Community PlanningSustainabilityPublic Health

Improving community health and wellbeing. Respecting local wisdom. Achieving environ-mental sustainability. Promoting social equity. Advancing the profession. These are the goals that inspire our planning work at Raimi + Associates.

We are advocates, collaborators, organizers, and pioneers committed to creating healthy and enduring places. As a group of com-munity planners, public health professionals, and sustainability specialists, we collaborate with public, private, and non-profit clients in developing meaningful and pragmatic plans and policies.

We believe all communities are works in progress worthy of focused planning and investment. Over the years, we have served dozens of communities throughout North America as trusted advisors, seasoned practitioners, imaginative problem solvers, and skilled communicators. By listening to and learning from ordinary people, partnering closely with our clients, and relying on our keen eye for place, we have developed the plans and tools to help these communities achieve their long-term visions.

Raimi + Associates’ closely-knit, highly collaborative, and collectively invested staff believe in building community one place at a time – and we have fun while we’re at it!

Who We Are.

South Gate General Plan International Boulevard TOD Plan

Advocates. Collaborators.

Select Clients

City of Fresno, California

Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, San Diego

Jonathan Rose Companies, New York City

LISC Green Development Center, Boston

LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority

Mapleton-Fall Creek CDC, Indianapolis

Natural Resources Defense Council

City of Oakland, California

City of Olmos Park, Texas

San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District

Open Gate Properties, Calgary, Canada

Santa Clara County, California

City of Santa Monica, California

Southern California Association of Governments

Syracuse Center of Excellence, Syracuse, New York

U.S. Green Building Council, Washington D.C.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C.

City of West Hollywood, California

“Raimi + Associates was a pleasure to work with. They stepped in to a leadership role mid-stream in our General Plan update, recognized our needs, established great working relationships with staff and a large consultant team, and offered both the flexibility and experience to bring a tricky project to a successful conclusion.”Bianca Siegl, Senior Planner, Community Development Department, City of West Hollywood

“Not only does Raimi + Associates possess a strong knowledge of the practice and policy behind sustainable communities in the United States from their work advising local govern-ments, but they are one of a small handful of national LEED for Neighborhood Development experts.”Sophie Lambert, Director of LEED-ND, U.S. Green Building Council

“The Healthy Community Element approval would not have happened without the excellent work of Raimi +Associates.”Michael Osur, Deputy Director, Riverside County Department of Public Health

A Citizen’s Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development: How to Tell if Development is Smart and Green

A Citizen’s Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development was jointly developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Congress for the New Urbanism. It is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Coachella Health Element Citizen’s Guide to LEED-ND

Organizers. Pioneers.

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At Raimi + Associates, it’s difficult for us to separate who we are from what we do. Our work reflects each staff person’s personal commitment to improving the communities where we work, and our goal is to leave the world better than we found it. We specialize in integrating a host of interrelated subjects—from land use and design, to sustainability and green building, to public health and social equity, to public engagement and visioning—into planning efforts at a variety of scales.

What We Do.

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Community Planning.From the broad, citywide policies and visions to the smaller-scale plans that firmly establish a community’s form and character, we take a place-based, people-focused, grassroots approach to designing comprehensive, neighborhood, district, and corridor plans.

• Comprehensive + General Plans

• Specific + Precise Plans

• TOD Plans

• Corridor Plans

• Neighborhood Plans

• Form-based Codes

• Vision Plans

• Community Engagement

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NPD C -1BFAÇADE SETBACKS

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Scale: 1” = 150’ north

LEGEND

Facade distance < 18’ from property line (59%)

Facade distance > 18’ from property line (41%)

We guide clients through the complex topic of sustainability, making our plans and projects – from sustainability plans and LEED-ND implementation to climate action plans and development standards – relevant to their everyday concerns and aspirations. Through technical analysis, policy develop-ment, and project review and assessment, we help communities make informed and responsible choices.

• LEED + LEED-ND

• Sustainability Planning + Analysis

• Climate Action Plans

• GHG Emissions Inventories

• Sustainable Zoning Codes + Design Guidelines

• Project Review + Assessment

• Education + Research

• Publications + Master Editing

Sustainabilty.

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Public Health.Health is an often overlooked component of community planning, but is at the heart of our practice. We incorporate a public health perspective into all of our projects, while specializing in healthy community plans, health surveys, health impact assessments, and health checklists to guide developers and policy-makers.

• Health Plans + Elements

• Surveys, Mapping + Analysis

• Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

• Healthy Development Checklists

• Trainings + Publications

• Healthy Zoning Codes

• Health Committees + Community Coalitions

Fresno Health Impact Assessment + Specific Plan Encinitas Health Element

Los Angeles448 South Hill Street, Suite 418Los Angeles, CA 90013

For more information about Raimi + Associates, please email us at info@raimiassociates.com or call us at 510-666-1010.

www.raimiassociates.com

Berkeley (Main Office)2000 Hearst Avenue, Suite 306Berkeley, CA 94704

Riverside3850 Vine Street, Suite 140Riverside, CA 92507