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Reports

Natalie has written, reviewed, and edited studies and reports on a wide range of urban planning topics, including economic issues, urban design, historic preservation, infrastructure, zoning, and local and regional land use. She also has experience writing and editing staff reports at the local government level, both as a public sector planner and as a consultant.

Typical Services

  • Research and writing.
  • Assistance with formatting and organization.
  • Review to check content, format, and internal consistency.
  • Compilation and editing of large documents with multiple authors.

Sample Projects

Smart Growth in the San Francisco Bay Area: Effective Local Approaches

Edited this review of smart growth practices in counties, large cities, towns, and suburban communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Client: Urban Land Institute, San Francisco District Council


554 Mission: Design and Compliance with the San Francisco Downtown Plan 

Working with the developer, project architect, and graphic designer, wrote and edited a report to the San Francisco Planning Commission describing the design process for a 31-story office building in downtown San Francisco.

Client: Hines, San Francisco, CA


 
Restoring a Jewel: A Status Report on the Golden Gate Park Revitalization Act

Compiled, edited, and supervised the design of a report that reviewed the process of constructing an underground parking garage and restoring the Music Concourse area of Golden Gate Park.

Client: Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority, San Francisco, CA

 
Stanford University: Creating a Sustainable Future

Edited a report describing the university’s progress in tailoring its planning, building, and day-to-day operations to meet environmental, economic, and social equity goals.

Client: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

 
San Francisco Formula Retail Economic Analysis  

Compiled the Executive Summary and helped identify and highlight important points in this report evaluating San Francisco’s regulations for “formula retail” businesses.  

Client: Strategic Economics, Berkeley, CA


Officers’ Club (Building 50) Historic Structure Report, San Francisco, CA
  

Edited a report that reviewed the history and condition of the Presidio Officers’ Club—a contributing resource to the Presidio National Historic Landmark District in San Francisco—and recommended options for preserving and rehabilitating the building exterior and interior.  

Client: Presidio Trust, San Francisco, CA


Eastside Recycled Water Project, San Francisco, CA
  

Served as editor of technical memoranda and reports on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s plans for providing recycled water to customers on the east side of San Francisco.

Client: Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, San Francisco, CA

 
Options Paper on Economic Vitality, San Ramon, CA

As background for the City of San Ramon General Plan update, researched and wrote a paper describing San Ramon’s business mix and policy options for sustaining growth and diversifying the city’s economy.

Client: Mundie & Associates, San Francisco, CA


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