Holland Barrs offer municipalities and regional districts strategic assistance to move towards sustainability and smart growth.

Services for municipalities and regional districts include:
  • Sustainability - we offer workshops to assist local governments to understand the range of issues and opportunities associated with developing local communities in a more sustainable manner.
  • Smart Growth - we offer municipalities the tools and strategies to manage growth effectively, building both highly livable communities and robust local economies.
  • OCPs, Zoning Bylaws - we provide municipalities the planning, analysis and management of public process necessary to lead the review of an OCP. We also have experience creating zoning bylaws that are more robust and user friendly.
  • Public Process, Visioning Charrettes and Design Workshops—Holland Barrs has organized and facilitated a number of design charrettes and visioning workshops to help communities shape a tangible vision of their future. We bring a creative flair and range of innovative participation techniques to engage all participants in meaningful ways.
  • Alternative Development Standards – with our design associates, we offer municipalities the ability to tailor their design standards and urban form to suit their unique geographical conditions and achieve environmental and fiscal objectives.
  • Eco-industrial Development - as part of the Eco-industrial Group, we offer local governments the chance to develop and retrofit industrial/business parks using the principles of Eco-industrial Networking.
  • Community Energy Planning, Greenhouse Gas Management, Air Quality Planning - with our partners Holland Barrs offers the technical analysis, public process, and policy development necessary to complete CEPs.