Why timing matters: Aligning infrastructure with development growth
How detailed development forecasts support infrastructure planning
With detailed, residential development forecasts, planners can anticipate the shifting front of growth, avoid misallocated investment, and ensure infrastructure is delivered in the right place at the right time.
A client recently shared how .id’s residential development forecasts, part of the National Forecasting Program, supported a strategic infrastructure decision by helping them understand when and where residential development would occur, not just in broad terms, but with year-by-year detail.
This example reflects a common challenge for infrastructure providers: making investment decisions in the face of leapfrog development, where growth doesn’t always unfold sequentially but in disconnected or unpredictable clusters. Understanding not just the location, but the timing and sequence of new development can be key to aligning infrastructure with future demand.