Public Involvement
Where broad citizen involvement is needed, we ensure that the stakeholders who can and will affect project success are at the table. Services include community outreach, stakeholder communications, task force convening, media relations, and workshop facilitation.

Negotiation
We have facilitated dialogues that result in a detailed consensus policy agreement among a stakeholder task force appointed by elected officials. Using facilitation and dispute resolution techniques, we help parties craft mutually beneficial solutions based on underlying interests.

Dispute Resolution & Mediation
Disputes in urban planning arise when stakeholders have not been consulted in the early stage of planning; or when stakeholders believe their key concerns or interests have not been adequately considered. BLUHON conducts confidential negotiations that achieve detailed settlement agreements. The firm has resolved some of the most controversial land use projects in the Bay Area.

Strategic Planning
We have assisted in the development of organizational strategic plans, community visioning processes, and environmental policy and plans for institutions and local government. We employ consensus-building methods to help groups arrive at comprehensive agreements that inspire organizational focus and motivation.

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