sample Military Projects
military base expansion impacts
Petersburg, Virginia
In late 2006, RKG Associates, Inc. was retained by the Crater Planning District Commission to analyze the growth-related impacts associated with the 2005 BRAC decision to make Fort Lee a Sustainment Center of Excellence. The creation of the Center of Excellence will increase the number of military personnel, students, civilian and contractor employees and dependents by 15,300 between 2007 and 2011. RKG analyzed impacts to regional schools, healthcare, daycare, and housing markets. RKG then prepared annual forecasts to project future demographic and economic impacts associated with Fort Lee’s expansion and helped prepare a transition plan for the municipalities and the region..
military base expansion impacts
Topeka, Kansas
In December 2005, the Department of the Army announced that the military population at Fort Riley would increase from about 10,660 to over 20,000. RKG Associates was retained to prepare an impact assessment of this expansion on local communities and identify alternative approaches for managing growth related impacts. A key element of this project involved the use of an economic model (REMI) in order to demographic and economic impacts. The strategic action plan which emerged from this analysis is now being implemented
joint land use study
City of Wichita-Sedgwick County, Kansas
The City of Wichita, with a population of 334,000, abuts the McConnell Air Force Base along its northern and western perimeters. The portions of these three jurisdictions that adjoin the Base are experiencing increased development pressure that could threaten the long-term viability of McConnell to carry out its mission. RKG Associates, Inc. was retained by the MAPD to conduct a Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) that examined existing and future conflicts related to land development, as well as civilian air-port operations in the vicinity of McConnell. An implementation strategy was recommended by RKG that would revise existing regulations and establish a more institutionalized approach to reviewing development proposals around the Base to insure long-term compatibility with on-going mission activities.
military base reuse
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Pease Air Force Base was the first military base selected in the U.S. for closure under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. In 1989, a consulting team, that included RKG Associates, Inc., was retained by the Pease Redevelopment Authority (PDA), a state created agency, to prepare a plan for the eventual redevelopment and management of the site. RKG was responsible for the market research, the initial marketing plan and the financing plan. Since acquisition of the site by the PDA, over $2 billion in public and private money has been in-vested in establishing a world class business and aviation park resulting in the creation of over 7,500 new jobs, more than 160 businesses, and the renovation or construction of almost 3.8 million square feet of business and industrial space.