
Astor East Revised Urban Renewal Plan

MIG facilitated the Astor East Revised Urban Renewal Plan, an urban development decision that will shape Astoria’s landscape for generations.


Neighborhoods & Communities
Aerial Perspective of the Ankeny/Burnside district
Ankeny/Burnside Development Framework

MIG prepared a development framework and urban design plan for the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District in downtown Portland, Oregon.


Community Workshop
Sonoma Valley Redevelopment Area Strategic Plan

MIG used a collaborative approach to develop a Redevelopment Area Strategic Plan, which will improve the overall quality of life in the Sonoma Valley.


Site Plan
San Jose Strong Neighborhoods Initiative

MIG prepared improvements plans for six San Jose neighborhoods as part of a citywide initiative to empower and engage residents in community enhancement.


New Community Development
High Density map
Greenfair Village Development

MIG worked with Greenfair Village Partners in Sacramento, California to redevelop a 30-acre infill site east of Downtown.


Living Smart Garden
Livermore Trails Specific Plan

MIG worked with a housing developer to plan and design a new community based on smart growth and sustainability principles.


Final Concept
Chualar Community Development Plan

MIG created a development plan for Chualar that reflected community character and capitalized on community strengths.


Residents participating in a design charrettes workshop
UC Davis Neighborhood Master Plan & LRDP

MIG created an award-winning sustainable Neighborhood Master Plan for UC Davis along with an update to its Long Range Development Plan (LRDP).


Streets & Corridors
Streetscape improvements
Anaheim Downtown Improvements

MIG prepared conceptual plans and construction documents for site enhancements associated with the redevelopment of Downtown Anaheim.


Section of the Urban Design Plan
West Capitol Avenue Streetscape and Urban Design Master Plan

MIG redesigned this corridor to be more people-friendly and is part of the team implementing the vision through construction drawings.


Base Map
West Broadway Corridor Community Vision Plan

MIG helped the community create a cohesive vision to improve a major arterial corridor in Missoula, Montana with development alternatives that could help fulfill that vision.


intersection 2a
R Street Corridor Urban Design and Development Plan

MIG led this model project that challenged the conventional design of streets to integrate people and vehicles seamlessly in an historic setting.


Transit Oriented Development
Night time shot 1
Fullerton Amtrak Station Platforms and Pedestrian Bridge Design

MIG designed the Amtrak Station platforms and pedestrian bridge in Fullerton, California.


Royal Oaks
Northeast Line Light Rail Stations Transit-Oriented Development

MIG developed the Northeast Line Light Rail Stations Plan to transform North Sacramento into one of the most livable neighborhoods in Sacramento.


land use map 1
Swanston Station Transit Village Plan

MIG created a transit-oriented design and specific plan for the redevelopment of a long-neglected Sacramento neighborhood.