Urban Planning & Design

The goal of Urban Design and Planning is to enhance the visual, physical and social connectivity of a project by giving it a distinct character, sense of place, local identity and natural, artistic and historic heritage.   C.T. Hsu + Associates’ design team brings together the required mix of disciplines to create visually-stimulating and cost-effective environments in which people live, work and play.  The firm’s approach mapping to identify the "urban grain" or "townscape,"  classifying pedestrian and other traffic modes and identifying and outlining safety issues and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles.