For this Five Year Strategic Plan, the Community Development Administration and Planning & Urban Design Agency have hired and contracted with a variety of individuals and firms to provide professional services.

Firms and individuals involved in the collaborative planning and document preparation process include:

• City of St. Louis Community Development Administration (CDA) and the Planning and Urban Design Agency (PDA) and Office of the Comptroller.
• Parsons Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas, Inc. -- Lead Consultant
• Attitude Research Company
• BJC Behavioral Health Services
• Catalyst Public Relations
• CORO Midwestern Center: CORO Fellows
• FORESIGHT, Inc.
• Jan Hernon, Independent Consultant
• O'Donnell Communications
• Project Respond
• St. Louis University: interns
• Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville: Department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis
• University of Missouri--St. Louis: Public Policy Research Centers, School of Business, Department of Economics, and interns.
• Washington University: George Warren Brown School of Social Work interns
• The Writing Company