Behan Planning and Design's practice recognizes the need to create a positive future for our communities by planning for that future. This positive future can be secured by proactive government action, by the work of the nonprofit sector, and by private enterprise. The key is to understand the forces of change-and to guide investments to take maximum advantage of those forces.

Behan Planning and Design recognizes that the human factor is a vital ingredient in a successful endeavor. We commit ourselves to our clients' needs. We provide professional services and coordinate the work of other professionals involved in an assignment. Behan Planning and Design seeks professional relationships with those whose activities support improving the quality of life for people.

Below is a listing of some of our current and past projects, grouped by our core practice areas.  Links to project summaries are included when available. This list, and the associated links are continually being updated.
COMMUNITY PLANNING
City of Albany
Arbor Hill Neighborhood Plan
Canal Corridor Grant
Upper New Scotland Avenue – Krumkill Road Neighborhood Plan
Albany County
Hudson River Waterfront Strategy
Town of Beekman
Comprehensive Plan and Open Space Plan
City of Burlington, VT
Comprehensive Zoning Revision
Cazenovia Area Planning Project
A Rural Community Initiative CAPP
Town of Clarkstown
New City Form-based Zoning Code
New City Vision Plan
West Nyack Vision Plan
Town of Clermont
Clermont Hamlet Vision Plan
Town of Dryden
Commercial Corridor Design Guidelines
Zoning Updates
Town of East Greenbush
Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Route 4 Corridor Study
Zoning Updates
City of Fitchburg, MA
Lower Main Street Revitalization
Greene County
Hudson River Corridor Study
Town of Guilderland
Neighborhood Planning  
Towns of Guilderland/Princetown
Route 20 Transportation
Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organization
Fort Drum Growth Management Strategy
Town of Halfmoon
Town Center Master Plan
Town of Henrietta
Growth Management and Land Use Recommendations
Town of LeRay
Comprehensive Plan and Design Guidelines
Town of Londonderry, NH
Town Center Vision Plan
Master Plan Update and Zoning
Town of Malta
Affordable Housing Study
Town of Milton
Town Center Master Plan
Town and Village of New Paltz
Build-out & Fiscal Analysis
City of Niagara Falls
Comprehensive Zoning Revision
Town of Pittsford
Comprehensive Plan Updates 
Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
and Erie Canal Master Plan
Village of Pittsford
Plan for Schoen Place
Village of Potsdam
Raquette River Corridor Revitalization
Raquette River Recreation Program
Village of Rhinebeck
Revised Zoning Code
City of Saratoga Springs
Lake Avenue Country Gateway
Waterfront Park Feasibility Study
City of Schenectady
Hamilton Hill Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy
Seneca Nation of Indians
Economic Development Strategy
City of Syracuse
Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
Skaneateles Lake Watershed Protection Program
Town of Victor
Growth Management and Zoning
Town of Wallkill
Comprehensive Plan Update
Zoning Revisions
City of Watertown
Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan
Downtown Revitalization and Economic Feasibility Analysis
Near East Side Neighborhood Improvement District - Strategic Economic Development Plan
Towns of Westfield and Ripley
Waterfront Opportunity Plan
Village of Williamsville
Comprehensive Plan
http://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Albany_Arbo_Hill_Neighborhood_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Albany_Canal_Corridor_Grant.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Albany_Krumkill_Rd_Neighborhood_plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Albany_Krumkill_Rd_Neighborhood_plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Albany_Hudson_River_Waterfront_Strategy.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Beekman.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Burlington_VT_in_depth.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Clarkstown_Form-based_zoning_code.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/New_City_Vision_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Clermont_Vision_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/East_Greenbush_Comp_plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/East_Greenbush_Route_4_Corridor_Study.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Fitchburg_MainSt_Revitalization.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Greene_County_Corridor_Study.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Guilderland_Center.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Guilderland_and_Princetown_Rte20.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Fort_Drum_Growth_Management.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Halfmoon_town_center.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Henrietta_Growth_Management_Land_use.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Henrietta_Growth_Management_Land_use.