FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [February 11, 2026]: California-based planning firm Raimi + Associates (R+A) has joined national sustainability firm Alta Planning + Design (Alta).
“We’re honored to have Raimi + Associates join Alta,” said Alta CEO Brett Hondorp. “Our firms have a shared mission to help our clients create sustainable and healthy communities with solutions that prioritize people, advance equity and create a safer more resilient future.”
This partnership expands Alta’s capabilities with services in comprehensive planning, urban design, development regulations, sustainable development, and social research, under a new Community Planning practice led by R+A founder and CEO Matt Raimi.
“This is an exciting step forward for Alta,” said Alta Chief Strategy Officer Katie Mangle. “By joining forces with R+A’s talented team, Alta will be better positioned to address the complex and interconnected challenges facing communities today. Adding the Community Planning service to our growing list of capabilities demonstrates our commitment to deliver holistic solutions for our client communities.”
The partnership with R+A advances Alta’s evolution from active transportation into a full-service sustainable community planning and design firm delivering projects from concept through implementation.
“We’re incredibly excited to join forces with Alta and become part of a larger platform that shares our commitment to sustainable, community-centered design,” said Matt Raimi. “By leveraging Alta’s existing strengths and expertise, we’re positioned to create even greater impact for the communities we serve.”
About Raimi + Associates
The firm’s planning and urban design expertise is complemented and informed by their focus on public health, equity, sustainability, and program evaluation. To address the complexity of communities, R+A integrates a host of interrelated subjects — land use and design, sustainability and green building, public health and social equity, and public engagement and visioning — into planning and social research efforts at a variety of scales.
About Alta Planning + Design
Founded in 1996, Alta serves our clients with climate friendly community, mobility, and infrastructure solutions that prioritize people, advance equity, and create a safer, more resilient future. With more than 20 offices across the U.S., the firm connects people to places by providing solutions across the disciplines of planning, landscape architecture and urban design, engineering, education and encouragement programs, and community engagement.