Courage to create the places we love. placemakers around the world have unrealized plans sitting on shelves – plans for addressing poor or inadequate infrastructure, plans to encourage economic development, redevelopment or restoration plans, plans for placemaking, plans for development. because of the complex nature of these, it takes courage to implement them. the most fail-safe method we have found to build courage is to help eliminate risk. that is precisely where we can help. rebecca leonard, faicp, pla, leed ap, cnu-a, the founder of lionheart places llc, has over 20 years of experience in community planning, urban design, engagement, facilitation and landscape architecture. she has created countless plans and has worked closely with her private development and public agency clients to ensure that they are implemented. it is her awareness of the challenges bridging from visioning into implementation that drove her to open lionheart, a firm committed to seeing clients realize their visions! lionheart will support and advocate for clients wherever they are in the process of creation – problem or opportunity identification, visioning, phasing, testing the market, partnership building, financing, construction and post occupancy analysis. lionheart’s process creates a framework for all implementation activities, ensuring that they are advancing the project to completion while confirming they are supportable by the marketplace, financeable by a variety of sources, feasible in design and construction and supportable by the stakeholders. we monitor comprehensive risk and alert clients to potential pitfalls. this helps our clients keep their courage through the long process of implementation. when your team is overwhelmed or unable to determine a path toward realization of your vision, call lionheart to help