Planning and Urban Design
We all respond to the appeal of traditional cities and towns, whether shopping on Main Street, enjoying the vitality of mixed-use neighborhoods, or walking along tree-shaded sidewalks and exchanging greetings with families on their front porches.
Great neighborhoods and their intrinsic appeal are central to Farr Associates’ efforts to plan and create sustainable human environments. Through our commitment to New Urbanism principles, transit-oriented development, traditional neighborhood development, corridor and district planning, green urbanism, and—especially—form-based coding, we work with our clients and the community to create healthy and vibrant cities, suburbs, and towns. We strive to create marketable neighborhoods and public places that join the collective memory of their residents and visitors to become a part of history.
Client Response
Upon completion of our Roosevelt Road project in Oak Park, IL, the following comments were recorded in a town meeting to assess the results of the plan.
Village Manager Swenson
"This plan is the result of a partnership between the Village of Oak Park and the Berwyn Development Corporation whose purpose was to provide an overview of the Roosevelt Road business corridor. Farr Associates...was the company hired to conduct the planning process, which was a very community-involved process."
Trustee Kostopulos
"...The best that has been presented to the board. It's a good map, even for the future, to apply to rejuvenate the whole south border of our community."
Some sample projects:
Downloadable PDFs
| Chicago Zoning (200K) |
Dunelands Hope VI (295K) |
Normal, IL (238K) |
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Allegan, MI |
Grand Valley Form-Based Code |
Normal Residential |
Some sample portfolios:
Downloadable PDFs
| Sustainable Urbanist Master Plans (908K) |
Master Planning Affordable Housing (864K) |
Form-Based Codes (1M) |
For more information about these or any other projects, please contact info@farrside.com.
