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- FREESE AND NICHOLS -
LOCAL ADDRESS
3100 Wilcrest Drive, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77042
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS
4055 International Plaza, Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76109-4895

CONTACT INFORMATION
Leads for Inquiries

Dan Sefko, FAICP, Group Manager
Phone: (214) 217-2372
Cell: (214) 507-6733
ds@freese.com

Craig Farmer, FAICP, Senior Planner
Phone: (806) 745-8100
Cell: (806) 392-2317
cf@freese.com
www.freese.com

YEARS IN BUSINESS: One hundred fifteen
STAFF
#
Principal
1
Project Manager
9
Senior Planner/Engineer
2
Planner/Associate
4
Analyst/Technician
2
Administrative Staff
4
   
GENERAL MESSAGE

Freese and Nichols (FNI) is a Texas-based firm providing planning, engineering, architecture, environmental science and construction services. Founder John Hawley began the firm's history of municipal planning in 1897, by design and construction management of Fort Worth's street and bridge system.

FNI offers innovative planning and quality client service that helps municipality's stretch capital and operating budgets as they serve their customers. We have the in-house resources to develop comprehensive plans and resulting capital improvement programs that are built on sound planning principals.

FNI's award-winning planning services include:

Comprehensive Planning, Thoroughfare and Transportation Planning

Downtown and Special Area Planning
Ordinance Development, Impact Fee Systems, Rough Proportionality Assessment,
and Growth Management Plans
Public Involvement
Development and Management

In the Houston area, FNI has provided services for numerous local, regional, and state agencies. FNI's vision: To be the firm of choice for clients and employees; and our focus remains on the cultivation of long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.

 

PROJECT EXAMPLES FROM PROPOSAL
Please click on the links for details about each project. Images are available on the right.

Project
Location
Sub / Prime
Images
City of Irving, 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update
Irving, TX
Prime
City of Frisco, 2006 Comprehensive Plan
Frisco, TX
Prime
City of El Paso, 2008 Subdivision Ordinance Diagnostics and Regulatory Action Report
El Paso, TX
Prime
Cedar Hill ISD, 2008 Population and Facilities Projections
Cedar Hill, TX
Prime
Urban Design: Urban Villages for Southeast Fort Worth/Magnolia Urban Village
Fort Worth, TX
Prime
 
City of Fredericksburg, 2006 Comprehensive Plan
Fredericksburg, TX
Prime
City of Shenandoah, 2009 Comprehensive Plan and Integrated Development Code (IDC)
Shenandoah, TX
Prime
City of Tomball, Original Zoning Ordinance and Map
Tomball, TX
Prime

 

SCOPE OF SERVICES

PLANNING

Comprehensive Planning
Strategic Planning

Transportation Planning
Access Management
Corridor Planning
Mobility Planning

 

IMPLEMENTATION AND REGULATIONS

Financing Strategies and Economic Development Tools
Growth Management & Impact Fees

Public & Private Partnerships
Special District Financing and Creation

Land Development Regulations
Annexation

Overlay District Ordinances
Zoning Code & Development Regulations

Site Planning
Urban Design


STUDIES AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Public Involvement
Charrettes
Community Outreach Tools
Workshops, Meeting Facilitation and Consensus Building