Finlay Park Restoring Columbia’s Crown Jewel to its Former Glory This historic 18.5-acre park dating back to the 1800s was once considered the crown jewel of Columbia, South Carolina’s parks system and included vast green spaces, stages, and a cascading waterfall fed...
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...
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...
St. Patrick's Island Acting with a Light Touch Downtown Calgary sits astride one of North America’s scenic rivers – The Bow, which reaches from Banff in the Rockies all the way to the Saskatchewan River and Hudson’s Bay. The 30 acre island has been the site of...
North Embarcadero A Working Waterfrontthat Welcomes People The first phase design for San Diego’s waterfront improves the framework of an existing master plan that proposes unique park spaces along this one-mile long edge, called the North Embarcadero. A water quality...