EPS provides rigorous analysis and insightful solutions to address complex challenges in real estate development, land use policy, and local government finance. We are motivated by the role our work can play in shaping places where people live and we strive to create high-quality urban environments that advance the principles of diversity, resiliency, and shared prosperity.
EPS offers a wealth of experience, robust technical expertise, and the ability to offer insightful solutions to address the challenges and opportunities of urban development.
EPS is pleased to announce that the City of Emeryville selected our team to prepare an Inclusionary Housing Policy and Development Impact Fee Update Study. The City originally adopted its Affordable Housing Set-Aside Ordinance in 1990 to address a shortage of affordable housing. While City housing policy has evolved over the years, the passage of AB1505 (2017) allowing municipalities to apply inclusionary housing requirements to rental units creates an opportunity for a more significant policy re-evaluation. And with the goal of ensuring housing policy and impact fees in combination do not significantly reduce investment, the City is taking on a comprehensive development impact fee update simultaneously. The study will evaluate policy options and fee levels, and will use real estate financial analysis to test real estate development feasibility effects. EPS is joined by Fehr & Peers, who are working on the City’s transportation fee as part of the study.
EPS’s Sacramento office recently had the opportunity to volunteer with the American River Parkway Foundation, the only nonprofit dedicated to the active conservation of all 23 miles of the American River Parkway—Sacramento’s "Urban Jewel." Since 1983, the Foundation has led efforts to protect and preserve this vital natural resource through hands-on programs that maintain trails, remove trash, and combat environmental threats like invasive plants. As part of their Invasive Plant Management Program, we worked alongside Foundation staff and volunteers to remove non-native plant species that threaten native habitats, increase wildfire risk, and reduce biodiversity. It was a meaningful and rewarding experience to contribute to the long-term health of the Parkway, ensuring it remains an accessible and thriving space for wildlife and the community alike.
