Renaissance Planning Group

What Renaissance Planning Group does

Renaissance Planning Group is a privately-held urban planning consultancy founded in 1999, headquartered in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area with additional offices in Miami, Orlando, Raleigh/Durham, and Washington, D.C. The firm serves U.S. public-sector clients—state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, transit authorities, local governments, and federal agencies (FHWA, EPA, FTA)—through competitive procurement, on-call contracts, and IDIQ task orders. Core service lines span planning and strategy (urban design, comprehensive and long-range transportation planning, TOD/TOC, corridor and multimodal planning, freight and port master planning, scenario planning), community and capacity building (engagement, facilitation, training), grants and program delivery, and data and analytics (socioeconomic forecasting, GIS, performance metrics, tool development).

The firm's technical core is an integrated land use and transportation planning methodology built around a portfolio of proprietary analytical tools: the Multimodal Accessibility (MMA) Tool for cross-mode accessibility analysis (embedded in VDOT Smart Scale and MDOT Chapter 30), the CorPlan scenario planning model (distributed nationally via FHWA), the EMMA Python accessibility travel model, the Miami-Dade TOC web platform, and the EPA Community-Based Electrification Strategies Tool. Renaissance combines these tools with deep regulatory expertise (MAP-21, FAST Act, NEPA, Title VI) and a leadership bench that includes AICP-certified planners and former public-agency executives, most notably a former Miami-Dade Transit Director.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services contracts with government clients. Pricing is negotiated per engagement via RFPs and on-call task orders rather than published, and contracts typically span multi-year terms. Distribution is direct and procurement-driven, with no self-serve or consumer channel. Marketing relies on thought leadership, FHWA/EPA-published research, conference participation, and a national training footprint (e.g., the FHWA PEL course co-developed with ICF) rather than paid demand generation.

Name

Renaissance Planning Group

Legal name

Renaissance Planning Group, Inc.

Website

https://citiesthatwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Renaissance Planning Group is a privately-held urban planning consultancy founded in 1999 that provides integrated transportation, land use, and community planning services to state DOTs, MPOs, transit authorities, and federal agencies across the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban and Transportation Planning Consulting

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Urban planning consulting
• Transportation planning services
• Transit-oriented development
• Multimodal accessibility analysis
• Community engagement facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Winter Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Planning Contracts: Professional services firm earning revenue through awarded contracts with government agencies including MPOs, state DOTs, local/county governments, transit authorities, and federal agencies. Revenue is project-based, typically through competitive procurement (RFPs), on-call contracts, and task orders. Engagements range from specific studies to long-term general planning contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Renaissance Planning Group is a professional services firm that delivers integrated urban, transportation, and community planning services to government agencies, transit authorities, MPOs, and community organizations. Its practice spans long-range transportation planning, transit-oriented development, corridor and multimodal planning, freight and port master planning, scenario planning, public engagement, grants strategy, and data analytics. The firm also develops proprietary analytical tools (MMA, CorPlan, TOC Tool, EMMA) that are delivered as part of consulting engagements rather than as standalone software products.

