Capabilities

The full service model

Every discipline a complex approval requires.

ClearPath organizes its work into six divisions that share one plan, one calendar and one accountable lead. Field operations and community intelligence are our established core. Where a project requires licensed or specialized professionals, such as land-use counsel, engineers, environmental scientists or economists, those roles are filled by qualified specialists for that engagement and identified to the client.

Entitlement & approval strategy

We map the approval pathway before the first filing: which decisions are required, in what order, by whom, and where the risks sit.

— Approval pathway assessments

— Land-use and zoning issue identification

— Entitlement process mapping

— Regulatory milestone coordination

— Risk identification

— Agency and decision-process research

— Approval strategy development

Formal legal opinions and other regulated professional services are provided by appropriately qualified specialists.

Government & public affairs

We help development teams understand the officials, agencies and policies that shape a decision, and engage them in the right order with accurate information.

— Government relations strategy

— Public policy monitoring

— Stakeholder analysis

— Agency coordination

— Legislative and regulatory research

— Public hearing preparation

— Government engagement planning

Where an engagement requires lobbying registration, the work is performed by appropriately registered professionals.

Community relations & engagement

Two-way engagement with the people who live and work near a project, conducted openly and documented so legitimate concerns are heard and answered.

— Community listening and research

— Stakeholder engagement

— Neighborhood meetings

— Resident and business outreach

— Community advisory processes

— Community-benefits discussions

— Documenting and addressing legitimate concerns

Technical & environmental advisory

Technical questions decide many hearings. We coordinate qualified expertise on the issues communities raise and make sure the findings are explained accurately.

— Power infrastructure

— Water usage

— Noise and acoustics

— Environmental impacts

— Traffic and access

— Site infrastructure

— Mitigation measures

— Independent economic and fiscal studies

These disciplines are incorporated into the project scope and staffed by qualified, independent professionals when required.

Communications & public information

Clear, accurate information that answers what residents and officials actually ask, from first announcement through construction.

— Project communications strategy

— Public information materials

— Project websites

— Media relations

— Public meeting presentations

— Digital communications

— Accurate explanations of technical findings

— Ongoing construction communications

Field operations & community intelligence

Our established advantage. Trained, identified teams that reach residents directly, verify every contact and turn conversations into structured intelligence a project team can act on.

— Professional canvassing

— Resident surveys

— Field recruitment

— Training and supervision

— GPS-verified contact

— Quality-control audits

— Community sentiment analysis

— Daily and weekly reporting

— Geographic coverage

— Large-scale outreach coordination

Working together

One strategy across the approval lifecycle.

The divisions are not separate services sold side by side. Each stage of an approval draws on several of them at once, under one lead and one calendar.

I Assess. Entitlement strategy and community intelligence establish the decision path and the local landscape.

II Strategize. Government affairs and entitlement strategy set the sequence of stakeholders, milestones and workstreams.

III Engage. Community relations, communications and field operations reach officials and residents directly.

IV Resolve. Technical advisory coordinates qualified specialists on the questions communities raise.

V Prepare. Every division contributes to hearing readiness: testimony, materials and answers to open questions.

VI Deliver. Communications and community relations carry commitments through construction and operation.

Not sure which disciplines a project needs?

Most engagements begin with an assessment of the approval pathway. We’ll recommend the scope the project actually requires.

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