Why Groundwork

Groundwork Is Different

Where governmental agencies once led the development of the public realm in our cities, private developers and interests are now shaping our cities and once-public spaces.

With multiple stakeholders involved in the process, there is a need for strong leadership, to advocate for a vital public realm by engaging and organizing the interests of stakeholders, from public agencies and government officials, to private developers and citizens.

Groundwork provides that leadership, helping public and private partners realize successful city building projects.

Our method is really quite simple:

Collaboration – We help identify partners and develop organizations that work together to make decisions about city building.

Coordination – We believe the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Through our comprehensive, integrated approach, we identify the parts and figure out how they can best work together to create something better.

Communication – We speak many languages, in multiple mediums, to a variety of professions and at many types of venues. We do all this in an effort to foster communication between people and organizations about city building issues, ideas and opportunities.

Design – We bring design expertise to the table at the beginning of the discussion, to help shape the city building process and ultimately improve the final product—because we know that “on time” and “under budget” aren’t the only considerations for creating great places, and design is not just a line item.

Implementation – We know the proof is in the pudding – a project is only successful if it gets realized – so we help create project specific implementation strategies.