KAIZEN Collaborative

• KAIZEN Collaborative is a landscape architecture and civil engineering firm based in Chamblee, Georgia.
• We specialize in planning and designing parks, greenways, multi-use trails, and other active transportation and recreation facilities.
• Our work focuses on helping communities create healthy, active environments.

Philosophy

• "Kaizen" is a Japanese practice that emphasizes continual improvement over time.
• We believe that lasting change must be strategic and collaborative to have the greatest impact.

Mission

• To offer our clients highly specialized landscape architecture, civil engineering, planning, and GIS services, focusing primarily on healthy, active communities.

Origin and history

• KAIZEN Collaborative was founded in 2010.
• The firm was created with the specific intent of bringing together the best talent to support clients building active transportation and recreation facilities.

Experience and focus

• Since our inception, KAIZEN Collaborative has successfully completed the planning of more than 900 miles of multi-use trails with over 30 communities.
• We have designed approximately 100 miles of bicycle and pedestrian facilities for construction.
• This experience has made KAIZEN Collaborative one of the leading trail planning and design firms in the Southeast United States.

Our approach

• Collaborative teaming that brings each project the specific experience and expertise it needs.
• Strong project management and innovative, multidisciplinary problem-solving.
• Emphasis on creating communities that desire and embrace bicycle and pedestrian active lifestyles.

Specialized services

• Multi-use trail planning and design
• Site design
• Public land use permitting
• Hydrology and flood study
• Branding and signage design

Typical project types

• Greenways and multi-use trail systems
• Parks and active transportation networks
• Bicycle and pedestrian facilities
• Residential and small site development projects

Geographic focus

• KAIZEN Collaborative primarily serves communities in Georgia and across the Southeast United States.

How to contact KAIZEN Collaborative

• Email: admin@kaizencollaborative.com
• Website contact form: available on the Contact page at https://www.kaizencollaborative.com/contact

New projects and collaboration

• Prospective clients can use the contact form or email to share information about their project.
• KAIZEN Collaborative works with a variety of clients on trail, greenway, park, and site development projects, including communities and private developers.

Branding for trail and greenway systems

• Experience developing branding for regional trail and greenway networks, including:
• Columbus Dragonfly Trail branding
• ECO Greenway branding
• Branding of the PCG

Signage and wayfinding design

• Design of regulatory, informational, and directional signage that supports safe and intuitive trail use.
• Example: Carrollton GreenBelt (Carrollton, Georgia), including:
• Trail regulatory signs
• Kiosk signs at trailheads
• Directional signs along the greenway

Example project – The Heights at Ashford Park (Chamblee, Georgia)

• Four single-family detached home development on a 1.4-acre tract.
• Located in a residential area of Chamblee, Georgia.
• Project challenges included:
• State waters on site.
• Significant change in elevation across the buildable area.
• KAIZEN Collaborative's civil engineering team:
• Worked with the developer, Roma Ventures, to design a layout that maximized the site's potential.
• Provided grading and drainage solutions to support access and usability for the homes.
• Project schedule:
• Beginning date: July 2014.
• Completion date: April 2017.

Other residential project examples

• Enclave at Druid Hills
• Voysey at Alpharetta Downtown
• Manchester Phase 1–3

Selected planning projects

• Atlanta BeltLine Northwest Trail Feasibility Study (Atlanta, Georgia)

KAIZEN served as the lead design team during this 14-month project, which included feasibility assessment, due diligence, and community engagement. The study evaluated feasible and constructible corridors for the BeltLine Northwest Trail, based on criteria such as constructability, cost and finance, trail experience, and community.

• Trails ATL – Atlanta Trail Plan

Citywide trail planning effort focused on creating a connected trail network in Atlanta.

• Georgia Hi-Lo Trail Master Plan

Long-distance trail master planning to connect communities and destinations across Georgia.

Selected multi-use trail design projects

• Peachtree Creek Greenway Phase 1B
• Westside BeltLine Connector
• Springway Morgan Falls Connector

Track record

• Planned more than 900 miles of multi-use trails with over 30 communities.
• Designed 100 miles of bicycle and pedestrian facilities for construction.

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