Our Work: Smart Growth

Dodson Associates helped initiate the Smart Growth movement in the mid-1980's with books such as Dealing with Change in the Connecticut Valley and Rural by Design. The firm's work over the past twenty years in both rural areas and in cities such as Chicago, Washington, DC, New York and Houston have applied these smart growth principles in successfully implemented projects. Sensitive infill of city and town centers, preservation of rural forest and farm lands, open space development, transit-oriented development and creative use of low impact development and green building techniques have been foundations of Dodson Associates' work in the field. The firm specializes in visioning and communicating the benefits of smart growth to a wide and diverse audience using compelling plans, graphics and simulations. Dodson Associates works with communities and non-profits to develop plans and zoning regulations incorporating smart growth principles. Manuals and guidelines describing smart growth techniques have been produced for a wide range of communities. The firm also works with private land owners and developers committed to applying smart growth principles in actual projects.

Featured Projects

Albemarle County Development Plan
Guidelines for sustainable growth around Charlottesville, VA.
Lenox Gateway Redevelopment Plan
A redevelopment plan creating a mixed-use village on a key commercial site at the entrance to this historic New England town.

 

 

Edgartown Commercial Highway District Plan
Dodson Associates worked with local merchants, landowners, neighbors and planning officials to develop design guidelines to prevent strip commercial sprawl at the entrance to this historic village.
South County Design Manual
Award-winning design guidelines for new development that respects historic patterns and the environment.

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