

A boutique urban research, strategic planning and media consultancy providing services to government, institutions, and private clients

Services

Regional Economic Competitiveness Benchmarking
Strategic competitiveness planning driven by unique economic insights and proprietary analytics
Technology Forecasting & Tech Sector Development

Forecasting the regional impacts of new technology and developing competitive strategies to grow tech sector employment
Economic development and housing project planning and impact analysis

Development Planning & Feasibility Analysis

Climate Change Solutions
Strategic planning, organization, institution building, and financing for large-scale climate change mitigation

UrbanCentric Advisory
Providing clients long term in-house analytical and advisory services, augmenting their capabilities with UrbanCentric's insight and experience.

Public-Private Finance Planning
Structuring win-win development financing structures and building long-term funding solutions
Practice
UrbanCentric has completed award-winning research, planning, and development projects for national institutions, foreign clients, private business, and local communities.

Principal

Kevin T. Greiner, MUP JD

Kevin Greiner is a consulting economist, urban planner and leading urban policy researcher on the issues of regional economic competitiveness, income inequality, climate change, technology, and the future of cities. Mr. Greiner is a former Senior Fellow at the Florida International University Jorge M. Perez Metropolitan Center and former Director of Planning for the City of Buffalo, New York.
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Mr. Greiner has led a wide variety of over 100 projects as a consultant and principal for US and international clients. UrbanCentric specializes in Regional and Local Economic Competitiveness, Strategic Planning and Development Policy, Tech Sector Development, Climate Change Planning, and Public-Private Finance.