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The Freese and Nichols team specializes in municipal, comprehensive and higher education planning by delineating client goals. Sometimes this means working with well-established task forces and committees. In other cases, we organize meetings, surveys and interviews to collect the input needed. Either way, Freese and Nichols has proven that we are experts at matching forum and technique to the type of information sought, with particular sensitivity to communications needs of discrete groups.

Our team will synthesize that collected data into usable information and work with clients to identify needs and trends. We help clients navigate existing plans and growth projections, as well as factor in regulatory requirements and funding opportunities.

Urban Planning

Our urban planners work with elected and appointed officials, citizen committees and the public to develop community-based plans and ordinances that are critical to a community’s success regardless of a its location or size. Freese and Nichols' urban planners provide innovative and effective solutions for the municipal planning challenges facing communities today. At Freese and Nichols, we appreciate that each community is unique, and we tailor our services to meet the needs of the individual client. We use a broad base of ideas to facilitate community leaders, citizens, stakeholders and businesses in the creation of a common vision allowing each community to forge its own future.

Campus Planning

Our team has developed facility, comprehensive and academic master plans for single campuses and multi-campus institutions and military and government installations. These diverse plans all reflect inclusive data gathering, development of consensus on goals, and suitability. Meant both to guide the growth of their institutions and to change as needs change, our campus plans are distinguished by their usefulness.  

Engineering Planning

Freese and Nichols provides engineering planning in many disciplines, including transportation, stormwater and water/wastewater. Through our years of municipal planning experience, we have assisted fast-growing municipalities in developing Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs), which include project planning, development and prioritization. Alongside any engineering planning project, Freese and Nichols can also provide assistance in complying with applicable rules and regulations and developing a stable funding source to accommodate current and future maintenance of systems.