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Integrated Water Planning in Action: Cleburne Builds for Growth and Resilience
Cleburne’s award-winning Integrated Water Plan safeguards the city’s future with an innovative, cost-effective recycling system that boosts capacity, conserves resources, and models One Water principles in action.
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Integrated Planning for Midwest City’s Future
Midwest City is shaping its future through three coordinated planning efforts: a Wastewater Master Plan, a Stormwater Master Plan and a Comprehensive Plan. This integrated effort represents the wave of the future in water planning, addressing infrastructure, resilience, and growth together to build a stronger, more connected community.
Learn MoreTackling Failing Storm Drainpipes: How to Reduce Risk and Disruption
Learn how recent advances in pipe condition assessment and trenchless rehabilitation is helping cities assess and repair failing storm drainpipes faster, safer and more efficiently. Join us for a webinar on November 17, 2025, to get more information on how to optimize your stormwater investments.
Learn MoreVideo: Brownsville Tones Down Billboard Brightness For Safer Driving
Through hands-on demonstrations, Freese and Nichols helped city officials understand the complexities of lighting standards to make adjustments for community safety.
Learn MoreStormwater Regulation in North Carolina: A Guide to MS4 and Beyond
North Carolina’s stormwater permitting combines federal mandates, state rules like MS4, and watershed-specific criteria to protect surface waters. This article summarizes the regulations and permitting requirements that are most important for municipal, construction and industrial stakeholders.
Learn MoreDelivering Higher Education Projects Through Program Management
Colleges and universities face complex challenges when delivering campus projects. With the right program management, institutions gain confidence that facilities will be delivered on time, on budget and aligned with student needs.
Learn MorePlanning the Future of Higher Education Campuses
To help colleges and universities meet changing demands from students and communities, Freese and Nichols is providing planning and program management to support growth and student success.
Learn MoreJaNette Bridgewater
How Strategic Planning Builds Employee Confidence and Trust
Companies can thrive by supporting individual as well as collective goals with purposeful continuous learning and career growth woven into firmwide strategy. See what Freese and Nichols employees say about “How We Plan.”
Learn MoreRoadway Restoration Transforms Historic Street into Accessible Community Hub
The City of Stephenville, Texas restored Long Street’s historic brick pavement and enhanced accessibility — transforming the aging roadway into a safer, more walkable community hub.
Learn MoreThoroughfare Planning for Growing Counties: From Rural to Ready
Johnson County adopted a data-driven thoroughfare plan to tackle rapid growth and improve access and mobility, backed by a $60 million voter-approved bond. This plan was part of Freese and Nichols’ long-standing history of helping counties tackle challenges in their communities.
Learn MoreCommunity-Driven Road Reconstruction Alleviates Soil and Drainage Challenges
Spurs Ranch Road in Bexar County, Texas had premature wear-and-tear, drainage issues and heavy construction traffic. The County’s reconstruction strategy brought transformative results to the community and won Public Works Project of the Year from Texas APWA.
Learn MoreHow Digital Delivery Is Reshaping Infrastructure
Replacing paper plans with interactive 3D models and real-time collaboration helps communities visualize infrastructure improvements, identify issues early and communicate more clearly.
Learn MoreAward-Winning Water Expansion Powers Sherman’s Semiconductor Boom
An industrial boom in Sherman, Texas, is expected to triple the community’s water needs. The City is meeting the rising demand with a major water and wastewater infrastructure expansion that won Public Works Project of the Year from Texas APWA.
Learn MoreWe’ve found that our focus on quality and continuous improvement provides a natural incubator for innovation. Our level of innovation in our project work, client programs and internal processes helps our clients solve their business needs. We see the impact of these innovative techniques through our high client satisfaction scores, repeat business, and our many project awards.
Featured Authors
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Wendy Bonneau
Urban Planning + Design Practice Leader
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Craig Wells
Client Services Leader
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Nina Reins
Water Resources Engineer
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David Jackson
Water and Wastewater Treatment Practice Leader
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Adam Conner
Hydrologist