Urban & Environmental Planning

Planning for vibrant, sustainable communities.

From Community Planning to Zoning

Contact our urban & environmental planning experts to learn more about how we can assist your community

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Weston & Sampson’s planners build resilient, sustainable communities while meeting evolving needs and goals.

We stay ahead of global trends and regional shifts by considering technical and human perspectives, resulting in practical, forward-thinking solutions. Our planning process is rooted in collaboration. We work with clients, communities, and our internal teams of designers, engineers, and scientists to ensure high-quality, cost-effective outcomes that reflect local priorities.

Our planning team brings decades of experience supporting government, nonprofit, and private-sector clients. From large-scale visioning efforts to targeted expertise on specific issues, our planners provide data-driven, realistic, and financially feasible plans tailored to each community’s needs. We engage directly with clients and stakeholders to understand their challenges, facilitate ideas, and develop implementable and successful strategies.

Planning is essential for creating thriving, successful communities. By leveraging limited resources and local knowledge, we develop thoughtful, innovative solutions rooted in place-making, public policy, equitable community outreach, and effective project management. With access to Weston & Sampson’s full range of technical expertise, our planners deliver strategic, impactful guidance to help shape the future of your community.

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Services & Capabilities

  • Strategic, comprehensive, & master planning
  • Policy analysis & adoption for use, zoning, & environmental management
  • Environmental planning for climate change & resiliency, natural hazard mitigation, & water resources
  • Transportation alternatives
  • Conservation, open space, & recreation planning
  • Historic preservation
  • Community outreach, equitable engagement, virtual engagement, & facilitation
  • GIS mapping
  • Data collection & analysis
  • Expert testimony & peer reviews
  • Advice on project & infrastructure financing through grants, enterprise programs, public-private partnerships, & bond-issue support
  • Grant identification & writing, management, reporting

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At Weston & Sampson, we’re dedicated to improving quality of life for our clients and employees by transforming the communities where you live, work, and play. As an employee-owned company, we offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and career growth opportunities in a collaborative, family-friendly environment. We seek talented professionals who want to work on meaningful projects that make a real impact while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

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