About the firm
Studio Davis is an independent planning practice working at the intersection of parking, mobility, and land use. We help communities understand how places function and make practical decisions about access, development, and public space.
Our work begins with the goals for a place. We combine field observation, data and GIS analysis, code review, and public engagement to understand the choices available and the people they affect. Recommendations are shaped around local conditions, authority, staffing, and budgets.
The practice’s work ranges from downtown parking plans and zoning updates to statewide management guidance, transit access, and rural transportation planning. Across these projects, the aim is consistent: clear plans that communities can put to use.
Brian Davis AICP
Founder and principal
Brian has 15+ years of experience helping communities connect parking, transportation, and land use decisions. His work spans downtowns, neighborhoods, development sites, and rural regions, combining technical analysis with fieldwork, public engagement, and an understanding of how local governments get things done.
Brian is the author of Oregon’s Parking Management Jump Start Guide and Washington’s Guidance for Parking Management. His work also includes development-code updates, transit-oriented planning, and an ongoing study of non-emergent medical transportation in rural West Virginia.
As Studio Davis’s founder and working owner, Brian works directly with clients and brings in project-specific collaborators when the work calls for them. He teaches Site Planning at Portland State University, holds an M.S. in Transportation Engineering from PSU, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
I’ve never been a fan of the “studies to study stuff that we might actually never do” and I thought the parking study would be exactly that. You changed my mind. I actually have something of value that I can work with. Studio Davis delivered a package of solutions that fits the context and the culture of this community.
-Katherine Guenther, City Planner, Yachats, Oregon
About our branding
The shape of our logo derives from the areas of overlap on a Venn Diagram and represents our foundational approach: Cities and communities are complex creatures, and tackling their problems requires a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach. You’ve got to consider context, and stave off unintended consequences. You’ve got to work in those intersections.
I was a graphic designer for many years before transitioning to urban design, so I agonized over this logo and branding for far too long; designing the logo for your own startup is both thrilling and terrifying. But I think “Intersections” is a nice representation of our punchy little firm. I hope you’ll follow along, and consider us for collaboration at our mutual intersections…
Capability statements
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Download state and local capability statement (PDF, 2 pages)