Esther Needham
Transportation Planner
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEsther Needham is a transportation planner and environmental urbanist with a decade of experience using geospatial data, mapping, and policy to advance multimodal transit, conservation, environmental justice, and community health. She has managed data-driven projects for nonprofits, governments, and international clients—translating complex spatial analysis into clear visuals and actionable recommendations. Her background blends practical planning work in city government and consulting with technical GIS project management at a B Corporation, giving her a rare mix of policy fluency and hands-on geospatial skills. Based in Philadelphia, she also brings field experience—from watershed delineation to community outreach—and a track record of grant writing and cross-sector collaboration that helps turn sustainability goals into funded, implementable plans.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's in City Planning, Concentration in Land Use and Environmental Planning, Geospatial Analysis, Master's in City Planning, Concentration in Land Use and Environmental Planning, Geospatial Analysis at University of Pennsylvnia, School of DesignBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, Minor in Religion, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, Minor in Religion at Temple UniversitySemester Abroad in Tanzania - East Africa, Social Issues in Africa, A, Semester Abroad in Tanzania - East Africa, Social Issues in Africa, A at Arcadia University
French, Swahili
Github Skills (12)
flask6
python5
javascript4
openstreetmap4
querying4
postgis3
postgresql3
shapefile2
public-transportation2
data-visualization1
visualization1
census1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
eneedham/park-finder
May 2017 - Sep 2019
Contributions:12 PRs, 34 pushes, 8 branches in 2 years 4 months
eneedham/refugee_resettlement
Jan 2017 - Sep 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 23 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 7 months
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