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Designing Local - SIGNED RECOMMENDATION (RFP24-029) - 04.22.2024

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RECENT AND RELATED PROJECTS
• Port S
t. Lucie Public Art Master Plan | Port St. Lucie, Florida | Project 
Manager
• Peoria 
Arts & Culture Master Plan | Peoria, Arizona | Project Manager
• Surprise, 
Arizona Public Art Master Plan | Surprise, Arizona | Project 
Manager
• Hender
son Arts and Culture Master Plan | Henderson, Nevada | Project 
Manager
• Glen
wood Springs Public Art Master Plan | Glenwood Springs, Colorado | 
Project Manager
• Corning P
ublic Art Plan | Corning, New York | Project Manager
• Pinellas P
ark Public Art Plan | Pinellas Park, Florida | Project Manager
• Special Capital D
istrict Design Guidelines | Frankfort, Kentucky | Project 
Manager
• Do
wntown Caldwell Revitalization Plan | Caldwell, Ohio | Placemaking Lead
• Cape Ma
y County Creative Placemaking Plan | Placemaking & Engagement 
Lead | Cape May County, New Jersey
• Moun
t Dora Public Art Master Plan | Mount Dora, Florida | Project Manager
• Douglas
ville Public Art Master Plan | Douglasville, Georgia | Project 
Manager
• Univ
ersity District Arts and Character Plan | Columbus, Ohio | Project 
Manager
• The E
ssence of Athens Plan | Athens, Ohio | Principal, Engagement 
Strategist
• Columbus Electrical Works Federal and State Historic Tax Credits | 
C
olumbus, Ohio
DESIGNING LOCAL  
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DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE
JOSHUA LAPP, AICP 
PRINCIPAL, DESIGNING LOCAL
Josh is a Principal and Co-Founder of Designing Local. He has twelve years 
of professional experience in urban planning on a variety of project types. 
Driven by the desire to create actionable plans with easy wins for clients 
and the community, Josh’s favorite projects are those that have a complex 
issue at the center. His broad knowledge of planning related issues have 
provided clients with well-rounded, highly researched recommendations 
to move cultural initiatives forward. At Designing Local, Josh oversees 
historic preservation tax credits, national register nominations, and historic 
preservation plans. He has worked on dozens of arts and culture planning 
initiatives across the country, developed broad public engagement 
opportunities for Public Art Plans and Cultural Plans, and has managed over 
20 state and federal historic tax credits in Ohio amounting to over $50 
million in investment in historic buildings in Columbus alone. 
PROJECT ROLE
Project Executive
ACCREDITATIONS
•
 Member
, American Institute of 
Certified Planners 
APPOINTMENTS
•
 Commissioner
, Near East Area 
Commission
• Tr
ansit Columbus multi-modal 
advocacy group, Chair of Board
• Former
 Commissioner, Create 
Columbus Commission
• Former
 Commissioner, Italian 
Village Historic Review Commission
EDUCATION
•
 Bachelor
 of Science in City & 
Regional Planning, The Ohio State 
University