Tram in Salt Lake City
Tram in Salt Lake City
Tram in Salt Lake City

Better Plans
Built on Better Data

Better Plans
Built on Better Data

Who We Are

HOALConsultingisaplanningandlocationintelligencefirmledbytwoAICP-certifiedplannerswithexperienceonbothsidesofthecounter:insidelocalgovernmentandinprivateindustry.
HOALConsultingisaplanningandlocationintelligencefirmledbytwoAICP-certifiedplannerswithexperienceonbothsidesofthecounter:insidelocalgovernmentandinprivateindustry.
HOALConsultingisaplanningandlocationintelligencefirmledbytwoAICP-certifiedplannerswithexperienceonbothsidesofthecounter:insidelocalgovernmentandinprivateindustry.

Between our team, we’ve built a corporate GIS department for a data center developer, served as a town zoning administrator, managed more than 100 NEPA projects for a state DOT, and led GIS for a major light rail project. We bring that experience to teams that need clear answers about land, location, and data.

20+

Years of combined planning and GIS experience

20+

Years of combined planning and GIS experience

100+

NEPA projects managed for a state DOT

100+

NEPA projects managed for a state DOT

3,000+

Planners have passed the AICP exam using our study guide

3,000+

Planners have passed the AICP exam using our study guide

10+

Public and private clients served

10+

Public and private clients served

Expertise

Planning and GIS Expertise, Start to Finish

From long-range plans to development review, we give public agencies and private clients the analysis, maps, and planning support behind sound, defensible decisions.

Our Approach

Different by Design

We’ve sat in our clients’ seats, on both the public and private side, and we work the way we wished our consultants had.

We’ve done the job from the inside

We’ve run a corporate GIS department and a town zoning office. We know what reviewers look for and what decision-makers need.

Principals on every project
Planning judgment, modern tools

300+

Employees supported by a GIS program we built

Planning judgment, modern tools

We pair AICP-level planning rigor with GIS automation and AI workflows that cut repetitive work.

87%

Reduction in manual workload through workflow automation

Principals on every project

You work directly with the two people whose names are on the firm. No handoffs to junior staff.

2

AICP-certified principals

We’ve done the job from the inside

We’ve run a corporate GIS department and a town zoning office. We know what reviewers look for and what decision-makers need.

300+

Employees supported by a GIS program we built

Planning judgment, modern tools

We pair AICP-level planning rigor with GIS automation and AI workflows that cut repetitive work.

87%

Reduction in manual workload through workflow automation

Principals on every project

You work directly with the two people whose names are on the firm. No handoffs to junior staff.

2

AICP-certified principals

We’ve done the job from the inside

We’ve run a corporate GIS department and a town zoning office. We know what reviewers look for and what decision-makers need.

300+

Employees supported by a GIS program we built

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