Comprehensive Plan

Olmsted Township

Envision was hired by Olmsted Township to prepare a Comprehensive Plan to strategically guide future development in a rapidly growing community.  The visioning process will culminate in a series of goals/objectives organized around how policy makers and the public think concentrating on the community’s consensus high-priority issues including pedestrian and bicycle connectivity, parks and recreation facilities, and economic development.

Hall of Fame Area Land Use / Transportation Study

Stark County Area Transportation Study (SCATS)

Envision is part of the consultant team assisting SCATS with an integrated land use and transportation plan for the area surrounding the proposed Pro Football Hall of Fame Village.  Envision is responsible for leading the public involvement, land use and multimodal connectivity components of this plan to leverage and maximize the impact of this catalytic mixed-use development.

Comprehensive Plan

City of Brunswick

Envision is leading a multi-firm interdisciplinary team assisting the City of Brunswick with their Comprehensive Plan.  Recommendations will look both holistically at the City for overarching themes and strategies, as well as at more specific geographic locations including the Pearl Road (US 42) commercial corridor, Brunswick Lake Town Center, and the Plum Creek greenway through a series of specific and actionable policies, programs and projects.

US 68 & SR 31 Operational Study

Ohio Department of Transportation

Envision is part of the consultant team assisting the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in analyzing freight movements along 100 miles of its Strategic Transportation System on US 68 and SR 31 in western Ohio.  This comprehensive needs assessment is focused on identifying incremental, operational improvements to enhance goods movement prioritized by return on investment.

Master Plan Update

City of Aurora

Envision led an interdisciplinary team assisting the City of Aurora with an update of their Master Plan adopted by City Council.  This comprehensive plan incorporates detailed implementation strategies at three Focus Areas which include the mixed-use redevelopment of the former Geauga Lake amusement park, historic preservation of the Town Center, and future opportunities for trail-oriented development of the Station District.

Downtown Akron Promenade Phase II

City of Akron

Envision was part of the consultant team hired by the City of Akron to provide grant writing and technical assistance as part of a USDOT TIGER application for multimodal connectivity enhancements and green infrastructure along South Main Street.  Envision was responsible for authoring the funding application which was awarded $8 Million in federal funding and was the sole Ohio project awarded TIGER funds in 2018.

Park Enhancements

City of North Ridgeville

Envision is assisting the City of North Ridgeville with planning, design, and funding strategies for a series of recreational enhancements to the city's park system, including the reconstruction of tennis courts and installation of pickleball courts at South Central Park funded in part through a grant secured through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Natureworks program.

Downtown Streetscape Plan

Village of Fairport Harbor

Envision was engaged by the Village of Fairport Harbor to prepare a Downtown Streetscape Plan as part of a catalytic revitalization effort in the central business district.  The project scope included planning to upgrade the existing streetscape, enhance wayfinding, explore opportunities for green infrastructure, and improve access to historic storefronts through traffic calming and pedestrian enhancements.

Grant Writing Services

City of Strongsville

Envision provided grant writing services and technical assistance to the City of Strongsville as part of a successful funding application for multimodal connectivity enhancements to the Town Center through the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI).  The project was awarded $141,000 in construction funding through the local Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).

Multimodal Freight Growth Study

Tri-County Regional Planning Commission

Envision is part of the consultant team that assisted the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission with a study to to analyze multimodal freight opportunities in Greater Peoria and explore potential Public-Private Partnerships (P3) for development of a new port facility, located in or near the City of Peoria, Illinois, in order to provide a superior commercial, value proposition to businesses located in the region.

Pearl Road Complete & Green Streets Phase II: Commercial District

City of Parma Heights

Envision provided grant writing services and technical assistance to the City of Parma Heights to install multimodal connectivity enhancements, wayfinding signage and green infrastructure along the Pearl Road Commercial District.  The grant was awarded $250,000 through the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI) implementation program.