01 / LAND + POLICY
Land-use strategy
District frameworks, zoning studies, growth scenarios and policy recommendations that align development with civic priorities.
Open to urban strategy & civic design collaborations
Maya Sen / Aside system
01 - Read the city
Shape the everyday.
An urban planning portfolio built like a living map: layered evidence, connected systems and clear contours from neighborhood scale to metropolitan strategy.
CIVIC CONTOUR / FIELD MAP 07
02 / Profile
Cities are systems,
not backdrops.
I work across land use, mobility, public space and community engagement to turn complex urban evidence into practical, human-scale decisions.
My planning lens connects policy with the physical experience of streets, blocks and shared places.
18planning studies led
7corridor strategies
42community workshops
9years in practice
03 / Expertise
Tools for a better block.
A mixed planning toolkit: spatial analysis, scenario building, participatory processes and design guidance translated into decisions stakeholders can act on.
02 / MOVEMENT
Mobility planning
Transit-oriented development, multimodal networks, walkability audits and corridor concepts focused on access rather than throughput alone.
03 / PEOPLE
Public realm
Street-life analysis, inclusive engagement and place-making guidelines that translate lived experience into spatial priorities.
04 / Selected projects
Plans with place in mind.
01 / District framework
Riverbend Growth Plan
A 20-year district strategy linking mixed-use growth, flood resilience, blue-green infrastructure and a new transit spine across 640 hectares.
02 / Mobility
East Loop Corridor
Street hierarchy and transit-priority study reconnecting five neighborhoods through safer crossings and compact mixed-use nodes.
03 / Public realm
Market Square Toolkit
Design guidance for a flexible civic square, from shade and seating to event logistics and pedestrian-first edges.
05 / Practice
From evidence
to action.
Lead Urban Planner · Civic Futures Studio
Leading district frameworks, mobility strategies and multidisciplinary planning teams, with a focus on resilient growth and public-realm outcomes.
Urban Strategy Planner · Northline Collective
Delivered corridor plans, neighborhood diagnostics and community engagement programs for rapidly changing urban districts.
Planning Associate · Field & Grid
Built spatial analyses, land-use scenarios and visual planning narratives for city agencies and development partners.
Map the lived city.
Combine spatial evidence with on-the-ground observation, stakeholder knowledge and everyday movement patterns.
Find the leverage.
Distill competing needs into a small set of spatial and policy moves that can create compounding public value.
Prototype futures.
Use scenarios, diagrams and quick spatial studies to make alternative futures tangible before decisions harden.
Make it actionable.
Translate strategy into phasing, design guidance, implementation priorities and measures of success.
06 / Contact
Let's draw the
next district.
For planning collaborations, urban strategy work, public-realm studies, research partnerships or speaking opportunities, send a short brief.
Email
maya@example.com
Studio
Portland, OR
Response window · 2 business days