Francisca Benitez B. Email & Phone Number

Madrid, Es

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Leading the creation of "How to Engage Kids in Street Design" publication, including development of content, graphics, and nine engagement tools for June 2024 release.Delivering technical assistance to cities of the Urban 95 Academy, including public presentations and design workshops.

New York, New York, United States

Led technical assistance for Streets for Kids Program in Cerrillos, Chile; Cuenca, Ecuador; Solo, Indonesia; and Abuja, Nigeria.Directed the creation of "How to Engage Kids in Street Design" publication, including content, graphics, and nine engagement tools for June 2024 release.Managed Urban 95 Academy Technical Assistance, including public presentations and design workshops.Supported program management and development for global outreach of the Streets for Kids initiative.Conducted public sessions and traveled to promote the Streets for Kids program internationally.

New York, New York, United States

Conducting research, developing case studies, producing written & visual content, supporting capacity-building efforts, and providing other programmatic and functional support to multiple projects within the Streets for Kids program (SfK), Early Childhood Development (ECD), and the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) work.

International

Los Angeles, California, United States

Led the development of community engagement tools and workshops for virtual and safe in-person settings. Managed the application process for Prop 68 funding in three sites and supported four others, conducting outreach, serving as a city, partner organizations, and community liaison. Facilitated more than 20 community engagement workshops during the COVID 19 pandemic. Prepared park concept plans, cost estimates, and application grants. Led a project funded by LISC to engage and support business owners in a large industrial site in Los Angeles, California.THIS WAS AN EXTENDED 6 MONTHS TEMPORARY POSITION.

Brooklyn, Ny

Greater New York City Area

Managed a community of over 1000 leaders and advocates in more than 70 countries.Curated, organized, and coordinated live panel sessions.Created content for social media, workshops, presentations, and more. Additionally, with the Placemaking fund: - Led the development of a public space consultancy project in Saudi Arabia. - Curated and produced “The Social Life of Great Waterfronts” photo exhibit.- Coordinated efforts to create and publish “The Social Life Project” online publication.

Greater New York City Area

Created an online training curriculum for city governments to embed practices and projects beyond one administration through culture change and human-centered design. Implemented and created coaching strategies helping city leadership better talk about data externally and internally.Designed knowledge management systems to implement technical assistance in over 100 US cities. Produced workshops and systems for city governments to repurpose funds from programs that are not working. Led graphic design within What Works Cities, Results for America.

India

Dhanbad is one of the largest industrial towns of Jharkhand and is known as the Coal Capital of India, with nearly half of area under Dhanbad Municipal Corporation (DMC) is allocated for coal mines. Part of proceeds of a proposed loan from the World Bank is meant for the improvement of road network including the development of junctions, and public transport. The Project is conceived based on the Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Dhanbad, and extensive consultations with multiple-stakeholders.The NYU Wagner team was tasked with the responsibility to conduct extensive research on the impacts of urban infrastructure development projects, performed a series of visits to all sites involved in Phase 1 of Dhanbad Roads Project and produced the following recommendations.

Santiago Province, Chile

Shaping Intelligent Spaces and Users. A Socio-technical Study of the Practices, Discourses and Devices of “Smart Cities” in Chile.Conducted literature review and expert interviews. Created identity and web design, www.thesmartcitizenproject.cl

Santiago Province, Chile

Performed qualitative research, data visualizations, cartography and presentations design for projects including: - Central Bank of Chile Confidential Data Analysis- Study of the Socioeconomic Impact of the Divisions of Codelco- Estimation of Residential Segregation in Santiago de Chile- Crime Recidivism, Chilean Gendarmerie

Master Of Urban Planning, Environment / International Development

Focused my last year research in placemaking and culture. Researched the effect and importance of music performers in subway stations.

B.Des, Strategic Design

Design thesis dealt with light pollution, creating a pedestrian lighting system that provides orientation, contribute to road safety.

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