Urban Planner - Public Realm Strategist

Planning cities that make room for life.

I shape equitable, climate-resilient neighborhoods through land-use strategy, mobility planning, participatory design and public-space systems.

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Concept map: connected districts, generous green space and people-first movement corridors.

18years shaping places
42planning studies
11cities & regions
260community sessions
Planning philosophy

The city is a shared canopy.

Great urban plans protect what communities value while creating room for housing, work, movement, ecology and chance encounters to evolve together.

01
Listen before drawing
Translate local knowledge into measurable planning decisions.
02
Connect systems
Link mobility, land use, climate adaptation and public life.
03
Plan for everyday resilience
Create frameworks that remain useful under social and environmental change.
Core practice

Planning tools, not progress bars.

Master PlanningTransit-Oriented DevelopmentPublic Realm StrategyGIS & Spatial AnalysisClimate AdaptationHousing StrategyCommunity EngagementPolicy Frameworks
Selected work

Plans with a civic point of view.

Regional Growth

River Loop 2040

A blue-green growth framework aligning flood resilience, mixed-use neighborhoods and 18 km of active mobility corridors.

Mobility

Station Quarter

Walkable density and a public-realm network around a growing transit interchange.

Public Space

Everyday Commons

A neighborhood toolkit for shade, play, markets and safe social infrastructure.

Climate

Cool Streets Atlas

Prioritization maps for trees, reflective surfaces and heat-safe walking routes.

Professional path

From analysis to action.

Principal Urban Planner
City Futures Studio · 2021-Present

Leading multidisciplinary plans and stakeholder processes from evidence gathering through implementation.

Senior Urban Designer
Metropolitan Strategies · 2016-2021

Developed spatial frameworks, public-realm standards and scenario plans for complex growth areas.

Planning Analyst
Urban Lab Collective · 2012-2016

Built GIS-based evidence, policy reviews and community-facing planning narratives.

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