About Us
Every project we work on is part of someone’s daily life: the bus they ride, the park down the street, the water from their tap. EHI believes those places and systems work best when the people who use them help shape them. For more than 30 years, we have put that belief to work through engagement, planning, and data analysis.
We care about this work because we get to see what changes. A historic mosaic is back in public view. A city is replacing its lead water lines. Transit riders are being heard in their own languages. Results like these are why our team shows up, and why we stay involved long after a meeting ends or a report is delivered.
Our History
E. Holdings, Inc. (EHI) began as a real estate developer in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Our founder, Irvin Williams, set out to rebuild neighborhoods with the support of the people already living in them, and to leave Pittsburgh better than he found it. The business has changed since then. The commitment has not. As we grew from development into engagement, planning, and data, and from the Hill District to projects across the country, we brought it with us.
Today, a second generation of leadership carries that commitment forward. We think in generations because our work does. A transit network, a sewer tunnel, or a comprehensive plan will serve people who have not been born yet, and we are proud to contribute to something that lasts.
Connecting To People
Community is the core of what we do. We meet people at bus stops, block parties, and youth sports games, because the people a plan affects most are rarely the ones with time to attend a public meeting. We engage and educate throughout the process, so the final plan is equitable, implementable, and shared.
Connecting to Place
No plan starts from scratch. Every place has a history, a set of current conditions, and systems most people never see. Our GIS and data management teams gather and analyze that information and turn it into maps and graphics that tell a place’s story, so the strategy for its future starts from what is there today.
Connecting to The Future
Planning only goes so far. A plan makes a difference when the community picks it up and carries it, so we work to energize and empower people to take an active role in what comes next. It takes equal parts good planning, tailoring to each neighborhood, and community buy-in to turn a plan into lasting change.
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