Expertise in infrastructure
About LaBella
At LaBella Associates, our job is to create—structures, plans, ideas, results. As a nationally recognized Design Professional Corporation, that’s a given, right? But here’s what really drives us: creating partnership between our team and our clients. So much so that we become one team, unified in the unrelenting pursuit of exceptional performance on each and every project. Reliability. Accountability. Collaboration. Respect. Not skills we went to school for, but innate in LaBella team members.
The pursuit of partnership is embedded in our culture—has been since our inception in 1978. And it affects client outcomes in profound ways. It means we’re built to expertly execute projects from start to finish. That we have the talent and resources to take on any challenge. That projects are completed on time, on budget, and beyond expectations. And that we win awards— not just for our talent, but also for our ethics, employee culture, and growth.
Today, our wheelhouse is broad, with four key service offerings: Buildings, Energy, Infrastructure, and Environmental. Our reach is widespread with staff located throughout the country and Europe. We’re headquartered in Rochester, NY—but our impact is seen, felt, and experienced around the world.
Visit us at www.labellapc.com to get a glimpse of some of the things we’re working on right now. But don’t let us do all the talking—tell us about your goals by calling (877) 626-6606.
We’ve built partnerships with our clients since our inception in 1978. If there’s been a need, we’ve responded. The result? Diverse service offerings that can address any aspect of the built or natural environment.
Environmental
Environmental Remediation & Compliance
Full-Service Solid Waste
Air Permitting
Environmental Contracting
Buildings
Architecture
Interior Design
Mechanical, Electrical, &
Structural Engineering
Hazardous Building Materials
Energy
Electric & Gas
Transmission & Distribution
Dams & Hydropower
Renewables
Program Management
Construction Management
Infrastructure
Transportation Engineering
Municipal Engineering
Construction Engineering
Planning & Grant Writing
Land Surveying
Land Development & Landscape Architecture
Civil Engineering
We know that communities require a wide range of services; that’s where LaBella’s team of dedicated civil engineers comes in. Supported by construction professionals, landscape architects, and planners, our teams provide services across a full spectrum of needs, including assessments and planning, design, permitting, procurement, contract administration and inspection, commissioning, and operational support.
We provide the expertise necessary to keep your infrastructure functional, sustainable, and up to date.
Our professional services include:
• Water Supply Systems: Sources, treatment, storage, and distribution
• Wastewater Management Systems: Collection, treatment, and disposal/discharge
• Stormwater Management Systems: Collection, treatment, and discharge, as well as green infrastructure practices and MS4 compliance support
• Water Resource Management: Protection of water bodies and shorelines, watercourses, and sensitive environmental areas, including floodplain management
• Utility Systems: Municipally owned, operated, and maintained gas and electric systems, with expertise in a variety of renewables
• Public Facilities: A full range of community spaces, including recreational areas such as athletic fields, beaches, parks, and public pools
To further support your community’s infrastructure needs, LaBella provides professional services to municipal boards and departments, including expertise in community planning, data management, general counsel related to regulatory programs, code compliance and enforcement, and emergency response.
Prepared for the unprecedented—we evaluate infrastructure and implement solutions to protect against the climate challenges of tomorrow.
Land Development
Whether it’s a 1,000-unit residential development, a mixeduse community, a corporate or industrial site, or even a stadium, LaBella’s land development group works with you to understand your vision and bring it to life. We pave the path to entitlement, supporting land development from site selection and feasibility through concept planning, design, and construction.
We offer the following land development services:
• Site Selection and Feasibility
• Concept Planning
• Entitlements
• Community Engagement
• Design Development
• Construction Support Services
Creating sustainable sites requires synergy between our natural and built environments. By assessing sites in the context of environmental features, permitting, and regulatory frameworks, we provide clients with clear road maps for successful project development.
Landscape Architecture
Our landscape architects employ a philosophical yet practical design approach to reimagine spaces and places for social, cultural, and environmental interaction.
We work closely with our clients to balance the functionality that infrastructure systems require with the aesthetics of placemaking.
Our design process adheres to the principle that form follows function—whether for a large urban plaza, a mobility corridor, or a private landscape.
Our goal is to listen and deliver a creative, environmentally responsive design solution every time.
With formal training in the arts and sciences, our landscape professionals are experts in:
• Environmental Design and Preservation: Protecting the resources we rely on
• Recreation and Trail Planning: Creating the outdoor spaces we enjoy
• Urban Design: Supporting the places where we live, work, and play
• Residential Design: Shaping the private places where we can relax
Planning, Grants, & Municipal Services
For more than 40 years, we have assisted communities with their planning, grant funding, and municipal needs. With so much experience under our belt, it’s no wonder we’re able to provide innovative solutions to plan, fund, and implement successful projects on behalf of our clients.
