The Lewisburg Neighborhood Project brought together the Borough of Lewisburg and Bucknell University to form the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership. The Partnership has resulted in unprecidented town-gown coordination resulting in securing $10 Million state-supported redevelopment in downtown. In additon to the Downtown Partnership - there is also an Elm Street Manager for the Neighborhood. Land is currently being acquired to create the Bull Run Greenway - a linear park linking downtown and campus.

A public - private collaboration between Bucknell University, Susquehanna University and the Central Pennsylvania Rowing Association, this project seeks to design and build a boathouse and rowing facility and establish central Pennsylvania as a national venue for rowing training and competitions. Lake Augusta, located at the confluence of the North and West Branch of the Susquehanna River, provides miles of flatwater rowing and the region’s close proximity to east coast metropolitan areas and central location within the state makes this an excellent venue for schoolastic, collegiate rowing and potential olympic team training. The site contains historic canal remnants and strategic connections to neighborhoods - offering an excellent oppoprtunity to develop a riverfront public park.

The Susquehanna Greenway is the newest chapter in the Susquehanna Story. The Greenway is envisions as the framework for a new realm of open spaces, recreation areas, facilities and connecting trails - all vital to maintaining human health and spirit, improving the character of communities, the economic prospects of people, and the quality of life.

The Susquehanna River is an underutilized and under appreciated resource. Brian worked as part of a diverse Planning Team, consisting of county and regional planners, state and federal agencies, to develop the Susquehanna Greenway Vision, Concept Design and Strategic Action Plan. Brian served as the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership’s first Coordinator - during the formation of the organization as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The Susquehanna Greenway is one of the largest greenway planning efforts in the United States, and was recognized with a Planning and Analysis award by the state chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

A Participatory Planning Process was employed to produce a watershed assessment that balanced the needs of the community and the environment. Water quality on this nationally recognized trout stream is under increased threats from growth and development, mining, agricultural and forestry practices. To lay the ground work for the implementation of the assessment’s recommendations, numerous educational outreach activities were used to built public understanding, support and partnerships for watershed protection. Educational outreach components included: Stakeholder Roundtable Discussions, Educational Workshops, a Stream Field Day and a summary document of the assessment’s findings.

A Watershed Plan was developed for the Lititz Run with funding assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Rivers Conservation Program. Working with Donegal Chapter of Trout Unlimited a user friendly and highly graphic watershed plan was produced that included an inventory, analysis and strategic recommendations for the restoration of the watershed.

Recoginized by the US EPA as one of the nation’s 12 best watershed restoration projects, the Lititz Run project was a case study for community-involved resource planning and restoration. Components of the restoration included Agricultural Best Management Practices, GIS / Restoration Potential Mapping, Forested Riparian Buffer Plantings, Streambank Stabilization and construction of a ‘Water Quality Facility.’

Brian was the lead consultant conducting a feasibility assessment for constructing a 12-mile trail connecting the Susquehanna river towns of Danville and Bloomsburg. The study examined the natural and cultural resources of the river corridor and developed the partnerships necessary for land acquisition, trail design and construction and the operations and long-term maintenance of the facility. The trail will use the remnants of the historic North Branch Pennsylvania Canal to create a pedestrian and bicycle trail to encourage healthy outdoor recreation and spur reinvestment into core community neighborhoods and downtowns.

The Bellefonte Waterfront is primarily composed of unused or under utilized buildings from a by-gone industrial era. The town has an excellent opportunity to comprehensively address its waterfront area. Funding was secured to produce a plan for the waterfront that balanced economic and environmental considerations. The project produced a vision for the waterfront that provides numerous viable redevelopment options for the community.

Brian produced a greenway and open space plan for Lewistown and surrounding communities and provided planning, design and construction supervision services for the development of Phase I of the Kish Creek RiverWalk - converting an abandoned railroad bridge to a ‘Safe Route to School"

Working with the Save Our Creeks organization and Ephrata Borough the downtown community park was modified to integrate numerous projects designed to enhance the environment and water quality. Projects include planting of a forested riparian buffer, creation of a wetland, establishment of a native grass / wildflower meadow and wildlife habitat grassland.

The Comprehensive Plan for the City of Sunbury contains all the elements required by the Municipalities Planning Code. In addition, the plan has identified the key to the ‘New City.’ The city contains nearly 100 acres of industrial land that sits vacant or is underutilized. The creative re-use of historic buildings and the re-design of old industrial sites - can create whole new neighborhoods and encourage redevelopment and reinvestment in the city.

Working within the framework of a multi-disciplinary project team of planners, economists and transportation engineers, a comprehensive plan was developed for a community grappling with exploding growth as a result of construction of Interstate-99. With the highway and 14 new or expanded interchanges the rural character, natural resources and quality of life of the community were under threat. Was responsible for implementing a participatory community planning process and developing strategies for smart growth planning design and environmental resource protections.

The long-awaited revitalization of the Wilmington Waterfront is underway with the brownfield redevelopment of a former shipyard site for commercial development. As a landscape architect working with Landstudies, Brian was responsible for the design of the waterfront promenade, interior court plaza and the project’s stormwater managment / biofiltration swale.