Meg Storrow

Meg Storrow, FASLA | AICP | CTP | Public-Realm Strategist

Meg Storrow is a public-realm strategist and civic leader with experience guiding park systems, transportation networks, and historic landscapes through growth, reinvestment and institutional change. Her work bridges vision, governance and implementation, helping municipalities, communities and nonprofits align capital, policiy and community trust over the long term. 

  • Bachelor of  Landscape Architecture w/ Honors, Michigan State University
  • Registered Landscape Architect in Indiana (and formerly in Connecticut and Rhode Island)
  • AICP, American Institute of Certified Planners 
  • AICP  CTP,  American Institute of Certified Planners as a Certified Transportation Planner
  • Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects
  • Qualified Historic Preservation Consultant by the Indiana DNR Division of Historic Preservation

Meg Storrow is a co‑founder and principal of Storrow Kinsella Associates, with more than 30 years of experience leading a successful planning, urban design, and landscape architecture practice focused on the public realm.

Meg’s professional career began in a landscape architecture studio engaged in public‑sector work in her home state of Vermont. She later earned professional certification as a Landscape Architect in Rhode Island while working for a Providence‑based engineering firm, where she developed strong technical expertise working within multidisciplinary teams.

Meg subsequently joined The Landplan Partnership in Southport, Connecticut, and its successor firm, Jack Curtis & Associates. While with Jack Curtis & Associates, she served as project manager for the Cummins Engine Company headquarters in Columbus, Indiana, commuting from Connecticut during the project. Following its completion, she remained in Indiana to co‑found Storrow Kinsella Associates with John Kinsella, who served as Architect Representative for Cummins. After a decade in Columbus, Meg and John relocated the practice to Indianapolis, becoming part of the city’s emerging innovation and civic design community.

A graduate of Michigan State University with Honors in Landscape Architecture, Meg has served as visiting professor and design critic at Ball State University and Purdue University. She is a past President of the Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and was appointed by Governor Evan Bayh to serve ten years on the Indiana State Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects, as well as on the National Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB).

Public Service and Civic Leadership

Meg has long volunteered her professional expertise in service of communities, with a focus on stewardship, advocacy, and the long‑term value of public landscapes.

  • Her work in forest and watershed preservation in Columbus, Indiana helped educate residents and local government on the importance of land stewardship in planning and development decisions.
  • She played a key role in the passage of the Indiana Landscape Architecture Licensure Act, successfully advancing professional standards and strengthening the role of landscape architects in multidisciplinary practice statewide.
  • In Indianapolis, her neighborhood advocacy has contributed significantly to the success of the Mass Ave Cultural District. As a volunteer, she chaired the committee that authored the historic preservation plan for the Mass Ave commercial corridor and has participated in numerous planning and beautification initiatives.

Meg’s civic activism also includes extensive public speaking and advocacy on the value of landscape architecture to neighborhoods and downtowns. In 2017, she chaired What's Out There Weekend Indianapolis for The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), in partnership with David Gorden, ASLA, then ASLA Indiana Trustee and Vice Chair. The committee supported TCLF in developing an online database of significant landscapes, producing a richly illustrated guidebook, and organizing two days of free public tours. Twenty‑seven expert‑led tours showcased Indianapolis’ parks, gardens, estates, cultural venues, and open spaces, drawing more than 1,000 participants.

Current Leadership Roles

Meg currently serves as Chair of the Mass Ave Cultural Arts District Board and is actively involved with the Rethink 65/70 Coalition, helping to envision a reconfigured downtown interstate loop in Indianapolis. She also serves on the Indy Chamber’s Transportation, Infrastructure, and Environment Council and is a strong advocate for downtown living and sustainable urban systems.