Client: Town of Stony Plain Role: Urban Design, Policy Planning, Public Consultation, Illustrations Year: 2017-2019 Project Description: GSA was retained by the Town of Stony Plain to develop their Old Town Community Plan (Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan). The project received unanimous approval by Council after having been supported through significant public engagement, advertising and stakeholder…
Client: Alberta Culture and Tourism Role: Policy Planning, Public Consultation, Research Year: 2016-2017 Project Description: GSA worked with Alberta Culture and Tourism to develop a Municipal Tourism Reference Guide (MTRG) that will be used as a tool by municipalities to help support local tourism development. The MTRG will provide a comprehensive resource to municipalities to…
Client: Edmonton Public School Board Role: Public Consultation, Strategy Year: 2016-2017 Project Description: GSA worked with POPULUS Community Planning Inc. and Edmonton Public School Board to design and deliver a comprehensive community consultation program to decide the future of the Rundle School building located in the Rundle Heights neighbourhood. Our team organized a series of…
Client: City of St. Albert Role: Policy Planning, Public Consultation Year: 2016-2017 Project Description: The City of St. Albert originally had a Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) that acted as the Subdivision and Development Approving Authorities and Advisory body up until 2005. In 2008 the MPC was eliminated after serving as an advisory body on St.…
Client: City of Edmonton Role: Policy Planning, Infill Strategy, Public Consultation, Historic Review Year: 2017-2018 Project Description: After successful completion of Evolving Infill 1.0 Roadmap in 2016, the City of Edmonton initiated a process to undertake a city-wide conversation to provide Edmontonians with an opportunity to identify the next best steps to “growing in” and…
Client City of Edmonton Role Policy Planning Public Consultation Zoning Year 2016 Project Description The Mature Neighbourhood Overlay (MNO) applies to Edmonton’s mature neighbourhoods. Created in 2001, the MNO is a part of the Zoning Bylaw that requires development that better suits older communities with tree-lined streets and smaller lots. GSA is currently co-leading the…
Client Brazeau County Location Brazeau County, Alberta Role Land Use Planning Public Consultation Policy Development Year 2014 – Present Project Description GSA worked as a planning sub-consultant to planningAlliance to complete the final revisions and approval process for Land Use Bylaw of Brazeau County, Alberta. GSA principal Dnyanesh Deshpande previously led this project while working…
Location City of Airdrie, Alberta Role Parks planning Policy Planning Urban Design Illustrations Year 2015 Project Description GSA was retained by the City of Airdrie to assist in updating the City’s Great Places Plan, which provides long term direction for design, implementation and maintenance of open space systems throughout the City. The focus of the…
Location City of Edmonton, Alberta Role Design Charrette Facilitation Land Use Planning Urban Design Year 2015 Site Area 12000 acres Project Description GSA principal Dnyanesh Deshpande was invited by the Sustainable Planning Department at the City of Edmonton to organize and facilitate a half day design charrette exercise with select City Staff and other industry…
Client Planning and Development Department, City of Leduc Location City of Leduc, Alberta Role Design Charrette Facilitation Urban Design Illustrations Year 2011 Site Area Approximately 5 acres Project Description GSA principal, Dnyanesh Deshpande, led a design charrette exercise with the City of Leduc staff, interested community members and industry specialists to establish a development concept…
