regions and Communities

1. We see communities in a regional context—as interconnected systems of mutually dependent resources rather than jurisdictional entities.  From this perspective, caring for the character and health of places requires adaptive planning and design that is in harmony with the land. Climate change brings a heightened urgency to this task.  Now is the time to understand and adapt to its impacts, and to craft sustainable solutions to our changing relationship with nature.  From the neighborhood, city, regional to global scales, improving the balance of the natural and built environment is good design and good business.  

3. Practice Areas

4. Scenic conservation
   Regional & community planning
   Conservation-based development
   Eco- and agri-tourism
   Transportation corridors

Mountains to Sound Greenway

Seattle to Cle Elum, Washington
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust

The 120-mile long Mountains to Sound Greenway courses from the shores of Puget Sound, across Lake Washington, and over the Cascade Mountains to the ponderosa forests and prairies of eastern Washington. more

U.S. 93 Highway through the Flathead Reservation

Evaro to Polson, Montana
Montana Department of Transportation, the Confederated Tribes of the Salish & Kootenai, and the Federal Highway Administration

U.S. Highway 93 traverses the Flathead Indian Reservation for fifty-five miles along the base of the Mission Mountains in western Montana on its way to Glacier National Park. This famous highway is being reconstructed as a respectful "visitor" to the land, people, and wildlife. more

Paris-Lexington Road

Paris to Lexington, Kentucky
With H.W. Lochner, Engineers
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Reconstruction of the Paris-Lexington Road, commonly known as Paris Pike, entailed routing and designing an historic highway through the scenic landscape of Kentucky bluegrass country.   It was one of the most design-intensive highway projects since the Merritt and Blueridge Parkways of the 1930’s. more

Balboa ParK
Land Use, Circulation, and Parking Study

San Diego, California
City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department

Balboa Park is one the nation’s largest and most diverse urban parks.  In response to growing use, we worked with park stakeholders to preserve the park’s magical balance of formal gardens, natural open spaces, and cultural attractions. more

Rio Nuevo Cultural Facilities District Master Plan

Tucson, Arizona
City of Tucson

Our collaboration with economists, archaeologists, city managers, and neighborhoods produced a shared vision for revitalizing Tucson’s heart—a plan grounded in natural systems and public green spaces giving rise to a lively city center of museums and cultural facilities. more

Great Spokane River Gorge Strategic Master Plan

Spokane, Washington
Friends of the Falls

The master plan presents comprehensive strategies to integrate the natural, cultural, and recreational resources of this great natural resource with downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. more

ILARIS

Jones & Jones has created an open-source, watershed-based GIS tool to help landowners and community leaders identify the foremost examples of their regional landscape—their signature landscapes—and to support decision-making to protect these scenic, ecological, and culturally sensitive lands. more

San Juan County Open Space and Conservation Plan

Friday Harbor, Washington
San Juan County Planning Department

Intense pressure to develop Washington State’s beautiful San Juan archipelago inspired local planning to preserve its environmental quality and related quality of life.  At the request of the county, Jones & Jones prepared an open space plan. more

San Diego River Park Master Plan

San Diego, California
City of San Diego Park & Recreation Department

The San Diego River Park Master Plan envisions a greenway trail system extending from the river’s mouth to its mountain headwaters. Jones & Jones defined the ecological framework for a 12-mile segment of river through downtown from Mission Bay to Mission Trails Regional Park. more

The Puget Sound Plan

Puget Sound, Washington
The Puget Sound Estuary

As a contribution to cooperative regional planning, Jones & Jones mapped the near-shore basins of the Puget Sound Estuary and cataloged their intrinsic resources. more

Winthrop North Village

Winthrop, Washington
Winthrop North Village Partners

Woven into rolling Okanagan prairie that rises gently to a 100-foot plateau overlooking the Winthrop town center, this new residential development is crafted to fit its place. more

Wrangell Downtown Revitalization Concept Plan

Wrangell, Alaska
City of Wrangell

Jones & Jones developed a plan to provide the City of Wrangell with an accessible and attractive waterfront downtown district for residents and cruise-ship visitors alike.more

Yakima River Regional Greenway

Yakima County, Washington
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

Our study of the ten-mile river corridor through metropolitan Yakima determined its suitability for recreation, protection, and reclamation, leading to its designation as a state conservation area.more

Columbia River Gorge Study

Portland, Oregon
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region

Our study used visual simulation techniques to assess the potential visual impacts of land use change on one of the most scenic and unique landscapes in the Pacific Northwest.more