Services

The professionals at Rice provide the coordination, analysis, documentation, and report preparation services for all of the environmental and planning processes and deliverables shown below.

Community Studies

  • Community characteristics reports (CCR)

  • Community impact assessments (CIA)

  • Socioeconomic & demographic studies

Environmental Impact Assessment

  • Categorical exclusion (CE)

  • Environmental impact assessment (EA)

  • Environmental impact statement (EIS)

  • Indirect & Cumulative Effects (ICE) Analysis

Environment Site Assessment

  • Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

  • Transaction screens

  • Environmental Balance Studies

Feasibility Studies

  • Design feasibility study

  • Major investment study

  • Site opportunities & constraints

  • Certified sites analysis

Planning

  • Long range development plan

  • Comprehensive plan update

  • Specific plan

Public Involvement

  • Public meeting & hearing

  • Design Charrette

  • Project website development

  • Graphic design & visualization

Technical Studies

  • Environmental Justice (EJ)

  • Visual & lighting impacts

  • GIS analysis