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Strategic Economics


Strategic Economics is a consulting and research firm specializing in urban, regional and real estate economics. The firm helps local governments, community groups, developers, and non-profit organizations to understand the economic and development context in which they operate in order to take strategic steps towards creating high-quality places for people to live and work. Strategic Economics is a fourteen-person firm headquartered in Berkeley, California with a second office in Seattle, Washington.

Strategic Economics’ work style is characterized by creativity, flexibility, and close collaboration with clients. Through its work on numerous public processes Strategic Economics has developed a specialization in making economic information legible and relevant to both public and private stakeholders. The firm’s team members bring extensive experience and expertise in a number of disciplines, including urban economics, city planning, regional economic development, public policy, public finance, and real estate economics. Examples of past work include: downtown revitalization and neighborhood planning efforts, economic baseline studies and economic development strategies, regional growth management projects, retail development strategies, transit-oriented development, and real estate feasibility analyses.

In addition to our main consulting practice, Strategic Economics is also a partner in the Center for Transit Oriented Development (C-TOD), a non-profit venture. The C-TOD was formed to conduct ongoing research and advance the state of practice related to creating development around transit that supports transit ridership, creates a greater array of housing and workplace choices, and delivers the many economic, environmental, and social benefits associated with reduced auto-dependency. Strategic Economics leads major research initiatives for the C-TOD and has an ongoing role in many C-TOD projects. This creative partnership is enabling Strategic Economics to develop unique expertise in a wide range of TOD related topics that also informs our standard consulting assignments.

Melissa Edwards
STRATEGIC ECONOMICS
P: 510.647.5291 EXT: 112
F: 510.647.5295
medwards@strategiceconomics.com


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The increased attention to matters of urban design has forced the field to become alert to more aspects of the social and natural sciences, to transportation and civil engineering, water and waste management, zoning and public policy, and other areas earlier considered largely the responsibility of others.
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