Architectural and Urban Planning - Greenberg Consultants Urban Planners

Ken Greenberg

Architect and Urban Designer Ken Greenberg has played a leading role on a broad range of assignments in highly diverse urban settings in North America, and Europe. Much of his work focuses on the rejuvenation of downtowns, waterfronts, neighborhoods, and campus master planning. His projects include the award-winning Saint Paul on the Mississippi Development Framework, the Brooklyn Bridge Park on the East River in New York, the East River waterfront in Lower Manhattan, the Fan Pier in Boston, the Southwest and Southeast Waterfronts in Washington, D.C., the Vision Plan for the District of Columbia and the preparation of a Master Plan for the NoMA District (North of Massachusetts Avenue) in Washington D.C., Kendall Square and NorthPoint Master Plans in Cambridge, the Downtown Hartford Economic and Urban Design Action Strategy, the preparation of a Strategic Framework for Midtown Detroit surrounding the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University, the implementation of the Harbourfront Master Plan and Plans for the new FilmPort (Toronto Film Studios complex) on the Toronto Waterfront and an interim role as Chief Planner at the BRA (Boston Redevelopment Authority) for the City of Boston including oversight of the Crossroads Initiative which builds on the 'Big Dig' and the Rose Kennedy Greenway. In each city, with each project, his strategic, consensus-building approach has led to coordinated planning and a renewed focus on urban design.

Current efforts include implementing the Master Plan for the renewal of Regent Park, a major public housing project in Toronto, plans for the new Don River Park in Toronto, a Master Plan for the Grand Parade in Halifax, integrated strategies for transit-oriented redevelopment along the proposed new north/south LRT line in Ottawa, the preparation of the San Juan Waterfront Master Plan in San Juan, P.R., the preparation of a Master Plan for the former Rockcliffe Military Base in Ottawa, the preparation of the 2010 Vision and Strategic Framework for Hartford, and a Strategic Master Plan for Boston University. Ken Greenberg is also a key member of the winning team with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates selected by the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation for the Lower Don Lands, a comprehensive plan for the mouth of the Don River where it enters Toronto Harbour addressing urban design, transportation, naturalization, sustainability and other ecological issues.