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HUNT has taken steps to enhance planning services for their clients in the private and public sectors.

Planning, also called urban planning or city and regional planning, works to improve communities by creating more convenient, equitable, healthful, efficient, and attractive places for present and future generations. Professional planners help create a broad vision for the community. They also research, design, and develop programs; lead public processes; effect social change; perform technical analyses; manage; and educate.

Certified planner Nicolette Barber, AICP recently joined HUNT to provide consulting services to their clients, who include schools, municipalities, and private-sector businesses.

“Planners provide the expertise needed to support community problem solving and decision-making,” explains Nicolette. “We work through a planning and public participation process to bring locally-devised initiatives to fruition. Our team of planners, designers and engineers recognizes that planning requires a comprehensive approach addressing all dimensions of an issue—utilizing social, planning, quantitative, and design skills.”

Barber is a Columbia University graduate with a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning. She completed her undergraduate degree at Duke University, and worked for several years in the New York City area and north of the capital district. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and volunteers as a member of the City of Corning Planning Commission. She and her husband have two children and live in Corning, New York.

Barber points out that comprehensive planning gives an up-front advantage to projects of varying sizes and types. “Whether the project is a stand-alone planning initiative or a larger design project that our planning services will enhance,” she said. “HUNT stands ready to provide flexible and feasible recommendations that ensure a positive outcome.”