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McLane Associates10-12-18 | Feature
McLane Associates
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Thomas J. McLane and Associates, Inc. is a veteran-owned landscape architecture, environmental science and recreation planning firm established in 1989 by its principal, Thomas J. McLane, RLA, ASLA. His experience has facilitated growth into a community-oriented firm within Northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond. The firm is located in an old neighborhood grocery store in Scranton, Pennsylvania. For over 30 years, McLane Associates has nourished an environmentally conscious approach for planning, design and engineering of sustainable trails, recreation and park facilities. Site designs begin with conceptual storm-water quality mitigation techniques that marry landscape aesthetics with multi-functional combinations of gray and green infrastructure features.



McClane Associates

McClane Associates

McClane Associates

The Geinsinger Medical College, City of Scranton, Penn.
This landscape design features an intergraded fountain pool and rain gardens with simulated creek beds and a colorful natural landscape setting. Green infrastructure design elements include dynamic splash blocks and two 10,000-gallon underground cisterns to store roof rainwater for use in lawn irrigation. A memorial courtyard columbarium for the public storage of cinerary urns with gardens features an eternal flame and green wall plantings.




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McClane Associates

McClane Associates

Nay Aug Avenue Natural Play Area, City of Scranton, Penn.
The Nay Aug Avenue Recreation Area and Trailhead is an adaptable re-use of a vacant block-long linear strip of federal buy-out property now managed as a lawn by the City of Scranton. The play area theme mimics a beaver pond ecosystem both in site design and custom-designed play features including a snake and fish climbers, a lily pad stage, and a fishing shack. It is bounded by a two-lane tike-trail designed to teach children about basic road safety rules like "Beaver Crossing" signage and cross walks. Educational signage, conceptual renderings, final design and bid documents were prepared. They also assisted with park programming and community arts competitions. This was the first DCNR funded natural play area in Pennsylvania.




McClane Associates

McClane Associates

McClane Associates

The Brooklyn Pop-Up Bike Park at Havemeyer Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Conceptual site plans were prepared for a pop-up park on a vacant parcel in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Park plans included space for Brooklyn Farms Urban Garden, an art space and library reading and presentation area. The Pop-up Park was selected as a finalist for a South-by-Southwest Design Award.




McClane Associates

McClane Associates

McClane Associates

The Alliance Landfill, Taylor Borough, Pa.
This project was awarded a 5-year research permit by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for design, installation and monitoring five-controlled experimental reforestation and meadow vegetative plots on a capped sanitary landfill. The landfill received a PA/DE Chapter ASLA Merit Award in 2011.




As seen in LASN magazine, October 2018.



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