The City of Rifle, Colorado, and the PC team began work on a housing needs assessment and zoning code update in July 2024. In alignment with Strong Communities grant best practices, the goal of the project is to provide actionable recommendations for code updates that support the development of affordable housing. Our team conducted a […]
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In October 2024, PC began working with the City of Bisbee, AZ, on a housing study designed to inform city policy and guide the upcoming Comprehensive Plan Update. The project included extensive data collection and community engagement, with outreach efforts such as a bilingual housing survey (English and Spanish) that achieved a response rate of
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Idaho’s booming economy is a success story, but a pressing question looms: Where will our workers live? The 2025 Idaho Workforce Housing Index (IWHI), released by Points Consulting in partnership with LEAP Housing, uncovers the state’s housing affordability crisis with hard-hitting data and actionable insights. Our groundbreaking report ranks 147 Idaho cities, spotlighting “hot spots”
The Economic Alliance of Okanogan County, WA, partnered with PC in September 2024 to complete a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) outlining priorities and next steps for the county over the next five years. The vast Okanogan County region includes numerous small rural communities (such as Omak, Oroville, Twisp, and Winthrop) as well as portions
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Our team presented our Housing Needs Assessment for the Moline, Rock Island, & Davenport Consortium of Cities (the Tri-Cities) in January 2025. We partnered with Mosaic Community Planning for this project, and PC simultaneously helped Mosaic to perform an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. Both projects were designed to fully meet all HUD
Following the Goal 9: Economic Development & Employment Lands Assessment conducted in 2023, Points Consulting and Nexus Planning Services contracted again with the City of La Grande to complete Goal 14 of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development’s planning structure. Our objective was to find the most suitable locations for an Urban Growth
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January 10, 2025 PC completed a feasibility study for a development site in Tekoa, WA owned by the Port of Whitman County. The Port is targeting heavy industrial and manufacturing businesses to commit to the future Tekoa Industrial Park Site in an attempt to help decrease the county’s reliance on agriculture in the area, which
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PC contracted with LEAP Housing in October of 2024 to conduct a feasibility for a prospective 48-unit development under consideration in Lava Hot Springs, which would be called Portneuf Springs. More specifically, this project assesses the absorption potential for the units considering affordability and availability factors within the local market. The development would be primarily
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The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) engaged PC to complete a housing study & needs assessment forecasting housing demand in the region 20 years into the future. The team conducted both a ‘status quo’ and ‘optimistic’ housing needs forecast to account for the effect of different population growth trajectories on future housing demand. These
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In November 2024, the PC team completed a feasibility study for an underutilized 64-acre industrial site owned by the Port of Arlington (OR). Though it is currently a gravel quarry, our team provided insight as to whether regional economic and community support is strong enough to sustain a mixed-use, industrial site that complements current key
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