About

Rhie Planning LLC is an urban planning and sustainability consultancy that partners with public agencies to advance equity-centered climate and resilience strategies. A small business enterprise (SBE) based in Los Angeles, we bring a blend of technical expertise and stakeholder engagement to support the development and implementation of bold, actionable sustainability and resilience initiatives, while centering the needs of vulnerable communities.


Services

Climate and Sustainability Policy Development

– including agency-wide frameworks, performance metrics, and alignment with state and federal goals

Climate Resilience Planning

– including infrastructure adaptation strategies, vulnerability assessments, and integration of frontline community priorities

Environmental Justice and Equity Strategy

– including equity indicator development, procedural and distributional equity frameworks, and community benefit analysis

Stakeholder and Community Engagement

– including facilitation of workshops, ambassador programs, public comment integration, and engagement strategy design

Strategic Advisory and Interagency Coordination

– including executive briefings, cross-departmental alignment, and collaboration with regional and local partners

Communications and Visualization Tools

– including development of accessible reports, data dashboards, and public-facing storytelling platforms

Business Certifications

California Department of General Services: Emerging Business Enterprise (EBE), Small Business / Microbusiness (SB (Micro)), Small Business for the purpose of public works (SB-PW)

California Department of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

California Public Utilities Commission: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

City of Los Angeles: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Emerging Business Enterprise (EBE), Local Business Enterprise (LBE), Local, Small Business (LSB), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Small Business Enterprise (SBE)

Los Angeles County Office of Small Business: Community Business Enterprise (CBE), Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE)

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro): Small Business Enterprise (SBE)

Louisiana United Certification Program: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

New York City Department of Small Business Services: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

Let’s Work Together