Agency is the capacity of human beings to act, to make choices. Planning can remove barriers. Design is an act of optimism. Equity and optimism are much needed, today more than ever. At Agency Landscape + Planning, we believe in the power of people to initiate and make purposeful, positive change.

Agency is a mission-driven practice dedicated to addressing social equity, cultural vitality and environmental resilience through design excellence, strategic planning and community engagement. We believe that – in order to address the most challenging issues of our contemporary society – diversity and inclusion are foundational to how we see, understand and, ultimately, shape our collective experience, particularly in the public spaces, parks and streets of our cities. We seek landscape and planning opportunities that allow us to partner meaningfully with constituents, that welcome many voices and hands in the process, and that produce outcomes that are deeply connected to the richness and uniqueness of place.

Agency is a woman-owned small business and certified DBE/WBE practice led by partners Gina Ford and Brie Hensold. Our leadership – combined with a collective team of passionate and talented landscape architects, planners and urban designers – enables the full spectrum of design services – from strategic planning to complex landscape implementation.

Beyond our core team, we have formed a network of diverse and innovative thinkers across the country that share our passion for social good, resilience and the power of public space. Together, we represent a broad cross-section of specialized knowledge and skills. Our partners, like us, believe a more resilient and equitable approach to planning and design will lead to more relevant, contextual and vibrant public environments.

Certifications (DBE)
CALTRANS
City of Charleston, South Carolina (WBE)
City of Chicago / Illinois Department of Transportation
City of Fort Wayne (EBE/WBE)
City of Philadelphia (DBE/WBE)
Colorado Department of Transportation
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Florida Department of Transportation 
Georgia Department of Transportation
Maine Department of Transportation
Maryland Department of Transportation
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office (WBE)
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
New Jersey Department of Transportation
New York Department of Transportation
New York State Department of Economic Development, Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development (WBE)
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Ohio Department of Transportation
Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (DBE/WBE)
Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Rhode Island Office of Diversity, Equity and Opportunity (WBE)
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Transportation
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Washington Department of Transportation
Wisconsin Department of Transportation