Service Area
Community & Transportation Planning
Long-range plans, corridor studies, and transit and active transportation strategies that help Midwest communities move from vision to implementation.
Overview
Midwest Land & Transport helps communities turn long-range vision into actionable plans. We bring AICP-grounded planning practice together with operational experience from public agencies, transit authorities, and large-scale logistics, so the strategies we produce are built to be funded, built, and used.
Our work covers comprehensive and neighborhood plans, multimodal corridor studies, bike and pedestrian master plans, transit service analysis, and economic development strategic planning. We connect land use and mobility decisions so communities can grow with intention.
Who it's for
- Cities, counties, and regional planning agencies
- Transit agencies and MPOs
- Non-profits and community development organizations
- Private developers shaping community-scale projects
Deliverables we produce
Lead-delivered
- Comprehensive plans
- Neighborhood and subarea plans
- Corridor studies
- Multimodal transportation plans
- Bike and pedestrian master plans
- Transit service analysis
- Travel Demand Management (TDM) programs
- SS4A action plans
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) plans
- Economic development strategic plans
Delivered with partners
For these areas we bring in trusted Midwest collaborators to ensure the right depth of expertise.
- Community engagement strategy and facilitation
- Land use and zoning analysis
Selected experience
Detailed case studies are coming soon. Recent and prior engagements include:
- Multi-year transportation strategy and operations work with the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Northeastern Illinois
- Workforce mobility and transit access planning for Amazon fulfillment operations
- Municipal planning, zoning, and economic development support across Illinois communities
Our approach
Listen first, then frame
We start with the people closest to the work (staff, residents, and partner agencies) before locking the scope. The plans that actually get implemented are the ones the community recognizes as their own.
AI-augmented analysis
We use AI to accelerate document review, scenario testing, and synthesis, not to replace planning judgment. The result is more rigorous analysis at rates built for public-sector budgets.
Built for funding & build-out
Every plan is structured to support the next move: grant applications, CIP programming, board approvals, or developer negotiations. Strategy meets execution.