Planning

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Every great design starts with a collective vision

Our integrated team of planners, surveyors, civil and transportation engineers, and landscape architects collaborate to shape vibrant, sustainable communities. With deep local insight and a commitment to long-term value, we specialize in planning solutions that range from comprehensive master plans to strategic urban infill developments. Our passion lies in creating places where people thrive.

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Our Philosophy

We work with community members, design professionals, and stakeholders to design places that everyone will love. Our team will help you identify the unique opportunities and challenges of your site, so you can make the most of your project and avoid costly pitfalls. We bring the local know-how and relationships to help you effectively navigate the permitting and development process. Our goal is to help you clearly and holistically evaluate feasibility and more efficiently bring your vision to life.

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Planning Principles

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A well-planned site starts with a deep understanding of its context. By aligning your project with market demands, environmental conditions, and community needs, you gain a stronger foundation for long-term success. Multidisciplinary collaboration—across planning, design, engineering, residents, and stakeholder input—ensures your development is resilient, connected, and positioned to thrive.
The best plans connect people to each other and their community. Developing complete streets, mixing uses both horizontally and vertically, activating the streets and sidewalks with storefronts and front doors, featuring attractive public spaces, and implementing other new urbanist design strategies are great ways to create pride in the community. Put simply, we want to make great places that people love.
We seek to respect local culture and history whenever possible, during the design process. Whether that means listening to neighbors, embracing natural and environmental assets, or preserving cultural landmarks, our goal is to weave new development into the overall fabric of the existing community and place. These items should be identified early in the plan-making process.
We should always remember to think big, but design for people. This can be achieved by understanding the programming, carefully balancing building heights and setbacks, minimizing the impact of roads and parking lots, highlighting pedestrian connectivity such as crosswalks and pathways, and implementing traffic calming measures such as curb extensions, landscape islands, and speed tables.
Vibrant communities start with connections and movement. By integrating walkable design and sustainable mobility options like biking and transit access, your project becomes more connected, inclusive, and attractive. Linking key destinations—homes, workplaces, parks, and entertainment—encourages healthier lifestyles, boosts foot traffic, and strengthens community engagement.

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3D modeling and planning graphics enables you to identify the challenges and opportunities of the site before committing to a full design team. Bayer Becker is able to provide a holisitic modeling and assesment of the complete site, not just specific structures. Our firm offers the flexibility to allow for iterative planning and concept options.

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