Featured Projects. Community Workshop Scenario 1- The Airport remains open with limited new development of aviation uses Graphic Credit: Perkins Eastman Scenario 2- Closure of Runway 11-29 and development of industrial uses. Graphic Credit: Perkins Eastman Scenario 2- Closure of Runway 11-29 and development of industrial uses. Graphic Credit: Perkins Eastman Graphic Credit: Perkins Eastman Scenario 2- Closure of Runway 11-29 and development of industrial uses. Graphic Credit: Perkins Eastman Hartford-Brainard Airport Property Study Hartford, CT BFJ Planning directed a year-long study on behalf of the CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) to determine the highest and best use of the Hartford-Brainard Airport property. The methodology encompassed market and fiscal assessments, environmental and flood control evaluations, and airport regulatory and contractual obligations. The study culminated in a recommendation to keep the airport open but to close the seldom-used crosswind runway for development of industrial uses on the site. This recommendation was based upon the analysis of alternative uses, the high development costs of such uses, and the isolation of the airport from adjacent community and neighborhood services. Client CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and Connecticut Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee Year 2022-2024

BFJ Planning is currently working with Middletown Township, NJ to update their Master Plan. Middletown residents had the opportunity to express their opinions on the progress of the Master Plan at a workshop on June 12. < Back Middletown Master Plan Planning Committee and Consulting Partners Present Drafts to the Public Elena Worton Read Article Jun 15, 2024 BFJ Planning is currently working with Middletown Township, NJ to update their Master Plan. Middletown residents had the opportunity to express their opinions on the progress of the Master Plan at a workshop on June 12. Previous Next 1/1

BFJ Team. Suzanne Goldberg Senior Planner Suzanne Goldberg is a planner with experience in stakeholder engagement, geographic analysis, and graphic design. With a passion for supporting inclusive and effective community engagement, she has experience in partnership building and stakeholder collaboration. Prior to joining BFJ, Ms. Goldberg worked for the Municipal Art Society (MAS) in New York City and for strategic marketing and design firms.

Featured Projects. Ludlow Street Transit-Oriented Development Master Plan Yonkers, New York BFJ was retained by the City of Yonkers to complete an area master plan for the area around the Ludlow Metro-North Station. This area is primarily light industrial in nature, but it’s proximity to the Hudson River and access to public transportation create an opportunity for a mixed-use district that provides new housing while preserving existing jobs. The objective of this study was to identify uses and densities that are compatible with creating a transit-oriented district. Residential development, as well as new jobs, could be created around the train station to promote a more sustainable growth for the Ludlow neighborhood. The study also explored potential improvements at street level, such as enhancing walking and bicycling connections, beautifying the streetscape, and creating access to the waterfront. Working in coordination with the City of Yonkers and key stakeholders, BFJ evaluated existing zoning and developed recommended revisions to the zoning code that would encourage creation of a transit-oriented mixed-use district. Stakeholders included neighborhood groups, existing anchor businesses, and a developer who is in contract with the City on the key development site in the Ludlow area. Client City of Yonkers Year 2019

Featured Projects. Image: MUD Workshop Image: MUD Workshop Sullivan County Resiliency Project Sullivan County, NY Client Sullivan County, New York Year 2024

Featured Projects. Bartlett Dairy RFEI, CEQR, and ULURP Queens, New York On behalf of Bartlett Dairy, BFJ served as a consultant to guide the client through the process of purchasing and developing city-owned property near JFK Airport, for use as a new distribution facility. The project included development of an operating pro forma, site plan and conceptual building design, a review of zoning requirements and an outline of economic development impacts. BFJ brought the project through the New York City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) and the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) process. Client New York City Economic Development Corporation Year

Featured Projects. Occupancy On Street Parking North Williamsburg Transportation Study Brooklyn, New York BFJ Planning was retained by the New York City Department of Transportation to address parking and goods movement issues in the neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Greenpoint in Brooklyn, NY. This study was commissioned on behalf the council district, whose residents voiced concerned over traffic impacts of recent residential development and a growing industrial business zone. For the parking component, BFJ conducted an extensive survey of on and off-street parking locations, regulations, and utilization data in a study area consisting of over 1,000 block faces. The survey team also documented instances of double parking, illegal parking, truck loading, and unique parking situations to diagnose parking shortfalls. BFJ assembled the existing conditions and parking occupancy survey results into a GIS database. Recommendations were developed to address parking supply shortfalls for various user groups. For the study’s goods movement component, BFJ conducted an inventory of truck routes and reviewed the effectiveness of existing truck route signage. BFJ determined origin and destination of truck trips by identifying and interviewing major truck trip generators. Truck mobility demand was assessed by applying existing traffic data to a GIS network dataset of truck routes and commercial and industrial corridors. Recommendations were provided to address truck loading and layover issues, routing, and roadway capacity constraints. Client New York City Department of Transportation Year 2017

