While at Stantec, members of our team lead the development of strategic, implementation-focused Covid-recovery plans for downtowns in Leominster, Athol, and Sturbridge, MA. Under the guidance of the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), these plans identified critical challenges and needs in each downtown and provided a series of recommended projects to address them, including public and private realm improvements, business support and capacity building, regulatory changes, and district management strategies.
Local Rapid Recovery Program
Jeff Sauser, co-founding Principal at CommunityScale, has over 10 years experience leading urban design and planning projects for public and private sector clients in complex urban contexts across the country. His work emphasizes the role of housing policy and production in driving economic development progress and creating opportunities for socioeconomic mobility across the community. He is particularly interested in applying emerging big data resources and AI tools to help clients and communities plan smarter and more proactively.