Raveena John

Urban Planning, Complete Streets, and Climate Resilience

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

I currently work on Complete Streets at Smart Growth America, supporting advocates, cities, and states in improving mobility and access for everyone, regardless of how they get around. My greatest interests lie in urban green space and climate solutions, from parks to green infrastructure. I graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Design, with a Masters degree in Urban Planning, where I focused on resilience and sustainability. I worked for the Environment Department of the City of Boston as a summer climate fellow, developing an early-stage green infrastructure program for the city. Prior to pursuing a masters degree, I was a civil engineer working on stormwater and green infrastructure solutions to water quality and flooding challenges. I can be reached at [email protected]

Experience

  • Senior Program Associate at Smart Growth America
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Climate Ready Fellow at City of Boston
    May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos

  • Municipal EIT at Strand Associates
    Feb 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Traffic Engineering Intern at Washington State Department of Transportation
    May 2018 - Aug 2018 · 4 mos

    Summer internship with experience in: traffic engineering, signal operations, active transportation, and safety Created presentations about the context of corridors, including safety and volume considerations, for further discussion and analysis. Wrote reports on active transportation safety improvement considerations. Shadowed signal operations engineers.

  • Intern at EcoBlock
    May 2017 - Feb 2018 · 10 mos

    Developed a flexible model of a form-based code at a block scale Integrated EcoBlock board members’ ideas and form-based code layout into cohesive framework Researched form-based codes, communities oriented around shared-space, and streetscape design