Consulting

We help you fill the gaps in your projects by providing innovation, strategy and an equity mindset. The list below conveys just some examples of our experience and expertise. Contact us for more details.

Affordable Housing Models and Analysis – Research various housing policy models, and housing development approaches to support sustainable communities with smart growth AND anti-displacement strategies.

Ethnographic and Social Development-centered Planning, Policy and Urban Design Research - interdisciplinary research across urban planning, public policy and aspects of urban design research

Creative Placemaking - Implementing artistic designs and public art beyond murals. We do projects directly and provide technical assistance. What sets us apart from other agencies is that we work deeply with residents to develop the designs and execute the project installations.

Creative Community Engagement – utilizing digital and analog methodology and media arts for collective deep input, culturally responsive and fair decision-making participation from stakeholders. Our engagement strategies lean on ADA accessibility, interactivity, diversity, play, experimentation and ideation to improve public participation in civic activity for the long run.

Economic Development Strategies – for commercial districts, retail storefront and business improvement strategies, programs and capital attainment for small business owners, culturally responsive marketing and outreach strategies with a special expertise in the immigrant owned businesses.

Technical and Transportation Planning – multimodal transit design initiatives and partnerships with public transit agencies for equitable access to public transit; advising on public engagement

Project Design, Facilitation and Implementation - Coming up with the vision to execute a project creatively, and leading the design of the process as well as facilitating the planning meetings

Racial Equity Training - We provide racial justice and equity training with a lean on urban planning and policy. This also involves conducting research on an agency to understand their equity awareness and organizational culture, and technical assistance (i.e. coaching staff on how to improve racial equity in their workplaces).

Educational Tools, One-off Workshops, Webinars, Talks, and thought leadership events - We organize educational talks and webinars in-house, as well have created free downloadable guidebooks and toolkits. 

User Experience and Content Strategy – Building on our cultural intelligence and public engagement skills, we often are asked to provide input on digital and analog tools such a messaging strategy and website layout so that the visual products and collateral that a client creates is engaging to a wide audience and easier to navigate.