We Advise
Small Area, Corridor and Neighborhood Plans
Most planners write recommendations. Dr. Nash writes plans that become real projects, backed by an M.U.P. from USC and decades of development experience on both sides of the table.
Available as prime consultant or subcontractor for small area, corridor and neighborhood plans. On large comprehensive plans we also join planning teams.
Plans That Become Projects
Planning Services
Small Area Plans
Targeted plans for neighborhoods ready for investment and reinvention
Subarea Planning
Corridor and downtown plans shaped by the economics of what can actually get financed
Neighborhood Revitalization
Strategies for distressed neighborhoods designed by someone who is actively investing in them
Commercial Districts
Commercial corridor strategies shaped by the market realities we analyze every day
Transit Oriented Development
TOD planning from the firm that is actively building transit oriented housing in Kansas City
Blight Elimination
We address blight not just with policy but with projects, turning vacant lots into homes
Land Use Analysis
We map existing conditions and model future use with the precision of practitioners who build on what we plan
Comprehensive Plans
Vision documents that guide real growth, because we have built what these plans propose
On the Record
Corridors and Neighborhoods We Fought For
Each account is published in full.
Troost Revitalization
I introduced Troost revitalization legislation because I refused to accept that one street could permanently decide which neighborhoods received investment.
Fighting for the Prospect Corridor
I spent years fighting to reverse that trajectory. Not from a distance. On the ground, on the record, and often at odds with colleagues.
Nash Targets Ground Zero of Blight
I decided to stand there until somebody did something about it.
Beacon Hill Redevelopment: Transforming a Neighborhood
I began working on Beacon Hill during my years on the City Council and never stopped. Twenty years in a single neighborhood. That is not typical in this industry.
Why this is hard to copy
He has sat on the side of the table that decides
Planning advice is usually written by people who have petitioned a committee. This is written by someone who chaired one.
Dr. Nash chaired the Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee of the Kansas City Council. He has heard the cases, asked the questions and voted.
That changes what advice is worth. Knowing the process tells you what to file. Having decided tells you what will actually carry a room.
Source: his own account on this site, and the clipping Nash Appointed Chair of Plans, Zoning in the press archive.
Who We Serve
Our Clients
Cities & Towns
Planning departments ready to plan and build
Counties
County commissions investing in their future
MPOs
Regional bodies shaping what comes next
Nonprofits & CDCs
CDCs and nonprofits building community wealth
Faith Based
Congregations turning vision into development
Prime Contractors
Planning and design firms that need a housing study partner on their team
The Difference
Why Dr. Nash
Former Planning & Zoning Chair
As Former Chairman of Planning, Zoning & Economic Development, Dr. Nash did not just review plans; as Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Chair he voted on them.
USC Urban Planning
Master of Urban Planning from USC Sol Price School, one of the top programs in the nation. The academic foundation behind everything we build.
We Build What We Plan
254 homes across four MHDC-awarded developments. Our planning advice comes from our own closing table.
Data Analytics
Merging academic rigor with practitioner insight across every engagement.
Ready to Plan Something That Gets Built?
Most planners write recommendations. Dr. Nash writes plans that become real projects.
Hiring a prime consultant or building a team? We welcome both.
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The evidence
What this is built on
The firm does not ask to be taken at its word. 31 accounts of the work, and the 230 published clippings written at the time, are open to read.
We can’t predict the future. We can predict the room.
Public, private, nonprofit or philanthropic, we know the questions that room will ask and where a deal is likely to break. We spent our years doing the work, not writing about it, so our advice carries lived experience, practical knowledge and academic preparation.