Streetscapes

The intersection of utility, sustainability, beauty, and character.

Streetscapes are not only thoroughfares but public spaces that enliven our cities. They are the fabric that weaves our urban centers together - promoting strong economies and vibrant communities.

Clients rely on LaBella’s deep knowledge and full-service capability to deliver valuable solutions that meet their streetscape needs - improved mobility, enhanced safety, reduced carbon footprint, integrated recreation, creative wayfinding, enriched aesthetics, and greater access to the communities where we live and work.

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LaBella’s team of urban planners, landscape architects, and engineers designs streetscapes that blend infrastructure needs with community planning and design.
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Our approach to streetscapes integrates elements like traffic calming, green infrastructure, public amenities, and art to create a thoroughfare which is aesthetically pleasing and reflective of the community.
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We collaborate with local officials, historians, artists, business owners, and residents to highlight each community’s unique heritage and needs.
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Talk to a LaBella Expert

Doug Teator, PE
Director of Multi-Modal Planning & Design Group
Albany, NY

(518) 929-0354

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Andy Rymph, PLA
Northeast Regional Discipline Leader - Landscape Architecture
Vice President

(518) 266-7323

Rick Bennett, PE
Senior Transportation Engineer
Rochester, NY - Headquarters

(585) 402-7088

Featured Streetscapes Projects View more
City of Cohoes Remsen Streetscape Improvements
State Street Reconstruction (Basin Street to the Inner Loop)
City of Hornell Streetscape Improvements
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LaBella has decades of successful streetscape experience from existing conditions evaluations, surveys, and right-of-way determinations to design, implementation and ribbon cutting.
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To ensure our designs align with a community’s safety goals, we perform comprehensive street safety and accessibility audits and host public engagement events.
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Our traffic engineers design streetscapes to meet ADA, PROWAG, and other regulations and standards.
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A well-designed streetscape should be as easy to maintain as it is beautiful and should consider green infrastructure when possible.
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Lighting influences streetscape safety and aesthetics, but it’s more than that. Our electrical engineers help account for lighting position, style, maintenance, and how easily structures are tied into existing utilities.
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Recent Streetscapes insightsView all
Creating Community Through Design: The Power of Social Impact Spaces

Creating Community Through Design: The Power of Social Impact Spaces

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Speed Limit Reduction: How to Establish Safe Speeds in Your Community

Speed Limit Reduction: How to Establish Safe Speeds in Your Community

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Announcing LaBella’s New Multi-Modal Planning and Design Group!

Announcing LaBella’s New Multi-Modal Planning and Design Group!

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Recent Streetscapes News View all
City of North Tonawanda Marks Completion of Smart Growth 2.0 ProjectSeptember 2026
Canton-Potsdam Area Celebrates Two GroundbreakingsApril 2026
Richard Bennett Presenting at the New York State Association of Transportation Engineers’ Conference 83May 2025
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