Painted Prairie The pinnacle of sustainable development, community building and environmental stewardship Civitas’ master plan for Aurora, Colorado’s award-winning residential community, Painted Prairie, includes 30-acres of open space across seven parks, each...
Black Bay Park Small but Mighty: Engaging a Small Community to Realize a Big Vision Civitas created a nature-in-the-city experience for Black Bay Park – a well-kept secret 60-acre parcel along the Spokane River in the small town of Post Falls, Idaho. While many cities...
5280 Trail A Green NecklaceBrings The City Together The Downtown Denver Partnership has been the leading visionaries for central Denver for 45 years. In their ongoing effort to keep Downtown connected, active and growing, they came up with the idea of ringing the...
Imperial Beach Pier Merging Function and Art to Enhance an Ocean Icon Due south of San Diego Bay, California’s southernmost pier in the United States’ most southwesterly city extends 1,500’ into the Pacific Ocean at Imperial Beach. Originally built in 1963, the pier...
Wayzata’s 9/11 Memorial Personal Reflections Within Public Spaces The Aamoth family, with deep Wayzata roots, had lost their then-32-year-old son, Gordy Aamoth Jr., in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. The family was motivated not only to honor...
Central Platte Valley Restoring a River to Engage People in a New Urban Ecology Civitas has prepared roughly 30 projects in Denver’s Central Platte Valley over a 32 year period. This area was rail yards, an inter-modal facility and warehouses when Civitas was founded...
