City of Lakewood was awarded the 2022 Governor’s Smart Community Award - Judges Merit for the Station District Subarea Plan.
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BERK and the City of Redmond recently completed a Climate Vulnerability Risk Assessment as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan Update for 2024. The project received an Honorable Mention - Small Cities Category at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 90th Meeting.
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BERK projects with Bonney Lake, Lakewood, and Tacoma win at the 2019 Washington Governor’s Smart Communities Awards!
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In 2018, BERK partnered with Jefferson County to complete a review and update of the County’s Comprehensive Plan.
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To address housing affordability challenges, many cities are considering new land use policies, development incentives, and affordable housing requirements to increase the supply of housing and meet local needs.
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BERK has led community-based economic development planning efforts, market analyses and feasibility studies, and cluster studies in dozens of Washington jurisdictions.
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Since 2016, BERK has been working with the City of Bonney Lake on a subarea and comprehensive planning project for three Centers across the City. Project Manager Erika Rhett, AICP accepted the award with the City Senior Planner Jason Sullivan at this year's PAW Spring Conference in Chelan, WA.
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BERK is currently working with the cities of Arlington and Marysville on the development of a subarea plan for their manufacturing and industrial center. Our project team hosted a successful property owner workshop to engage with businesses in the subarea.
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BERK loves parks. We have worked with parks and recreation organizations at the local, regional, and state level for almost 30 years.
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Marcia and Deborah worked with the City of Lake Forest Park to develop and implement a public involvement strategy to overcome controversy and move forward with their Town Center Vision project.
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