(941) 962-4136 johnposborne@outlook.com

About Us

Green Street Planning Associates, LLC was formed in 2020 and operates out of Bradenton, Florida. We focus on project management and urban planning consulting and provide related services to the public and private sector.

principal & owner

John Osborne, AICP has held numerous significant roles in the public and private sector managing a variety of projects. His positions in Manatee County Government as a Deputy County Administrator, Planning Director, Construction Project Manager and Urban Planner helped him fine tuned his talents and showcased his passion, creativity and dedication to his community. He is able to leverage his knowledge of technology to bring more data-driven decisions to his clients. Never apart from his laptop, he always has a dataset open or mapping something. John also worked for private sector firms in Charlotte, NC and SW Florida to include his former award-winning company, Smith-Osborne Associates.

 

Chief Operating Officer

Barbra Osborne provides comprehensive urban planning and land development consulting services to public- and private-sector clients. Her expertise includes land development review, process analysis, GIS services, emergency management planning, debris management, and disaster recovery planning for local governments. She also provides on-call consulting support for a variety of local government administrative functions.

For private-sector clients, Barbra specializes in GIS-based site suitability research and project management, coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams to navigate local government approval processes and secure development entitlements for residential and commercial projects.

In addition to her consulting work, Barbra oversees the business operations of Green Street Associates, ensuring the firm’s continued delivery of responsive, high-quality services to its clients.

 

Awards

2013

James T. Farr Memorial Award
FPZA Gulfcoast Chapter

2002

 Award of Excellence
Paddle Manatee: A Guide to Canoe and Kayak Trails
Suncoast Section of the APA
Team Award

2002

Certificate of Merit for an Outstanding Public Report Bayshore Area Neighborhood Plan Team Award

2002

Outstanding Innovation Award Paddle Manatee: A Guide to Canoe and Kayak Trails
Team Award

1999

 Outstanding Public Report
Fort Myers Beach
Comprehensive Plan
Team Award

 

How Will We Grow
Manatee Tiger Bay Club, Inc. Presentation

"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed."

-Proverbs 15:22