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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Jim Heid is one of the top planners nationally in the growing movement of conservation design, or designing communities so they work with nature and improve natural values.

Recently, Jim and landscape architect Michael Tymoff were asked to author an article for the Urban Land Institute magazine. We were honored that they chose to include our project in the context of the story. The authors described how our team studied the valuable natural features on the site – such as wildlife habitat – and carefully designed the community to spare these areas from development. Indeed, we will be restoring the habitat, reversing decades of fire, abuse and weed infestations. The Cliffs will also feature compact, walkable neighborhoods and have programs to educate residents and visitors about natural values.

Heid should know about The Cliffs – he helped design it. We are pleased to have a world-class planner on our team and that he is now able to explain the philosophy and practice behind it in the ULI magazine.

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