UPEA offers planning and landscape architecture services for local government, corporate, and institutional clients. We are noted for a “climate responsive” approach unique to the Great Lakes Region. This philosophy results in a landscape or facility that is visually appealing as well as functional in all seasons.

We have served clients on an assortment of projects including: community master planning and zoning, site planning for college campuses, shopping centers, institutional facilities, parks, waterfront redevelopment, and historic redevelopment.

Design concepts seek to balance competing values, such as the design of appealing communities versus financial feasibility, the protection of the natural environment versus the need for economic development, and pedestrian friendly designs and facilities versus easy snow management or traffic flows.

• Community Planning & Development
• Comprehensive and Master Plans
• Downtown Revitalization
• Economic Studies
• Urban Design and Site Planning
• Waterfront Development
• Parks and Recreation
• Watershed Studies and Plans 
• Economic Development
• Campus Planning
• Grant Application & Administration
• Zoning, Land Use and Site Plan Review permitting 
• Marinas
• Traffic and Pedestrian Flow Analysis
• Zoning Ordinances
• Brownfield Redevelopment
• Winter Design and Planning

Projects

• Negaunee Land Re-use Plan

• Houghton Streetscape Workshop

• Chain of Lakes Downtown Enhancement Study

• Menkaunee Harbor Master Plan, Marinette, Wisconsin

• Houghton's Walkability Study

• Marquette Commons, a Four-Season Project

• Gogebic Final Report

• Kinross Township Comprehensive Land Use Plan

• CUPPAD Access Management Plan

• City of Bessemer Zoning Ordinance

• Bessemer Township Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance

• Forsyth Township Comprehensive Plan Update

• Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Use Management Plan

• L’Anse Village Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance

• L’Anse Township Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance

• Marquette City Land Development Code

• Negaunee Township Master Plan Update

• Ontonagon Village Hybrid Zoning Ordinance

• Superior Township Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance