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Steven Gonzales is a Senior Analyst who works with private and public entities to guide effective decision-making in neighborhood redevelopment and urban planning through geospatial analytics. He is responsible for collecting, managing, and analyzing all qualitative and quantitative data to ensure policies and recommendations are data-driven, allowing clients to make the best decision for their residents, stakeholders, and communities. It is Steven’s goal for everyone to understand how investment and redevelopment decisions can go beyond a zero-sum game and benefit everyone in a community.
Steven has successfully managed and delivered analytical services to entities across the country in urban planning, economic development, and neighborhood change. He has worked on conditions surveys for existing neighborhoods, including more than 50,000 parcels in multiple cities, resulting in informed local development entities, identification of vacant properties as candidates for redevelopment, and creation of a tax relief program for residents who are facing current and future tax burdens.
Steven is a first-generation American and an Atlanta native. He is enrolled in Georgia Tech’s M.S. in Urban Analytics with completion planned for Spring 2024. He earned his Bachelor’s degree at Georgia State University in Public Policy with a concentration in Planning and Economic Development.