Thrive / Harbor Park Norfolk, Virginia The City of Norfolk partnered with SGA to bring new life to the Harbor Park waterfront through the Norfolk Thrive Project. The area included more than 100 acres of land, much of it old industrial sites and brownfields that needed cleanup before they could be reused. The plan focused […]
Detroit Downriver Economic Redevelopment Master Plan Detroit, Michigan The Downriver Community Conference (DCC) spearheaded a transformative initiative across five southeast Michigan communities. SGA, helped the southeast DCC by focusing on crafting near and long-term strategic reuse plans. SGA conducted exhaustive data collection and GIS analyses to identify key areas for economic development and revitalization within the […]
Representative Projects We are designing places that matter, across hundreds of projects and unique landscapes. St. Paul’s Blue Greenway Norfolk, Virginia Fairfax Boulevard Charles Town, West Virginia Ryan Resilience Lab Norfolk, Virginia Trinity Park Somerset, Pennsylvania carlisle area wide Plan Carlisle, Pennsylvania Chrysler glass studio  Norfolk, Virginia Downriver Master Plan Detroit, Michigan Thrive / Harbor […]
St. Paul’s Blue Greenway Norfolk, Virginia SGA led the park design for the 23-acre St. Paul’s Blue Greenway, working alongside a team of experts from different fields. This exciting project is a key part of the larger St. Paul’s Transformation effort, which aims to improve the neighborhood and create a healthier, more resilient community. SGA […]
Carlisle Urban Redevelopment Carlisle, Pennsylvania Between 2008 and 2012, three of Carlisle Borough’s largest industrial employers closed their doors, leaving hundreds unemployed and nearly 50 acres of vacant land near the town’s center. Rather than wait for recovery, the community took action. SGA led a comprehensive planning and design effort to help Carlisle turn these […]
Fairfax Boulevard Charles Town & Ranson, West Virginia SGA led a decade-long effort with the City of Ranson to breathe new life into its downtown, tackling vacant lots, blighted buildings, and several large brownfield sites. At the heart of this revitalization was the idea of creating a “grand boulevard”—a concept first imagined in Ranson’s original […]