Planning is more than just a starting point—it’s the backbone of successful project delivery. Whether it's building transportation infrastructure or revitalizing a neighborhood, effective planning ensures projects stay aligned with community values, stakeholder needs and long-term goals. This article explores how good planning defines the “why” behind a project, facilitates collaborative processes, engages the right people at the right time and ultimately helps projects overcome challenges to deliver meaningful results.
The challenges facing Alaska’s coastal communities were recently highlighted in the PBS Frontline documentary Alaska: Vanishing Native Villages. The documentary explores the impacts of climate change, coastal erosion and infrastructure vulnerability in communities like Kotzebue — issues R&M has worked directly to address. Featured in the documentary, Kotzebue’s shoreline improvements show proactive efforts to protect […]
Rachael Selby, EIT has been promoted to Staff Planner in R&M Planning Department. In this role, she will support planning and community engagement efforts for a variety of community plans, facilities and infrastructure projects.
Michael Bell has joined R&M as a Planner in the firm’s Planning Department. Michael will support planning and community engagement efforts for a variety of community plans, facilities and infrastructure projects.
The new NE Trail Connector that connects Far North Bicentennial Park to the Scenic Foothills neighborhood is now open!
R&M has expanded its planning capabilities through the addition of two new Planners to the firm. Beth McKibben, AICP joins R&M as a Senior Planner in the firm’s Juneau office and Bryant Wright as a Planner in the firm’s Fairbanks office.
After eight years of hard work, the five mile portion of the Seward Highway through Bird Creek and Indian is newly rehabilitated with fresh pavement and improved features!
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is developing an interchange at the Seward Highway outside Girdwood. R&M is the prime consultant for this reconfiguration project.
The Seward Hwy & Alyeska Hwy Intersection Improvement project seeks to improve the capacity, operation and safety of the intersection that provides the gateway into Girdwood. R&M has developed several concept alternatives. The flyover videos below show the recommended alternative concept and illustrate driving through the proposed loops from several directions.
Hear from R&M’s Project Manager, Grant Writer and Planner about R&M’s development of a planning study to identify improvements to St. Paul’s harbor facilities to meet current and future needs.
Animated 3D flythrough of the proposed Mertarvik Airport site. Prepared by R&M for the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.
R&M is working with the Municipality of Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department on this master planning effort, which ensures a well-loved historical community park is updated and maintained for the community to enjoy for many years to come.