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/LeRay_Comp_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Londonderry_Master_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Londonderry_Master_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Malta_Affordable_Housing.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Milton_Town_Center.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/New_Paltz_BOFA.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Niagara_Falls_Comprehensive_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Pittsford_Comprehensive_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Pittsford_Erie_Canal_LWRP.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Pittsford_Erie_Canal_LWRP.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Pittsford_Schoen_Place.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Raquette_River_Corridor_Revitalization.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Potsdam.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Rhinebeck_revised_Zoning.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Saratoga_Springs_Waterfront_Park_Feasibility_Study.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Syracuse_SWLLP.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Syracuse_SWLLP.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Wallkill_Comprehensive_Zoning_Amendments.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Watertown_LWRP.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Watertown_Downtown_Revitalization_Economic_Analysis.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Watertown_Downtown_Revitalization_Economic_Analysis.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Watertown_East%20Side_Neighborhood_Improvement_District.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Watertown_East%20Side_Neighborhood_Improvement_District.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Westfield_Ripley_Waterfront_Opportunity_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Williamsvill_Comp_Plan.pdfshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8shapeimage_3_link_9shapeimage_3_link_10shapeimage_3_link_11shapeimage_3_link_12shapeimage_3_link_13shapeimage_3_link_14shapeimage_3_link_15shapeimage_3_link_16shapeimage_3_link_17shapeimage_3_link_18shapeimage_3_link_19shapeimage_3_link_20shapeimage_3_link_21shapeimage_3_link_22shapeimage_3_link_23shapeimage_3_link_24shapeimage_3_link_25shapeimage_3_link_26shapeimage_3_link_27shapeimage_3_link_28shapeimage_3_link_29shapeimage_3_link_30shapeimage_3_link_31shapeimage_3_link_32shapeimage_3_link_33shapeimage_3_link_34shapeimage_3_link_35shapeimage_3_link_36shapeimage_3_link_37shapeimage_3_link_38shapeimage_3_link_39shapeimage_3_link_40shapeimage_3_link_41shapeimage_3_link_42shapeimage_3_link_43shapeimage_3_link_44
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Town of Beekman
Open Space Plan
Town of Canadaigua
Grant Writing Services for Farmland Protection and Parks Projects
Town of Charlton
Farmland Protection Plan
Town of Clifton Park
Land Conservation Plan and Generic Environmental Impact Statement
Open Space Plan
Open Space Plan Implementation Services
Town of Gardiner
Open Space Plan
Town of Guilderland
Rural Guilderland Plan
Town of Gorham
Farmland, Open Space, and Resource Conservation Program
Town of Henrietta
Rural Design Guidelines
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
Management Plan
Town of LaGrange
Open Space Plan
Lewis County
Agricultural Enhancement Plan
Town of Lodi
Farmland Protection Plan
Town of Marbletown
Natural Heritage Plan
Town of New Paltz
Open Space Plan
Open Space Plan Implementation
Town of Ogden
Open Space Plan
Town of Pittsford
Greenprint for Pittsford’s Future
Town of Queensbury
Open Space Plan
Villages of Red Hook and Tivoli
Open Space Plan
Saratoga County
Green Infrastructure Plan for Saratoga County
City of Saratoga Springs
Open Space Plan
Land Acquisition Services
Town of Saugerties
Open Space Plan
Shawangunk Mountains Regional Partnership
Regional Open Space Plan
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation
Wetland Protection Program
City of Syracuse
Skaneateles Lake Watershed Protection Program
Town of Wallkill
Farmland Protection Plan
Town of Webster
Open Space Plan and Implementation Services
 http://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Beekman_Open_Space.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Canandaigua.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Canandaigua.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Charlton_Farmland_Protection_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Clifton_Park_Open_Space_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Gardiner_open_space.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Hudson_River_Valley_National_Heritage_Area.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/LaGrange_Open_Space.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/County_of_Lewis_Ag_Enhancement.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Lodi_Farmland_Protection_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Marbletow_Natural_Heritage_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/New_Paltz_Open_Space_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Ogden_Open_Space_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Pittsford_Greenprint.