Taos Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plan Groundwork Studio is currently working with the Town of Taos and Taos MainStreet on their Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA) Plan, a community planning process designed to protect what Taoseños love about their community while addressing real economic challenges. The planning process builds from previous planning [...]

Complete Street Renderings Groundwork Studio has worked with the American Heart Association (AHA) since 2019 to develop visualizations of Complete Streets in multiple urban centers in New Mexico including Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe. These visualizations were developed to support the AHA’s advocacy efforts and assistance in developing robust [...]

Roswell Wayfinding Plan In the Spring of 2021, the City of Roswell engaged a project team led by Groundwork Studio to develop a comprehensive wayfinding plan. The purpose of the plan is to design a system of signs to guide travelers on the City’s thoroughfares to key public destinations including [...]

Pueblo Alto & Mile Hi Drainage Outreach This unique outreach project involved the Pueblo Alto and Mile Hi community members in a transparent process identifying assets and opportunities to resolve local drainage issues. These neighborhoods regularly experience problematic flooding issues, caused mainly by an inadequately sized storm drain system. While [...]

NM Outdoor Recreation Atlas This unprecedented collaboration between NM MainStreet and the Outdoor Recreation Division engaged municipal and county elected officials and staff, MainStreet organizations, local nonprofits, and local business owners from five New Mexico counties in a mapping and project prioritization exercise. This pilot study engaged municipal and county [...]

International District Urban Agriculture Plan In partnership with Bernalillo County and the International District Healthy Communities Coalition (IDHCC), Groundwork Studio developed a plan to create a sustainable framework for urban agriculture in Albuquerque’s most diverse urban neighborhood.Through comprehensive inventory and mapping of assets and partnerships, responsive community needs assessment and [...]

Embarcadero Institute Mapping & Policy Analysis Groundwork Studio has provided ongoing planning analysis and mapping support to the Embarcadero Institute in Palo Alto, CA. The Embarcadero Institute is a non-profit community organization that publishes analysis that gives context to local policy affecting Palo Alto and the Bay Area.  Projects have [...]

Aerial Adventures Market Analysis Groundwork Studio collaborated with Bonsai Design and the City of Farmington to develop a market analysis for the feasibility of Aerial Adventure activities at Lake Farmington and Berg Park. This project is an integral part of the City’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Initiative to build and support [...]