Emma Avery

Urban Wellbeing Storyteller & Designer
Emma is an urban geographer, writer, and designer with a multidisciplinary background in anthropology, journalism, and urban planning.

Emma works to ensure our communications are compelling and engaging, distilling complex planning concepts into accessible graphics, stories and reports.

Emma has worked to create happier and healthier communities through her federally-funded research on new master-planned smart and green cities, and consulting work on active mobility and best-practice bicycle infrastructure. She has completed planning and communications projects across several North American cities and suburban communities, including Montreal, Saskatoon, Chapel Hill, and St. Petersburg.

Emma has a Master’s degree in Urban Geography from McGill University.

Projects Emma has worked on

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