“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 See More

Food deserts aren't what's causing hunger in the U.S. — It's wages, inequality and inflation
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 before the pandemic.

Coastal Cities Priced Out Low-Wage Workers. Now College Graduates Are Leaving, Too.
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.

Experts: Huge opportunity in Valley Falls, Lonsdale
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.
We are excited to become one of the newest members of IMPLAN's Certified Economist Program.

IMPLAN Certified Economist Program
The IMPLAN Certified Economist Program trains individual customers in Input-Output theory and analysis specifically tailored to the IMPLAN Cloud application.
The economics of the housing market, and the local rules that shape it, have squeezed out entry-level homes.

Whatever Happened to the Starter Home?
The economics of the housing market, and the local rules that shape it, have squeezed out entry-level homes.
We are currently working with the City of Lorain, in partnership with the City of Lorain Port Authority, to conduct a professional highest and best See More
Outside firm suggests Lorain develop housing, greenspace, light industry along waterfront
Todd Poole, President of 4Ward Planning Inc., gave an overview of the company's pending report to the city and Lorain Port Authority on development possibilities for the Pellet Terminal, Black River Landing south of the festival site, and boat launch near the Norfolk Southern railway.
One of 4ward Planning's brownfield projects in the news.

What brownfield development is planned for Beaver Falls and Rochester?
Work is being planned to develop brownfield properties in both Beaver Falls and Rochester Borough
Listen to a recording of Todd Poole on Building and Realty Industries radio show: “A Discussion on The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign’s Newly-Released Study: ‘Multi-Family See More
Check out our work with nextLI. We worked together to identify vacant retail spaces in Long Island that were underutilized and image how they could See More

nextLI Report: Rehabbing Long Island's empty storefronts - nextLI
Find out what's next for blighted retail spaces across the region.
Transit agencies in the New York City region are having to reinvent their railroads to adapt to the shift away from going to the office See More

Commuter Trains Have Kept Rolling. Will All Those Riders Ever Return?
Transit agencies in the New York City region are having to reinvent their railroads to adapt to the shift away from going to the office every day.