Chad So Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Adjunct Lecturer - College of Enviornmental Design - Urban and Regional Planning Dept. Fall 2023: URP 2010L - Intro to Urban Design StudioSpring 2024: URP 2020/A - Tools and Graphic Communication for Planners

• Prepare first/last mile plans for stations along the Metro Blue Line, Purple Line, future Crenshaw/LAX Line, the Expo/Crenshaw Station, and other transit stations. Train community members in first/last mile audit.
• Develop urban design and streetscape design concepts, graphic illustrations and renderings, maps, plans, diagrams, concept sketches, and narrative stories for multi-modal, bicycle, pedestrian, strategic and specific.
• Lead creative tactical outreach and engagement pop-ups, including concept design, fabrication and curation, logistics and coordination, facilitation, and data analysis.
• Present planning and urban design concepts to clients, public meetings and community workshops.
• Provide support in business development efforts, including marketing, project scoping and interviewing.

Los Angeles, CA

• Produced high-quality data-driven graphics to inform council districts, engineers, and community members on the necessity of street safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists on high collision rate street.
• Developed a public interactive online collision map in support of the Safe Routes to School Program Youth Safety Study.
• Streamlined data sharing via Microsoft Excel and GIS to bridge the Crossing Guard Division staff implementation process with the Safe Routes to School program and Vision Zero.
• Produced a 2.5 minute video to highlight the 2016 Walk to School Day event, including storyboard, script, footage assembly and editing, audio mixing, color grading, and motion graphics.

Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA

Prepare presentation graphics and GIS database and research to support Gateway Cities and Rivers Urban Greening Plan and La Brea Corridor Planning Study. Produce informational video on low impact development strategies with emphasis on rain gardens. Lead small team in field operations and educate team on issues of climate change and value of trees within.