Planners dedicated to fostering positive transformations within communities

Planning is a process designed to engage residents, stakeholders, and local governments in defining a sustainable vision for their community. Successful planning leads to the development of policies and strategies to guide informed decision-making regarding many elements related to the growth of a community, including land use, public infrastructure, economic development, and community revitalization.

At Wilson & Company, our team of adept planning professionals understands the profound impact that development policies and related infrastructure investments have on society, today and in the future. We conduct disciplined studies that identify and mitigate risk through analysis, common understanding, and honest discussion of performance so that positive results are witnessed. Whether evaluating the potential cultural, historical, and environmental implications of growth, predicting shifts in transportation system needs, or addressing road safety issues, our planners are dedicated to fostering positive transformations within communities.

Backed by a diverse team of experts, our planners collaborate with mappers, surveyors, architects, GIS specialists, technicians, construction managers, and engineers spanning civil, traffic, mechanical, electrical, railroad, hydraulic, and structural disciplines. Drawing from Wilson & Company’s extensive pool of multi-disciplinary professionals, we assemble a specialized team tailored to the unique requirements of each community and project. Together, we strategize projects that align stakeholder needs, crafting inclusive, secure, and sustainable solutions.

Wilson & Company’s planning professionals collaborate with our engineering services, environmental engineering, and infrastructure project funding teams to help communities move from long-term vision and analysis toward practical implementation. This multidisciplinary approach connects land use, infrastructure investment, environmental considerations, and funding strategies throughout project development.

Our services include:

• Community Planning
• Comprehensive plans
• General plans
• Area plans
• Corridor plans
• Downtown plans
• Neighborhood plans
• Economic development plans
• Station area master plans
• Transit-oriented development planning
• Strategic plans
• Implementation plans
• Urban design
• Campus master plans
• Facilities master plans
• Parks master plans
• Site development master plans
• Infrastructure master plans
• Capital improvement plans
• On-call planning services
• Code and text creation and amendments

Environmental Planning

• NEPA process and document management
• Planning and environment linkages
• Environmental assessment
• Finding of no significant impact
• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
• Record of Decision (ROD)
• Categorical exclusion
• NEPA re-evaluation
• NEPA document review for DOTs
• Environmental resource impact evaluation
• Environmental mitigation
• Environmental permitting

Transportation Planning

• Statewide and regional plans
• Tribal plans
• Corridor studies
• Traffic impact studies
• Travel demand modeling and traffic forecasting
• Traffic simulation modeling
• Access management
• Parking studies
• Active transportation plans
• ADA compliance
• Complete streets studies
• Transit studies
• Impact fee programs
• Safety studies
• ITS planning
• Transportation demand management
• Special events/venues
• Traffic signal timing plans
• Managed lanes/tolling
• Performance management
• Transportation research
• Freight/rail studies
• Border master plans
• Ports of entry

Frequently Asked Questions About Engineering Planning Services

What engineering planning services does Wilson & Company provide?

Wilson & Company provides community, environmental, and transportation planning services. Our capabilities include comprehensive and area plans, corridor studies, master plans, capital improvement plans, environmental planning and permitting, traffic studies, travel demand modeling, safety studies, transit planning, and implementation planning.

What is the purpose of community planning?

Community planning brings residents, stakeholders, and local governments together to define a sustainable vision and develop policies and strategies for future growth. Planning can address land use, public infrastructure, economic development, transportation, community revitalization, and other local priorities.

Does Wilson & Company provide transportation planning services?

Yes. Wilson & Company provides transportation planning services including statewide and regional plans, corridor studies, traffic impact studies, travel demand modeling, traffic forecasting, access management, parking studies, active transportation plans, transit studies, safety studies, freight and rail studies, and traffic signal timing plans.

Does Wilson & Company provide environmental planning?

Yes. Wilson & Company provides environmental planning services including NEPA process and document management, environmental assessments, categorical exclusions, environmental impact statements, environmental resource evaluations, mitigation planning, and environmental permitting.

What types of master plans does Wilson & Company prepare?

Wilson & Company prepares station-area, campus, facility, parks, site-development, infrastructure, and border master plans. Our planning team also develops comprehensive plans, neighborhood plans, downtown plans, corridor plans, capital improvement plans, and implementation plans based on each community’s needs.