Stephen Braitsch is a founder and data-driven mapmaker with 11 years of experience turning complex urban data into persuasive stories that help communities fight for safer, healthier, and more equitable streets. As founder of Transpo Maps and Co-Founder of Community Streets San Francisco, he designs approachable maps and tools that have informed policy conversations and been featured on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle and covered by regional outlets like KQED and Streetsblog. His background spans creative technology and prototyping leadership at studios such as Fjord and fuseproject, where he built teams and physical makespaces to explore interactive ideas. Based in San Francisco and car-free since 2008, he brings lived experience to his advocacy work and has helped thousands organize around walkability and reduced car dependence. Stephen combines a filmmaker’s sense for narrative with technical fluency in data analysis and visualization, producing work that is both rigorous and community-centered. He balances nonprofit impact and studio-level craft, making data accessible to neighbors and policymakers alike.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
English Language and Literature General, English Language and Literature General at Portland State University
Bachelor of Science (BS) Digital Media Production, Bachelor of Science (BS) Digital Media Production at The Art Institute of Portland
Contributions:40 commits, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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Stephen Braitsch - Co-Founder at Community Streets San Francisco