Making Spirits Bright: Giving Back
Saint Joseph’s House of Hospitality, located at 402 South Avenue in Rochester, NY, provides food, clothing and shelter to community members in need. On Christmas Eve morning, the Zwahlen family…
Reimagining Main Street with Tactical Urbanism
In support of the City of Buffalo’s Middle Main Street Streetscape Improvement Project and in collaboration with DiDonato Associates and Landscape Architect Joy Kuebler, Highland Planning co-hosted a series of…
Tricks and Treats for Successful Pop-up Events
Highland Planning recently “popped-up” at the City of Rochester’s Halloween at the Market event. Is that a dance move, you ask? While pop-ups can include dancing from time to time,…
DRI Round 5 Wrap-Up!
New York State's Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), led by the New York State Department of State, is a cornerstone of the State's economic development program which transforms downtown neighborhoods into…
Do QR Codes Work for Public Engagement?
If you’ve been living on Planet Earth for the past year or so, you’ve probably seen little square, pixelated images cropping up on everything from restaurant tables to product labels…
Overcoming Meeting Fatigue
By Susan Charland, AICP How to Overcome Meeting Fatigue We have all experienced meeting fatigue, particularly in the context of public engagement. But what causes meeting fatigue? Many of my…
Highland Planning is Growing!
Between last fall and this past spring, we have added four new employees to our team, each with a different range of strengths and skills. Join us in welcoming Brooke…
Highland Planning Celebrates Dyngus Day!
By Jennifer Topa What is Dyngus Day? Historically a Polish-American tradition, Dyngus Day celebrates the end of the often restrictive observance of lent and the joy of Easter. During the celebration,…
Meet our Interns!
By Tanya Zwahlen, AICP This fall, Joseph Halstrom interned with the Instant Input team. Joe is senior studying Economics at Hobart College. His role during the semester was to help…