
Community Development
Helping communities create aesthetically-pleasing, safe and environmentally-friendly places with lasting value is a primary focus of our community development group. Our civil engineers, urban planners and landscape architects work daily to plan and create sustainable human environments by offering comprehensive land development and urban planning services ranging from due diligence and master planning all the way through design and construction. Whether it’s a residential community, a new city park, commercial complex, industrial site, or institutional facility, our team of professionals have the experience and technical expertise to bring your community project to fruition.
Our approach is direct – focused on implementation
Additionally, WK Dickson also has on staff a group of specialized planning and landscape architecture experts specializing in sustainable solutions for transit-oriented development, transportation corridor enhancement planning and design, neighborhood revitalization, redevelopment master planning, urban design guidelines, and code review..
Areas of expertise include:
- Master Planning & Due Diligence Studies
- Total Site Design & Engineering
- Urban & Greenspace Planning
- Rezoning and Special Use Permits
- Greenways & Bikeways
- Streetscapes & Hardscapes
- Parks & Recreation
- Grading and Erosion Control Plans
- Regulatory Agency Coordination and Permitting
- Cost Estimating and Budgeting
- Sustainable Design Solutions
- Low Impact Development
Featured Projects
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The project began with a study to evaluate alternatives for a phased delivery approach to develop the full Newman Corridor into a five-lane boulevard section, including construction of the southern connector.
This new 8-story riverfront Embassy Suites hotel features 8 floors and 186 rooms. Amenities include a riverfront restaurant, banquet/meeting space, roof top bar, indoor pool, fitness center, business center, two story atrium and river walk.
Just 15 minutes southeast of Charlotte, Millbridge is a 900-acre master planned community designed to produce a healthy environment with nature and family-focused amenities, open green-space and an iconic covered bridge.
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In Wilmington, NC, the CFCC Safety Training Center consists of approximately 21,000 SF of classroom facilities, a seven story drill tower, a tear gas building…
The City of Columbus hired WK Dickson to provide all of the services necessary to realize their vision of a city-wide greenway…
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The Wilmington Convention Center is unlike any other meeting and business facility in North Carolina. The center and 581-space attached parking deck are located on a 9-acre tract on the banks of…
A team consisting of several City departments, engineers from WK Dickson, three Eagle Scout candidates and countless other volunteers turned the site into a valuable and important community asset
The revitalization of Abernathy Lakefront Park required dry excavation of approximately eight acres and 30,000 cubic yards…
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Peachtree Ridge Park was awarded the 2009 Honor Award for Designby the American Society of Landscape Architects Georgia Chapter…
The Wrightsville Public Safety Building included the design of the new 2 story, 26,000 complex for the Fire and Police Departments on a 12.8 acre parcel that was previously developed…
WK Dickson designed Sweet Water Park as one of Gwinnett’s first projects developed to incorporate the principles of a true "urban" park.
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WK Dickson provided surveying, planning, engineering, design, and construction administration for the new Tennis Center honoring Wilmington native Althea Gibson.
Improvements included widening to accommodate another lane of traffic in each direction, a 10-foot wide multi-use path (bikes and pedestrians) on the south side and a sidewalk on the north side consistent with the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Initiative.
The Yellow River Park site is a 565-plus-acre tract located in south Gwinnett County. The site is primarily wooded with a small amount of open space.
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WK Dickson's Downtown Revitalization Strategy (DRS) explored appropriate uses and the intensity of uses in these 12 blocks fronting the Pamlico River in the heart of Downtown Washington.
WK Dickson received the Merit Award for this project from the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
The South Rome Redevelopment Corporation contracted with WK Dickson to produce the South Rome Redevelopment Master Plan. The document is composed of three basic components: economic analysis and housing, transportation options, and mobility and redevelopment opportunities.
The Noonday Creek Trail Master Plan project is a 6.2 mile multi-use trail in Cobb County connecting the Bells Ferry neighborhood to the Cobb Parkway / Barrett Parkway intersection along the Noonday Creek corridor
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Peony Solar project in Orangeburg County, South Carolina sits on 334 acres, Peony is a 57-MW site and can generate more than 97,400 MWh per year. WK Dickson provided surveying, site design, bidding, construction documents and support.
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The project began with a study to evaluate alternatives for a phased delivery approach to develop the full Newman Corridor into a five-lane boulevard section, including construction of the southern connector.
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This new 8-story riverfront Embassy Suites hotel features 8 floors and 186 rooms. Amenities include a riverfront restaurant, banquet/meeting space, roof top bar, indoor pool, fitness center, business center, two story atrium and river walk.
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Just 15 minutes southeast of Charlotte, Millbridge is a 900-acre master planned community designed to produce a healthy environment with nature and family-focused amenities, open green-space and an iconic covered bridge.
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In Wilmington, NC, the CFCC Safety Training Center consists of approximately 21,000 SF of classroom facilities, a seven story drill tower, a tear gas building…
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The City of Columbus hired WK Dickson to provide all of the services necessary to realize their vision of a city-wide greenway…
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The Wilmington Convention Center is unlike any other meeting and business facility in North Carolina. The center and 581-space attached parking deck are located on a 9-acre tract on the banks of…
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A team consisting of several City departments, engineers from WK Dickson, three Eagle Scout candidates and countless other volunteers turned the site into a valuable and important community asset
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The revitalization of Abernathy Lakefront Park required dry excavation of approximately eight acres and 30,000 cubic yards…
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Peachtree Ridge Park was awarded the 2009 Honor Award for Designby the American Society of Landscape Architects Georgia Chapter…
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The Wrightsville Public Safety Building included the design of the new 2 story, 26,000 complex for the Fire and Police Departments on a 12.8 acre parcel that was previously developed…
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WK Dickson designed Sweet Water Park as one of Gwinnett’s first projects developed to incorporate the principles of a true "urban" park.
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WK Dickson provided surveying, planning, engineering, design, and construction administration for the new Tennis Center honoring Wilmington native Althea Gibson.
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Improvements included widening to accommodate another lane of traffic in each direction, a 10-foot wide multi-use path (bikes and pedestrians) on the south side and a sidewalk on the north side consistent with the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Initiative.
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The Yellow River Park site is a 565-plus-acre tract located in south Gwinnett County. The site is primarily wooded with a small amount of open space.
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WK Dickson's Downtown Revitalization Strategy (DRS) explored appropriate uses and the intensity of uses in these 12 blocks fronting the Pamlico River in the heart of Downtown Washington.
WK Dickson received the Merit Award for this project from the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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The South Rome Redevelopment Corporation contracted with WK Dickson to produce the South Rome Redevelopment Master Plan. The document is composed of three basic components: economic analysis and housing, transportation options, and mobility and redevelopment opportunities.
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The Noonday Creek Trail Master Plan project is a 6.2 mile multi-use trail in Cobb County connecting the Bells Ferry neighborhood to the Cobb Parkway / Barrett Parkway intersection along the Noonday Creek corridor
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Peony Solar project in Orangeburg County, South Carolina sits on 334 acres, Peony is a 57-MW site and can generate more than 97,400 MWh per year. WK Dickson provided surveying, site design, bidding, construction documents and support.