Woodsong Associates was founded in December, 2020 by Garlynn Woodsong to focus on the most pressing issues facing towns, cities, regions, and states as we seek to adapt to life in the age of climate change. We are a mission-driven firm, guided by an appropriate sense of urgency given the interconnected crises we are currently facing as a collective.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the firm focuses on providing solutions in the realms of:

  • Regional planning

  • Real estate development feasibility analysis

  • Zoning code audits and updates

  • Urban analytics

  • Scenario planning

  • Implementation strategies

  • Equitable Transit Oriented Development

  • Housing policy and funding

  • Strategic planning for equitable outcomes

  • Carbon Sequestration Potential of Natural and Working Lands

Helping clients make the connections between planning, development pro formas, and regulatory codes involves providing information on multidisciplinary outcomes including: 

  • Municipal fiscal health

  • Public health

  • Economic development

  • Development feasibility by market cycle

  • Greenhouse gas emissions

  • Equitable development