4ward Planning Inc

4ward Planning Inc Established to assist local governments and developers achieve sustainable development outcomes through responsible, future based planning.

Conventional land-use planning has often emphasized the economic benefits of prospective development projects at the expense of the host communities’ social, environmental and fiscal interests. While development projects may, ultimately, prove financially profitable to their sponsors, there is less certainty regarding the project’s impacts on local housing markets, air and water quality, employmen

t markets, municipal operating and capital budgets and access to basic necessities (primary medical services, childcare and full-service grocery stores).

We are a proud sponsor of next week's Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association's 2025 Annual Conference...
10/06/2025

We are a proud sponsor of next week's Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association's 2025 Annual Conference in Harrisburg, PA. Our principal, Todd J Poole, will be presenting in two sessions. Come learn about shifting demographics trends in the nation and zoning reforms aimed at increase the supply of affordable workforce housing.

When: October 12-14, 2025 Where: Hilton Harrisburg Register Now Fees* *There will be no onsite registration October 3 is the last day to register for the conference Non-Member (Out   …

The growing population of solo agers is likely to expand the market for senior housing. That is, if senior-housing inves...
08/11/2025

The growing population of solo agers is likely to expand the market for senior housing. That is, if senior-housing investors and operators recognize and respond to solo aging consumer.

Home developers are overbuilding the large and underbuilding the small.

Come join us for a collaborative policy forum discussing opportunities and innovative models for addressing Delaware’s d...
05/28/2025

Come join us for a collaborative policy forum discussing opportunities and innovative models for addressing Delaware’s demographic trends and infrastructure challenges. Todd Poole of 4ward Planning, Inc. will be the forum's featured speaker.

This policy forum will address the following topics: Demographic Trends, Projections, and Implications RecapCommercial and Retail Land-Use TrendsOpportunities for Multi-generational Community RedevelopmentPublic-Private Perspectives and Opportunities for CollaborationLeveraging Existing Infrastructu...

Our recent economic impact study in the news. Our analysis demonstrates the significant return on investment that parks ...
04/06/2025

Our recent economic impact study in the news. Our analysis demonstrates the significant return on investment that parks bring to the local economy.

Allegheny County's parks aren't solely for recreational purposes — they're also a significant financial investment. A first-of-its-kind study found...

Our Upper Dublin Township Comp Plan project in the news.
10/16/2024

Our Upper Dublin Township Comp Plan project in the news.

The township's commissioners heard a presentation of the 2025 Comprehensive Plan this week.

Thanks to soaring housing prices, the era of the 400-square-foot subdivision house is upon us.
02/19/2024

Thanks to soaring housing prices, the era of the 400-square-foot subdivision house is upon us.

Millennials have the children, but Boomers have the houses. Baby boomers who are now empty nesters own twice as many lar...
02/02/2024

Millennials have the children, but Boomers have the houses. Baby boomers who are now empty nesters own twice as many large homes as millennials with children.

Baby boomers who are now empty nesters own twice as many large homes as millennials with children.

Another one of our projects in the news. The planned redevelopment of the former 140-acre Metacomet Golf Course in East ...
01/06/2024

Another one of our projects in the news. The planned redevelopment of the former 140-acre Metacomet Golf Course in East Providence.

Artist renderings of the controversial development show a supermarket-anchored retail complex flanked by more than 800 apartments.

“Food inflation, as we’ve seen during the pandemic, has gone up, driven in large part by supply chain disruptions and sh...
07/17/2023

“Food inflation, as we’ve seen during the pandemic, has gone up, driven in large part by supply chain disruptions and shortages of food supply during the pandemic”

The financial pressure from buying food gets higher the less you make.

Educated workers are increasingly migrating away from the country’s most expensive major metros — and have been since be...
05/16/2023

Educated workers are increasingly migrating away from the country’s most expensive major metros — and have been since before the pandemic.

Our Valley Falls and Lonsdale Economic Revitalization and Social Equity Plan project in the news.
04/21/2023

Our Valley Falls and Lonsdale Economic Revitalization and Social Equity Plan project in the news.

CUMBERLAND – Valley Falls and Lonsdale have loads of untapped potential, say experts behind a new plan for revitalizing those villages, and town leaders can help draw it out.

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