Product overview

Renaissance Planning Group is a professional urban planning services firm that does not offer a unified software product platform. Instead, the company provides a portfolio of specialized planning and consulting services organized around four core service areas: Planning & Strategy, Community & Capacity Building, Grants & Program Delivery, and Data & Analytics. Within this service structure, the company has developed several proprietary analytical tools and models including the Multimodal Accessibility (MMA) Tool, CorPlan (Community-Oriented Regional Planning Model), Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Tool for Miami-Dade TPO, the Enhanced Multimodal Accessibility (EMMA) Python module, and the Accessibility-Based Travel Model. These tools are delivered as part of consulting engagements rather than as standalone software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning & Strategy Services Comprehensive urban planning services for government agencies, transit authorities, MPOs, and community organizations, covering urban design, long-range transportation plans, TOD/TOC plans, corridor and multimodal planning, freight and port planning, scenario planning, and policy/funding alignment.
• Community & Capacity Building Services Public engagement, facilitation, workshop and event planning, and capacity-building/training services for communities, government agencies, and partner organizations.
• Grants & Program Delivery Services Grant strategy, funding alignment, and program development, implementation, and oversight services for government and community clients pursuing federal, state, and foundation funding.
• Data & Analytics Services Socioeconomic forecasting and land use modeling, data and scenario modeling, GIS and spatial analytics, performance metrics and monitoring, and data analytics and tool development services for planning agencies.
• Multimodal Accessibility (MMA) Tool Proprietary GIS-based accessibility analytics tool that evaluates total opportunities available to travelers by given mode and enables mode choice modeling; delivered as part of Renaissance consulting engagements and applied across state DOTs.
• CorPlan (Community-Oriented Regional Planning Model) Scenario planning model that uses community prototypes defining land use composition, building densities, and socioeconomic characteristics as building blocks for regional scenarios; available from FHWA for use by communities nationwide.
• Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Tool Web-based mapping and data visualization interface created for Miami-Dade TPO to track growth and investment in SMART Plan corridors and station areas, monitor multimodal travel and accessibility, and assess impacts of growth over time.
• Enhanced Multimodal Accessibility (EMMA) Python Module Python-based accessibility travel model that analyzes trip generation, mode choice, and trip distribution at multiple geographic scales for walking, bicycling, transit, auto passenger, and auto driver modes, with post-processing for TNCs.
• Community-Based Electrification Strategies Tool Planning tool developed for the U.S. EPA to assist communities in assessing how different funding opportunities related to electric vehicle infrastructure and carbon-neutral transportation options can benefit disadvantaged and historically marginalized communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• CorPlan model, developed for TJPDC and funded by FHWA TCSP grant, has been made available by FHWA for use by communities nationwide and is frequently cited by FHWA as a TCSP program success story.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SB Friedman Development AdvisorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubconsultant partner on multiple projects including the Target Employer and Industrial Land Use Study (TEILS) Update for Forward Pinellas and the Lowcountry BRT TOD Strategic Plan for BCDCOG. SB Friedman provides development advisory and market analysis expertise complementary to Renaissance's planning capabilities.
• ICFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with ICF to develop the instructor-led FHWA Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Training Course for the National Highway Institute. Renaissance and ICF co-instructed the pilot training course.
• Keith and SchnarsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering/consulting firm under contract with City of Miami Beach for the Town Center Land Use Amendment project where Renaissance was subcontracted for transportation impact analysis using multimodal accessibility modeling.
• YBE Kinard Public Engagement SpecialistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubconsultant partner on the Lowcountry BRT TOD Strategic Plan (Phase II) for BCDCOG, providing public engagement expertise for community outreach in the Charleston area.
• Toole DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubconsultant partner on the Lowcountry BRT TOD Strategic Plan (Phase II) for BCDCOG, providing multimodal design and bicycle/pedestrian planning expertise.
• StantecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubconsultant partner on the Lowcountry BRT TOD Strategic Plan (Phase II) for BCDCOG, providing architecture and engineering expertise.
• Florida DOT (Office of Modal Development, District Four)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term client-partner relationship since 2018 on the D4 Districtwide Freight Studies Contract. Renaissance provides comprehensive freight planning services including seaport compliance reviews, freight story videos, hot spot database, and truck parking assessments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: Global advisory and digital services firm with large transportation, environment, and community development practices. Renaissance partnered with ICF on the FHWA PEL Training Course; ICF competes for the same federal technical-assistance task orders at broader scale.
• Kimley-Horn: Large U.S. planning and engineering consultancy with strong transportation planning and land use practices serving DOTs, MPOs, and municipalities nationwide. Competes with Renaissance on similar on-call planning contracts but at materially larger scale.
• VHB: Northeast and Southeast U.S. planning, engineering, and environmental firm with strong transportation and community development practices. Competes with Renaissance on state DOT, MPO, and local planning contracts in overlapping geographies.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and planning firm with extensive transportation and community development practices. Partnered on BCDCOG and competes for the same DOT/MPO master-planning and corridor engagements at much larger scale.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a major transportation planning and advisory practice serving DOTs, transit agencies, and federal clients. Competes on similar multimodal and corridor planning engagements with broader geographic and disciplinary reach.

Direct peers

• Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates: Specialty transportation planning firm focused on transit, multimodal, and accessibility-based planning for transit agencies and MPOs. Directly comparable on integrated land use/transportation work and public-sector client base.
• Kittelson & Associates: Transportation engineering and planning consultancy serving state DOTs, MPOs, and transit agencies. Comparable on technical transportation planning, modeling, and applied research for public-sector clients.
• Fehr & Peers: Transportation planning and engineering firm specializing in multimodal accessibility, traffic, and complete-streets planning. Most directly comparable to Renaissance on multimodal accessibility analytics and DOT/MPO clientele.
• Toole Design: Multimodal and bicycle/pedestrian planning firm partnering with Renaissance on BCDCOG. Comparable on multimodal corridor planning, complete streets, and active-transportation work for public agencies.

Emerging players

• SB Friedman Development Advisors: Real estate and economic development advisory firm partnering with Renaissance on Forward Pinellas TEILS Update and BCDCOG TOD plan. Comparable on TOD market analysis and development-feasibility work supporting planning clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/renaissance-planning-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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