Actions & Solutions for People & Planet

  • Planning & GIS WITH PURPOSE

    Planning Communities—a women-owned, certified B-Corporation—helps communities plan for a regenerative, resilient future. We specialize in climate and resilience planning, parks and trail system, and conservation strategies that restore ecosystems and connect people to nature.

    B-Corp Certification

    We are Neutral Certificate of Carbon Neutrality

Our Services

At the heart of our services lies a deep understanding that everything is connected to everything. Guided by the principles of the B-Corp movement, we embrace a systems-thinking approach that weaves together people, place, and planet in all that we do. Our integrated development of planning games, tools, technologies, and GIS enables innovative, data-informed solutions across our core service areas. Whether we're shaping climate strategies through decarbonization and green infrastructure, building community resilience through emergency management and regenerative planning, or enhancing ecological health through conservation and connectivity, our work is grounded in interconnectedness. We apply this same lens to Parks, Recreation & Trails—where bike paths, parks, and trail systems support holistic community well-being. From vulnerability assessments to wildlife monitoring, every project reflects our belief that the health of one system depends on the vitality of all.

    • Climate Action Plans

    • Resilience Plans

    • Coastal Community, Protection & Resilience Plans & tools

    • Resilience Maturity Assessments

    • Health & Climate Impacts

    • Regenerative Land Management Strategies

    •  Ecosystem & Wildlife Connectivity & Corridor Plans

    • Conservation/Biodiversity Planning

    • Conservation Plans

    • Wildlife & Habitat Connectivity

    • Land Preservation

    • Reconnectivity Plans

    • Urban Conservation

    • GIS Web Applications & Tool Development

    • Parks & Recreation System Planning

    • Park Planning/Design

    • Trail Planning

    • Green Infrastructure

    • Green Infrastructure

ā€œPlanning Communities was incredibly instrumental in working with the City of Richmond's Sustainability Office in building upon foundational work that the City has been doing through RVAGreen2050, taking it to the next level, with their leading role in the City's Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment. This assessment was a critical transition to get the City to climate action implementation and system wide integration. The Planning Communities Team was creative and collaborative and their expertise and passion for climate, geospatial and equity analysis is evident in the high quality of their work. ā€

— City of Richmond, Virginina
Alicia Zatcoff, Former Director of Sustainability

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