About Our Collaborative

We are a consortium of boutique firms, joining together to complement one another. We mesh the disciplines of town planning, design, architecture, economic development, public-private finance and community facilitation, focusing first and foremost on implementation. Accordingly, Gateway Planning pursues only those projects that are a mutual fit for our collaborative and our clients.

Gateway Planning provides town-planning services to both public and private sector clients. We work with communities, local governments, state agencies, universities and developers to facilitate growth in mixed-use pedestrian-friendly patterns. We focus on the basics: a mix of housing types, neighborhood retail, pocket parks, community schools, great civic spaces and transportation choice, as well as streets designed for both cars and people.

We have developed master plans for downtowns, urban cores, neighborhoods, universities and fast-growing suburban growth corridors. We bring those master plans to life with form-based urban codes and CC&Rs that both elevate quality of life and, at the same time, harness the market's ability to deliver profitable and sustainable neighborhoods.

Scott Polikov and our other principals believe that the key to implementation is integrating urban design back into the planning and land development process, in addition to utilizing performance-based approaches to unleash the genius of the market. The rest of the Gateway Planning team includes Jay Narayana, Milosav Cekic, Michael Huston, Yasmin Fazelinia; and we collaborate regularly with Jon Hockenyos of TXP, Inc.