We employ a creative approach to problem solving, marrying traditional business analysis with human-centered design.
Our work touches every aspect of urban life, from criminal justice and social equity to mobility, housing, and retail.
We often partner with subject matter experts in architecture, infrastructure, software & systems design, data analytics, and behavioral economics to deliver projects. Our projects are executed under leading project management principles to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
Our Services
Digital Masterplanning
UrbanSense creates long-term strategic plans for digital innovation in mixed use neighborhoods, envisioning what’s possible in the future state of a place and mapping concrete steps to achieve that vision.
Technology & Innovation Strategy
UrbanSense creates strategies to align innovation efforts with business strategies -- including the tools, systems, and processes to improve a product, disrupt an industry, or transform an organization.
Real Estate Development & Urban Planning Strategy
UrbanSense helps clients in the built environment work towards a collective vision for the future by coordinating public and private efforts, involving citizens and stakeholders, and implementing roadmaps on how to adapt to rapid change in cities.
Stakeholder Outreach & Engagement
UrbanSense creates outreach and engagement plans and facilitates focus groups, ideation workshops, and stakeholder interviews to gather information, obtain buy-in from key voices, and solicit feedback on ideas and solutions.
Social Impact & Public Policy Analysis
UrbanSense engages with clients to identify, assess, and solve for direct and indirect project impacts, both positive and negative, that affect people in a community, particularly those who are most at risk or frequently underserved.
Business Modeling
UrbanSense helps clients evaluate, prioritize, and execute on initiatives by aligning projects with business goals, capturing costs and benefits, and determining the return on investment of various solutions and scenarios.
Our Clients & Partners
We work in the US and abroad with some of the largest real estate developers, technology startups, mobility companies and city governments.
Client Outcomes
Truly responsive communities supported by experiences that evolve over time
New industries and the workforce to support them
Operational efficiencies and new revenue streams
A strengthened public realm with people connected to their community’s natural assets, such as parks and waterfronts
Enhanced sustainability of physical spaces such as office towers, residences, urban squares, retail and restaurants
Multimodal connectivity including improved pedestrian, bike and transit access
Project Snapshots
Scaling Digital Innovation Across a Real Estate Portfolio
Advancing New Mobility Options through Government Partnerships
Defining the Urban Experience of a New Neighborhood in Toronto
Accelerating Social Equity in the NYC Subway System
Creating a Digital Vision for a Mixed-Use Neighborhood in Tokyo