Design

Design is the element of a bicycle, pedestrian or trail project that is most obvious to the public—but the vision, details and nuances that go into that design are the keys to its success. Alta offers a unique blend of skills and experience to envision, plan, create and implement award-winning project designs.

Our designers have expertise in landscape architecture, bike and pedestrian planning, land use planning, cultural and historical assessment, and economic analysis. To put it simply, you don’t have to fit together a jumble of pieces and contributors—we offer a single resource for multiple facets of any bicycle, pedestrian or trail project. We’ll provide innovative design, but we’ll also help with details such as permitting requirements, plan reviews, contractor selection and construction services.

And our designs have inspired people around the world. We’ve become experts at successfully blending the creative imagination of visionaries, the pragmatic wisdom of diplomats and the precise execution of engineers—because all those people work at Alta.

Featured Projects

Coastal Towns (OR) Downtown Transportation Plans
Alta focused on improving the bicycling and walking conditions in Bay City, Manzanita, Rockaway Beach and Nehalem while fellow consulting firm CH2M Hill addressed concerns about vehicular mobility and safety.
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North Clackamas Community Park, Clackamas (OR)
Alta worked with the community stakeholders through public meetings, mailings, and use of a website to develop a conceptual plan for the north side of the park including a playground, picnic areas and an ash-oak woodland.
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Kaiser Woods Park Phase II, Washington County (OR)
Alta Planning + Design provided full landscape architectural services for this project, which included site reconnaissance work, design development drawings, construction documents, specifications, cost estimates, bidding assistance, and construction observation for six tracts of land surrounding the Arborwood neighborhood.
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Amargosa Creek Trail and Trailhead, Lancaster (CA)
Plants and construction materials were selected to harmonize with the surrounding Mojave Desert environment. Improvements included site furnishings, a restroom building, signage, drip irrigation system, paving, grading and drainage plans, and a parallel decomposed granite trail.
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Clark County Wetlands Park, Las Vegas (NV)
This project includes approximately 64 total miles of trails ranging from multi-use bike trails, mountain bike trails, equestrian trails, viewpoints, interpretive program development and restoration landscaping.
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Stafford Basin Multi-Use Pathway, Lake Oswego (OR)
The trail passes through a rapidly developing region of the Portland  metropolitan region, however, the dominate character of the trail setting is rural agricultural due in large part to the Three Rivers Land Conservancy's efforts to acquire and preserve large farm sites where the trail is located.
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Sunset Park, Corvallis (OR)
Sunset Park plans and construction documents include a series of park improvements and wetland and riparian enhancements that serve the residents of this growing southwest Corvallis neighborhood.
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Coastal Rail Trail Design Project, San Diego County (CA)
Alta provided design review, safety, liability, easement, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) permitting, intersection design, trailhead design, and other services on this pathway project located next to the high-speed Coaster Rail Line.
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