Sonja Macdonald's Contact Details

Sonja Macdonald's Company Details

Civicplan

Hamilton, ON, CA • 5 - 9 Employees
Architecture Firm/Engineering Firm

Civicplan helps people shape communities through award-winning community planning, public engagement and strategies. We work with civic leaders including municipalities, institutions, community organizations, citizens and the private sector.Community Planning: Civicplan designs and leads innovative participatory planning projects that involve the community in the strategic and management processes of urban planning. This approach provides our clients with more holistic outcomes by understanding community priorities early on and developing concept and district plans that are strongly supported and lower risk.Public Engagement: Civicplan's award winning public engagement is grounded in a strategic approach that begins with helping our clients understand the type of engagement that will work best for them and exactly who they need to engage. We reach out to a broader diversity of people via various means of engagement resulting in clear directions for our clients.Strategies: Civicplan develops effective strategic plans and feasibility studies. Our approach begins with a strong foundation of research to better understand context, followed by engaging with stakeholders and communities to identify strengths and challenges, resulting in the design of clear and actionable plans for our clients.PlanLocal is Civicplan's award-winning spatial engagement service. PlanLocal offers a variety of tools to employ in effective data-driven participatory planning and engagement campaigns.Our recent awards include:Award of Excellence, Visions and Plans, Urban Design and Architecture AwardsAward of Merit, Civic Achievements, Urban Design and Architecture AwardsIAP2 Canada Core Values Award for Extending the Practice through Creativity, Contribution & Innovation in the FieldPedestrian Mobility and Pedestrian Friendly Planning, Community in Motion AwardsExcellence in Planning Award, Community Engagement, Ontario Professional Planners Institute