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				To create livable communities, LSA Associates, Inc. community and land use planning services integrate physical planning with urban design; the planning of economic development, transportation, historic resources, open space, and infrastructure; environmental management; and community participation. LSA's understanding of development planning, environmental processes, infrastructure systems, and the public interest results in feasible and solutions oriented recommendations. LSA and its staff have won awards and have received client recognition for the ability to translate community character and values into concrete planning terms and workable projects. LSA has successfully designed and implemented numerous community participation programs in highly controversial situations. Community participation and discussion of project issues based on a mediation model rather than on conflict, argument, and “positional bargaining” are hallmarks of our work, earning LSA a reputation as innovative, issues oriented, and sensitive to community and project needs. LSA has dealt successfully with a wide range of community planning issues, including performance standards for public services and facilities; coordinating land use policy between city, county, and public service agencies; protecting sensitive environmental resources and alleviating traffic congestion while accommodating new residential, commercial, and industrial developments; formulating design guidelines that build upon community character and existing cultural and environmental features; and performance-based development standards for private development projects. SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Land use planning General Plans and Specific Plans Reuse/revitalization plans Urban design Entitlement processing Zoning and specialized land use regulations Expert witness services
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				Hesperia Main Street Master Plan City of Hesperia Hesperia, California The Hesperia Main Street Master Plan is part of a larger vision to revitalize Main Street and the community... continued
				Long Beach Boulevard Specific Plan City of Lynwood Lynwood, Los Angeles County, California LSA prepared a Specific Plan for Long Beach Boulevard... continued
				City of Loma Linda General Plan Update and Environmental Impact Report City of Loma Linda Loma Linda, San Bernardino County , California LSA prepared a comprehensive update to the Loma Linda General Plan and... continued
				Walnut Park Pitassi Architects, Inc. Chino, California LSA prepared a community outreach product... continued




				Livermore General Plan Update and Environmental Impact Report City of Livermore Livermore, California LSA assisted the City of Livermore with the preparation of the City’s General Plan Update. LSA’s contribution to the General Plan document (prepared by DC&E) was the preparation of the conservation and open space, public safety, and noise elements. Additionally, LSA was tasked with evaluating the Draft General Plan, and preparing the Public Review EIR and Response to Comments documents. The EIR plays a dual role, as it also covers a Specific Plan which was simultaneously being prepared for Downtown Livermore. Throughout the General Plan process, LSA participated in the Steering Committee meetings and prepared deliverables that helped to define policy direction and develop and evaluate alternative development scenarios.
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