Community-Oriented Urban Design, with a Focus on Implementation Crescendo Planning & Design was founded with a desire to help small communities more clearly articulate their visions and better position themselves for realizing those visions. Leveraging over 15 years of experience working with both developers and municipalities, Crescendo is focused on collaborating with clients to build toward implementation with intention. Crescendo strives to demonstrate progress in the short-term as a strategic step toward long-term aspirations.