Our certified planners provide a range of planning and development services, including:
• Revitalization Planning: Downtown redevelopment, economic development strategies, and brownfield transformation
• Neighborhood and Area Planning: Placemaking, master planning, and market analysis
• Community Land Use Planning: Comprehensive plans, zoning strategies, and municipal reviews
• Sustainability and Resiliency: Climate adaptation, agricultural protection, and environmental planning
And we’re not just planners—we’re grant writers too. From identifying potential funding to writing and submitting applications, we take a comprehensive approach to securing grants for our clients and ensure that each grant is administered in accordance with the proposal and the terms of the grant contract.
We’re strengthening communities and shaping their own authentic sense of place.
Traffic & Transportation Planning
Planning and designing for the safe and efficient movement of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians.
Our traffic engineers support infrastructure projects from data collection through design, addressing traffic impacts and safety, traffic signals, site access and circulation, parking, intersections, roundabouts, highways, freeways, and expressways. We also provide expert environmental reviews, traffic modeling and simulations, and assist with access management, permitting, intelligent transportation systems, and work zone traffic control plans.
We combine data-driven analysis with meaningful public engagement to conduct corridor, areawide, regional, and statewide studies— helping us prioritize needs, forecast future conditions, and visualize strategic solutions.
Additionally, we assist with safety analysis and planning, ADA compliance, context-sensitive and Complete Streets integration, micromobility and active transportation, traffic calming, and crossing analysis and treatment selection.
Our multi-modal planning and design team provides specialized transportation services, including the planning, design, and implementation of transit facilities and operations—such as bus rapid transit systems and zero-emissions bus programs.
Transportation affects more than just our commute—it shapes our quality of life. That’s why our transportation projects are about more than pavement and concrete. We focus on safety, efficiency, and sustainability, with innovative design approaches that deliver longevity— for both the projects and the partnerships behind them.
Highways
Our municipal, state, and private clients rely on LaBella’s highway team for feasibility studies, analysis, and design services. With highly regarded projects across expressways, arterials, collectors, and local roads, we consistently demonstrate the ability to deliver on cost, scope, schedule, and quality.
Our highway design services
Interstate highway rehabilitation and
Principal arterial corridor reconstruction
Historic village main streets with signature streetscape amenities
Roundabout construction as alternative
Preventative maintenance rehabilitation
The
geologic conditions at your site influence what you can do and how you can do it.
The stability, durability, and longevity of your building, bridge, highway, street, culvert, stream, dam, or retaining wall depend heavily on the surface on which it is built. By carefully evaluating site conditions and identifying constraints, LaBella’s geotechnical engineers guide you to cost-effective solutions that support the design and success of your project.
Geotechnical engineering also plays a critical role in enhancing climate resilience by improving the safety, reliability, and adaptability of infrastructure in the face of climate-related challenges.
Construction Engineering
Our construction engineers collaborate closely with the construction team to develop innovative, cost-effective solutions for project-specific hurdles. We create plans that address design, fabrication, and construction conditions unique to each project environment, turning theoretical concepts into tangible results.
Land Surveying
Whether mapping infrastructure and assets indoors, outdoors, or underground, LaBella’s data intelligence team provides geographic information system (GIS) solutions tailored to each project. Our GIS professionals have supported hundreds of projects across all our core service areas and are backed by subject matter experts in civil engineering, environmental engineering, transportation engineering, and planning.
But it’s not just mapping expertise we offer. We are experienced in GIS enterprise systems administration, application development, geospatial analysis, data analysis and management, field data collection applications, and data visualization. Whatever your mapping needs, we deliver end-to-end services that empower your organization to succeed.
Our licensed land surveyors use stateof-the-art equipment to locate and document property lines, easements, structures, and other land features. This information provides essential data for infrastructure construction, real estate transactions, government planning, and land development or site design.
We perform a full range of surveying services, including right-of-way, boundary, GPS control, FEMA elevation and flood zone, deformation and monitoring, as-built, and bathymetric surveys, as well as differential and digital leveling and wetland surveys and mapping.
Utilizing high-definition laser scanning, unmanned aircraft systems, subsurface utility engineering methods, and 3D construction data preparation, we leverage the latest technology to take our work to the next level.
Geographic Information Systems
Environmental
Your project may have a variety of environmental considerations. From initial due diligence to remediation and ongoing compliance, LaBella has your environmental needs covered.
Our team is well-versed in regulations and permitting requirements related to environmental due diligence, as well as wetland and ecological impacts. When remediation or mitigation is necessary, our staff develops solutions tailored to the property’s future use.
Nothing can halt the progress of a project like the discovery of regulated building materials. We have experience providing inspection, abatement design, and air and project monitoring for asbestos and other hazardous materials. Our in-house laboratory ensures accurate and efficient results.
We plan, design, and build the structures and systems that enable modern, sustainable living.