Future-focused strategy firm Cityfi strengthens CannonDesign’s integrated approach to cities mobility and civic infrastructure

CannonDesign, the global design firm headquartered in New York, announced that Cityfi, a strategy and innovation firm specializing in future cities, mobility, and civic life, has officially joined its consulting practice. Cityfi is widely recognized for supporting public agencies, private companies, and nonprofit organizations through complex urban challenges ranging from transportation systems and climate adaptation to public space planning and civic infrastructure. The firm is known for guiding projects from strategic planning through implementation and policy execution.

Cityfi joins CannonDesign to broaden design's role in shaping the cities of the future
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Juliet Rogers, Chief Strategy Officer of CannonDesign and President of Blue Cottage of CannonDesign, described Cityfi as “a bold, gutsy company” willing to address challenges others often avoid. She emphasized the value of systems thinking and interdisciplinary collaboration in shaping future cities and communities. Cityfi has advised companies including Waymo, Verizon, and Automotus, while also collaborating with public leaders in New York City, Copenhagen, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh. Their work addresses emerging urban issues such as inclusive mobility, governance transformation, advanced technologies, public space redesign, and climate resilience.

Cityfi's thought leadership expands the insight CannonDesign can deliver to clients who operate at all different scales where civic life, the built environment and transportation mobility intersect.
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Together, the teams can think more holistically about how cities, buildings campuses and ecosystems evolve in the future.
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The partnership expands CannonDesign’s integrated capabilities beyond architecture, engineering, and interior design into broader urban strategy and mobility planning. Through this collaboration, the firm aims to provide more holistic solutions across healthcare, education, housing, civic infrastructure, and public realm projects. Cityfi will continue operating under its existing name while integrating into CannonDesign’s larger consulting practice. The announcement follows a series of strategic expansions by CannonDesign, including the recent addition of Ennead Architects and other specialized consulting and design firms.

From the beginning of its journey, Cityfi has been resolute in its mission to create accessible, equitable and resilient cities and communities that improve people's lives.
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Both CannonDesign and Cityfi have a long record of working with public libraries to ensure they have impactful futures.
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Cityfi is actively helping cities prepare for a future of advanced technologies, inclusive mobility, shifted governance structures, climate change, funding imperatives, reimagined public spaces and the social infrastructure that makes urban life work for everyone.
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Cityfi expands CannonDesign's thinking around mobility and the future of cities. We previously designed 201 Ellicott, the first "mobility hub" in the City of Buffalo that encourages people to walk, bike and take public transit.

About CannonDesign

CannonDesign is a global employee-owned design firm with 20 offices worldwide. Its multidisciplinary practice spans architecture, engineering, interiors, smart-building consulting, and strategic advisory services under its “Living-Centered Design” philosophy. The firm has received more than 600 design awards over the past 15 years.