Calthorpe Associates is internationally recognized for its innovative leadership in regional planning, urban design and architecture. Since 1983, the firm has assisted public and private sector clients in shaping new forms of growth and development forms that help re-establish a sense of place, scale, history and environmental balance within the built environment. Calthorpe Associates brings extensive experience in transit-oriented design, having originated the term in Peter Calthorpe's book 'The Next American Metropolis'.
Their experience with governmental agencies, developers and advocacy groups gives them a broader perspective and with their regional planning experience around the United States, Calthorpe Associates brings a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between planning and infrastructure decisions as well as the fiscal, environmental, public health and livability challenges facing states, regions and cities wordwide.