Game-changing plans for cities on the move

Long-term plans are an investment in results. When done right, urban plans facilitate implementation in the near-term and well into the future. They set a a clear, compelling vision that communities and stakeholders can easily understand, own, and rally around. They prioritize projects that can have the highest impact given available funding. And they feature a well-organized implementation roadmap—with specific time-frames, responsibilities, and performance metrics—that ensures the plan does not just sit on the shelf.

This is the Sam Schwartz approach to planning, and the proof is in the cities and neighborhoods across the country that have used ours to jump-start transformative change.