Land Use Planner To Address Future of Real Estate In Montco

By KATALINAS COMMUNICATIONS

How will the redevelopment of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base impact Montgomery County’s real estate market? What will the county’s demographics look like in the coming years as the population ages? What percentage of affordable housing will be necessary in the future? Will national retail and office sector real estate trends influence those markets in Montgomery County? What do millennials and baby boomers have in common?

Land-use planning expert Todd J. Poole, president and founder of 4ward Planning, Inc., will share insight on socio-economic, industry, and real estate market trends and the implications these will have on Montgomery County land-use strategies and policies during a discussion on June 16.

“I will provide a Reader’s Digest guide to understanding what’s happening in the area,” said Poole, who has provided consulting services to state and local government, real estate developers, and non-profit organizations, locally and nationally.

Poole’s discussion will explore the implications that trends will have on local land-use policies. The objective is to generate fresh perspectives on age-old land-use issues:

· What are the implications for our local businesses when our policies make it difficult to develop multi-family housing?

· If we cooperated to help a neighboring county obtain a new manufacturing facility, would our residents still find opportunity in the jobs created?

· What else can we do to revitalize dying shopping centers, given that we have too much retail in our county already?

The session is ideal for planners, real estate and economic development professionals, and local leaders working within Montgomery County. Planners can earn AICP CM credits.

If you go

4ward Planning Inc. Principal Todd J. Poole will present a regional market plan focused on Montgomery County on June 16, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Horsham Township Community Center, 1025 Horsham Road in Horsham. Early bird registration is $40 prior to June 6. Cost is $50 after June 6. Seating is limited. Click here for more information or to register.

About 4ward Planning

4ward Planning was established to assist local governments and developers in achieving sustainable development outcomes through responsible, future-based planning. Its approach, founded in socio-economic analysis, seeks the optimum development or redevelopment program based on best-case outcomes within the social, environmental, fiscal, and economic systems (the “4” in 4ward Planning) of a host community and its surrounding area.