Client:
Mr. Joe Loethen
Civil Engineer
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, Arkansas 72712-6489
(501) 273-4387

With the ever-increasing number of Wal-Mart Supercenters and Sam’s Clubs in towns and cities, some communities have issues with site implications. To help resolve this problem, Moore Planning Group, LLC (MPG) works closely with Wal-Mart management, site engineers, and local planning agencies to develop schemes designed for minimal impact to the site, adjacent neighborhoods, and surrounding environment.

MPG utilizes safety, function, and enhancement criteria to ensure maximum benefit and quality in all design solutions. Safety issues include site lines, landscape type and heights, and walkway widths. The use of low-maintenance, native vegetation resolves several maintenance function issues, a critical concern for many clients. Moore Planning Group draws on its design expertise to ensure a high-quality appearance that creates enhanced value for both Wal-Mart and surrounding communities.

Moore Planning Group develops planning solutions that focus on conflict resolution via the discovery of appropriate site designs, based on environment sensitivity and proximity to residential communities and schools. MPG successfully facilitates positive input meetings to allow citizens and community leaders the opportunity to express concerns. The design approach then considers those concerns in order to provide a contextually sensitive solution.

Every MPG design exhibits environmentally conscious land planning, and reduces long-term lifecycle costs by utilizing existing site features such as drainage characteristics, existing vegetation, and maintenance knowledge. The combination of all the design features thus allows Wal-Mart Supercenters and Sam’s Clubs to enhance both Wal-Mart and community value.