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Planning

We are products of our own environment.  As a Pacific Northwest native, and having lived in the UK, I hold views that have been shaped by neat and tidy communities; tasteful, leafy, neighborhoods; benign weather patterns; and exceptionally beautiful landscapes. We are also influenced by our friends and neighbors, many of whom earnestly try to refine, improve, and envision the future of their communities. When faced with population growth and development pressure, we often turn conservative and become comfortable with taking time ou

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Brownfields, Planning

As both the public and private sectors develop strategies for economic recovery, the role of redeveloping brownfield properties is becoming increasingly important. Brownfields represent under-performing assets in communities and present a tremendous opportunity for public-private partnerships to foster sustainable economic development.

The Washington State Department of Ecology recently issued a policy report focusing on how to better integrate economic development with environmental cleanup. This report is a milestone marking a pa

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General

When Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) was established in 1996, we were primarily a company that provided site characterization, remediation, and engineering services. In the midst of our 14th year in business, we have retained these core services, while changing in exciting and progressive ways. As a result of our research and interaction with our clients, we have made investments in our business that now allow us to offer economic development, landscape architecture, planning, sustainability, Geographic Information Systems (GIS),