Turning data into dialogue: connecting community voices with planning outcomes.

What’s Included

🔹 Community Needs Assessment

• Use GIS and demographic data to identify priority neighborhoods and stakeholder groups
• Map equity gaps to ensure engagement reaches underserved populations

🔹 Engagement Strategy Design

• Develop outreach plans tailored to community demographics, language needs, and cultural contexts
• Recommend outreach tools (in-person workshops, online surveys, interactive maps, pop-up events)

🔹 Facilitation & Outreach Materials

• Design clear, accessible materials (maps, infographics, flyers) to communicate planning concepts
• Facilitate workshops, focus groups, or listening sessions that empower community members to shape outcomes

🔹 Data Collection & Analysis

• Implement surveys, interviews, or participatory mapping exercises
• Analyze responses with both qualitative and quantitative methods to highlight key themes

🔹 Reporting & Policy Recommendations

• Deliver concise summaries of community input, linked to planning and policy goals
• Provide actionable recommendations that decision-makers can adopt with confidence

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Who It’s For

• Cities & agencies seeking public input on transportation, housing, or land-use planning projects
• Nonprofits engaging clients and stakeholders in program design or policy advocacy
• Universities & researchers conducting community-based projects requiring outreach and feedback

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Why Work With Me?

I specialize in combining GIS and policy analysis with direct community outreach. At the City of Eugene, I helped deliver a pilot program that increased active transportation usage by 35%, showing the power of targeted, data-driven engagement. My approach ensures that equity and inclusion are central to every engagement strategy, translating community voices into actionable planning outcomes.

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