Ed Byrne, P.C., and Regional Planning Services exist to help landowners more effectively share with neighbors and governmental decision-making bodies the vision they have for future development of their property. Running the gauntlet of meetings and hearings required in the West to secure a building permit requires active listening skills and the sort of preparation found in a grassroots political campaign. The rules governing the exercise of discretion by land use boards, commissions and councils have become more subjective and more visually-oriented, requiring new presentation tools and different strategies of persuasion. The ability to facilitate public discussion involving people with strongly held, but potentially conflicting opinions, involves more art than science. We have experience in all of these critical areas.

We believe growth is not inherently "evil" -- It can produce positive or negative change. We believe land use patterns in the West must change over time to enable our communities to have a more sustainable future that improves our quality of life and reduces resource consumption and waste production. The private and public sectors will have to work together to create such positive change. Citizens will have to embrace projects that make things better, and oppose development that makes things worse; knowing which is which is the real challenge. If you or someone you know is wrestling with these issues, spend some time exploring this web site and/or give us a call. We can help . . .

Ed Byrne is a former land use attorney for the City of Boulder, Colorado, Director of Operations for Colorado Ski Country USA, and Government Relations Director for Boulder's Chamber of Commerce. In 1996, he was a candidate for Boulder County Commissioner.

Ed has experience facilitating inter-jurisdictional long range regional planning efforts, representing both public and private sector clients. Since 1994, Ed has also worked as an attorney representing hundreds of clients in Boulder County, Colorado's front range communities, and Colorado and Utah's mountain resort communities. He has developed unique multi-media presentation techniques for effectively persuading citizens and elected or appointed decision-makers to support good projects that enhance our quality of life or oppose bad ones that may harm it.

Ed Byrne has been appointed to serve on the following state, regional and local groups:

Colorado Environment 2000 Citizen Advisory Committee (1989); facilitator, Colorado Smart Growth Summit (1995); Colorado Outdoor Recreation Resource Partnership (1989-94); Boulder County Regional Transportation Task Force (1996-98); Chair, Community Development Council (1996); Chair, Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Review Committee (1995-96); U.S. 36 Task Force (1995-97); Co-Chair, North Boulder Subcommunity Plan Steering Committee; Chair, Foothill Elementary School Improvement Team (1995)

(Note: This site contains animated slideshows, using a plug-in called Flash Animation which lets you view multimedia content all across the Web):