Abigail Nyhus

Points Consulting completed a comprehensive housing and demographic study for the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, with the aim of assessing the current and future housing needs of the community. While Broken Arrow’s housing affordability outpaces national and state averages, around 72% of low-income renters are cost burdened, while around 15% of owner-occupied households are […]

PC completed a Housing Needs Assessment for Woodland Park (WP), Colorado in December 2023. The project characterized the City’s current housing stock, trends in production over the past ten years, and what types of housing are undersupplied that WP could support more of, in light of limitations such as regional land and water supply. Our

Points Consulting, in collaboration with SCJ Alliance, developed a Land Quantity Analysis study to fulfill the state of Washington’s Growth Management Act requirements. The study examines the entirety of land use types in the City, including residential, commercial and industrial. PC developed custom population and housing demand forecasts and recommended methods and policies for achieving

Points Consulting, in collaboration with Nexus Planning Services, conducted a survey for the city of Quincy, Washington to determine support for the formation of a Regional Parks District among Quincy residents, as well as the proposed construction of a new sports and aquatic complex. The survey was distributed to the Quincy area in both Spanish

In 2023, PC and Nexus completed a Goal 9: Economic Development & Employment Lands Assessment for the City of La Grande. The study found that the City has limited capacity for in-fill and has lost significant economic development opportunities due to site types and ownership patterns in recent years. The report recommends adding 121 acres

PC conducted a 2022-2027 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Update for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) in Oregon. Community engagement for the project consisted of multiple townhalls, interviews, and a survey to help PC gauge the Tribes’ sentiment toward economic development. Our team also analyzed socioeconomic data to compile a Strengths,

Points Consulting completed a Strategic Business Plan Update for The Port of The Dalles, Oregon in accordance with the requirements of OAR 123-025-0016. PC performed extensive regional research, interviewed, and held workshops with Port Commissioners and staff, reviewed area socioeconomic data, analyzed the Port’s assets, and conducted several modes of community outreach to compose this

PC worked with the City of Frankfort and Franklin County in Kentucky on a housing market demand study. Sandwiched between the cities of Lexington and Louisville, and home to the majority of bourbon manufacturing in the United States, Frankfort has transformed into a highly tourism-based economy in the past decade. PC’s report includes analysis of

PC worked with the City of Montrose, Colorado on an assessment of demographic and economic conditions affecting the housing market. Efforts centered on identifying critical gaps in housing stock and ways to ensure the production of enough quality housing options for both market-rate and under-addressed subgroups, such as people with disabilities, older adults, and people