Brion and Associates

Urban Economics

Planning and Public Policy

This type of work focuses on land use planning and zoning analyses in the context of broader economic and planning studies. The purpose is to estimate the potential economic impacts of proposed land use and zoning changes. These often include a variety of technical analyses described elsewhere on this website.

Menlo Park M-2 Zoning Study
Menlo Park, California

Working in conjunction with a team of consultants, Brion & Associates provided analytical and technical support on urban economic and planning issues related to the proposed down-zoning of the major business district (called M-2) in Menlo Park. This effort included a critique of the city’s fiscal impact model and other data and analyses in support of the zoning proposal. The proposal’s attempt to exclude office development from the M-2 failed to recognize that the real estate market in Menlo Park has transitioned from industrial to office and R&D.

"Joanne’s background in municipal finance, economics, and land use planning is impressive, and her prior (and continuing) experience working for cities lends additional credibility to her already excellent work."

~ Timothy Tosta, Attorney, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

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