Our people make the difference.

A recent graduate of UNC Chapel Hill’s Master of City & Regional Planning program, Lucy has long been fascinated by how people move around, and the ways in which the built environment can either nurture human connections or close people off from one another. While at Carolina, she completed a master’s project examining how best to improve access to Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park from surrounding neighborhoods and beyond, recommending both transit and active transportation facility improvements. At Alta, she intends to grow as a planning practitioner and help to create more safe, just, and healthy communities, with a focus on equitable access to public space and intentional, responsive community engagement.