Featured Projects. Mount Kisco Comprehensive Plan and Form-Based Zoning Mount Kisco, New York BFJ Planning worked with the Village of Mount Kisco to create a comprehensive plan update that capitalized on the Village’s strategic location in Westchester County along the Metro-North Harlem Line. The 2018 update built on the Village’s existing Vision and Goals while adding new focus areas on Sustainability and the Downtown. With a walkable downtown and many open space resources, the Village is well-placed to further promote active design and complete streets programs to link neighborhoods to parks and schools. Even with these advantages, BFJ focused on strategies to assist the Village in preparing for evolving trends in the local and regional economy, transportation options, and principles of smart growth and sustainability. The area around the Mount Kisco train station was a key focus area, with the North and South Moger Lots great opportunities for new transit-oriented development. As part of the plan update, BFJ created a new downtown form-based overlay zoning code to promote contextual design, improved streetscapes, and walkability. The plan also included conceptual designs for the Moger Lots to assist a parallel effort to prepare the Village to seek a development partner to create a mixed-use development near the train station. BFJ also prepared a Generic Environmental Impact Statement analyzing the Comprehensive Plan Update and proposed Zoning Code Amendments. For this project, BFJ was the leader of a multi-disciplinary team of consultants, which included Barton Partners, JMC Engineering, Urbanomics, and MUD Workshop. The comprehensive plan and zoning revisions were adopted in early 2019. Voted the 2021 recipient of the Heissenbuttel Award for Planning Excellence by the New York Planning Federation. Client Village of Mount Kisco Year 2019

Featured Projects. University at Buffalo 2020 Master Plan Buffalo, New York BFJ Planning prepared the transportation element of the University at Buffalo 2020 Master Plan. The key issues of the 2020 Master Plan are the redesign of the North campus to make it more pedestrian friendly and sustainable, circulation improvements for the South Campus, and the development of the downtown campus. A major part of BFJ’s involvement was to improve the transit connections among the three campuses and to implement an aggressive Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program. BFJ met several times with the University stakeholders, local institutions, and community groups to develop the TDM programs. Various levels of TDM strategies were translated into parking and traffic generation gains. Client University at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY) Year 2009

Featured Projects. Pleasantville Comprehensive Plan and Planning Advisory Services Pleasantville, New York Comprehensive Plan (2016) BFJ Planning was retained by the Village of Pleasantville to update its Master Plan, with a primary focus on the Central Business District. The Village was interested in building on the economic development potential of key downtown assets such as its Metro-North train station, the Jacob Burns Film Center and municipally owned land, while preserving Pleasantville’s small-scale character and quality of life. The Plan was prepared in close cooperation with the Village Board, who took an active role in drafting the Plan’s content and recommendations, and also incorporated an interactive public outreach process. Key recommendations included downtown zoning revisions and intersection improvements to enhance walkability and create new public open space. Zoning Code Revisions (2017 and 2021) As a follow-up to the Master Plan work, BFJ prepared a series of zoning code revisions focused on the downtown area. The revisions provided greater flexibility in developing multifamily housing in the Central Business District, including a package of zoning incentives to facilitate mixed-use, transit-oriented development, as well as changes to required parking. In 2021, in response to concerns about the scale of new residential devleopment, BFJ prepared revisions to the Village’s single-family zoning districts to incorporate floor area ratio (FAR) provisions. All of these zoning efforts also included environmental review to ensure compliance with SEQR regulations. Transit-Oriented Development Review (2018-2020) BFJ reviewed the first development project to use the new downtown zoning development incentives, a proposed 110,000-square-foot mixed-use building fronting Memorial Plaza, across from the train station. The project, under construction as of 2021, includes 79 apartment units and ground-floor retail space over three stories of structured parking. It will also incorporate a public linear park connecting Memorial Plaza with a Village-owned parking lot to the rear of the building, and improvements to the street serving the lot and the proposed building, to re-establish a street grid and enhance circulation. The building’s parking garage will provide for a shared parking supply that can accommodate local merchants and employees as well as rail commuters. Downtown Parking Study (2019 and 2021) The Village retained BFJ to study options to mitigate the loss of public parking spaces resulting from the redesign of Memorial Plaza. Work included a parking occupancy survey of all downtown on- and off-street parking and a review of possibilities for expanding capacity through reconfiguration of spaces, permitting changes, and parking management strategies. BFJ recommended a permit pricing strategy to shift parking demand to high-occupancy areas to areas with more vacancies, as well as improvements the parking payment and enforcement system and better dissemination of parking information. Client Village of Pleasantville Year 2016-2021

BFJ Planning has been awarded a contract by the Greenburgh Town Board to prepare zoning ordinance amendments in connection with a Four Corners Smart Growth Zoning program grant. < Back Greenburgh Town Board hires BFJ for Four Corners Mixed-Use Zoning Paul Feiner Read Article Feb 13, 2025 BFJ Planning has been awarded a contract by the Greenburgh Town Board to prepare zoning ordinance amendments in connection with a Four Corners Smart Growth Zoning program grant. Previous Next 1/1

Featured Projects. Greenwich Neighborhood Plans and R-6 Zoning Greenwich, Connecticut Over a period of several years, the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut retained BFJ Planning to create neighborhood plans for several areas within Greenwich that developed as distinct communities. For each of the three plans, the most recent of which was adopted in 2017, the process included working closely with the public to ensure that recommendations reflected the goals of the residents and the Town. For Cos Cob, substantial attention was dedicated to existing urban design conditions and the plan presented a variety of strategies to improve the character of the “Hub” and the Route 1 corridor in order to promote a more attractive and pedestrian-friendly environment. For Eastern Greenwich, key issues identified included enhancing the Old Greenwich business area, addressing issues of out-of-scale residential development, and increasing public access to the Mianus River. For the Glenville/Pemberwick area, the focus was on improving two important community assets: Glenville Green and Pemberwick Park, including establishing a stronger connection to the Byram River. Client Town of Greenwich Year 2017