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Red_Hook_Open_Space.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Saratoga_County_Green_Infrastructure.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Saratoga_Springs.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Saugerties_Open_Space_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Shawangunk_Mountains_Regional_Partnership.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Skaneateles_SWLLP.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Skaneateles_SWLLP.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Webster_Open_Space_and_Implementation_Services.pdfshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2shapeimage_4_link_3shapeimage_4_link_4shapeimage_4_link_5shapeimage_4_link_6shapeimage_4_link_7shapeimage_4_link_8shapeimage_4_link_9shapeimage_4_link_10shapeimage_4_link_11shapeimage_4_link_12shapeimage_4_link_13shapeimage_4_link_14shapeimage_4_link_15shapeimage_4_link_16shapeimage_4_link_17shapeimage_4_link_18shapeimage_4_link_19shapeimage_4_link_20shapeimage_4_link_21
DESIGN
City of Albany
Arbor Hill Neighborhood Plan
Albany Public Libraries
North Swan Street Revitalization Design
Upper New Scotland Avenue – Krumkill Road Neighborhood Plan
Albany Rowing Center
Site Evaluation and Design
Town of Beekman
Beekman Town Center Park Master Plan
Town of Clarkstown
Kevin Landau Park
New City Vision Plan
South Main Street Streetscape Plan
Congers Road Streetscape Plan
West Nyack Vision Plan
Town of Clermont
Clermont Hamlet Vision Plan
Village of Copenhagen
Downtown Community Design Plan
Town of Dryden
Design Guidelines
Towns of Guilderland/Princetown
Route 20 Transportation
Town of Henrietta
Rural Design Guidelines
Town of LeRay
Commercial Corridors Design Guidelines
Town of Milton
Recreation and Open Space Plan
Town Center Master Plan
Town of Pittsford
Erie Canal Area Master Plan
Greenprint for Pittsford’s Future
King’s Bend Park Master Plan
Monroe Avenue Commercial Design Guidelines and Corridor Management Plan
Village of Potsdam
Raquette River Recreation Program
City of Salamanca
West End Overlay District Design Guidelines
City of Saratoga Springs
The Bog Meadow Brook Nature Trail
Railroad Run Multi-use Trail
Spring Run Trail
City of Syracuse
Skaneateles Lake Watershed Protection Program
Town of Wallkill
Site Plan Review Services
Town Hall Planting Plan
Private Clients
Bon Acre Hamlet
Chestertown Gateway
Lake George Residence
Saratoga Springs Residence
http://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Albany_Arbo_Hill_Neighborhood_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Albany_Krumkill_Rd_Neighborhood_plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Albany_Krumkill_Rd_Neighborhood_plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Albany_Rowing_Center.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Beekman.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Kevin_Landau_Park.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/New_City_Vision_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/South_Main_Streetscape.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Congers_Road_Streetscape.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Clermont_Vision_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Copenhagen_Community_Design_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Guilderland_and_Princetown_Rte20.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/LeRay_Design_Guidelines.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Milton_Town_Center.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Erie_Canal_Area_Master_Plan.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Pittsford_Greenprint.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Kings_Bend_Park.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Pittsford_Monroe_Ave.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Pittsford_Monroe_Ave.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Potsdam.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Salamanca_West_End_Overlay_District.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Bog_Meadow_Brook.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Saratoga_Springs_Railroad_Run.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Saratoga_Springs_Spring_Run_Trail.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Syracuse_SWLLP.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Syracuse_SWLLP.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Chestertown_Gateway.pdfhttp://www.behanplanning.com/bpafiles/slipsheets/Private_Residence_Saratoga_Springs.pdfshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2shapeimage_5_link_3shapeimage_5_link_4shapeimage_5_link_5shapeimage_5_link_6shapeimage_5_link_7shapeimage_5_link_8shapeimage_5_link_9shapeimage_5_link_10shapeimage_5_link_11shapeimage_5_link_12shapeimage_5_link_13shapeimage_5_link_14shapeimage_5_link_15shapeimage_5_link_16shapeimage_5_link_17shapeimage_5_link_18shapeimage_5_link_19shapeimage_5_link_20shapeimage_5_link_21shapeimage_5_link_22shapeimage_5_link_23shapeimage_5_link_24shapeimage_5_link_25shapeimage_5_link_26shapeimage_5_link_27

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