Confronting uncertainty is the very reason planning is so critical

Uncertainty and ambiguity make planning more difficult and more important. A community plan can help mitigate issues and provide a road map with directions depending on circumstances. The future belongs to those who plan for it. We move communities toward what’s NEXT.

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Whether maintaining momentum, steering the future or completely altering a trajectory, we cultivate a shared vision and develop a well-founded action plan.

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Moving communities toward what’s NEXT.

Here are the stories of communities from Athens to Columbus to Valparaiso in which ideas become vision, vision becomes a plan, and the plan becomes what’s NEXT.

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May 27, 2022

Planning NEXT Facilitates Strategic Planning Retreat in Mobile, Alabama

In a two-day strategic planning retreat earlier this month, Planning NEXT facilitated a critical discussion on the future of Mobile,…
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May 19, 2022

Team Gives Back at Flying Horse Farms

Recently, our team volunteered at Flying Horse Farms, a transformative summer camp for children with serious illnesses. The camp provides…
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May 10, 2022

Michael, Sarah and Sarah Promoted to Directors

Serving communities at a high level is impossible without high-capacity leadership. At Planning NEXT we are fortunate to have outstanding…
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The future holds the greatest thing: possibility.

Our work represents what we believe. At the core of every enduring community is a planned future mindful of people, place and character.

 

Flint & Genesee County, MI

Flint & Genesee County, MI

Economic Vitality Plan

Town of Davidson, NC

Town of Davidson, NC

Comprehensive Plan

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Strategic Plan

City of Montgomery, AL

City of Montgomery, AL

Comprehensive Plan

City of Overland Park, KS

City of Overland Park, KS

Community Vision and Strategic Plan

onMain, Dayton, OH

onMain, Dayton, OH

Redevelopment Vision

City of Tuscaloosa, AL

City of Tuscaloosa, AL

Comprehensive Plan

Elkhart County, IN

Elkhart County, IN

Vision and Action Plan

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