Founder Profile

Nathaniel Ford Redmond

Nathaniel is a transportation planner and GIS practitioner based in Northern California and serving agencies across the United States. His operating style is straightforward: clear assumptions, defensible methods, and recommendations that can actually be funded and delivered.

He combines planning discipline with technical systems — including spatial data engineering, automation, and product thinking — to reduce delivery friction from analysis through execution.

Base

Sierra Foothills · Near Grass Valley, CA

Phone

530-492-9775

Coverage

Remote-first across the United States with in-person facilitation and field work when needed.

Core Capabilities

Technical breadth, implementation discipline.

Regional & Transportation Planning

  • RTP/ATP development
  • Complete streets design support
  • VMT and carbon reduction analysis
  • Community-facing implementation strategy

GIS & Spatial Analytics

  • PostGIS data systems
  • Interactive planning maps
  • Safety and accessibility diagnostics
  • Automated map/report pipelines

Funding & Grant Competitiveness

  • Program fit and positioning
  • Narrative development
  • Benefit-cost framing
  • Grant package execution support
Background

Prior roles that shaped the operating approach.

Senior Transportation Planner

Green DOT Transportation Solutions

2021–2025

  • Led and supported RTP/ATP planning across multiple Northern California counties as a representative delivery base now applied nationwide
  • Delivered VMT and carbon reduction integration work tied to implementable CIP pathways
  • Contributed to numerous grant applications including ATP, RAISE, TIRCP, and PROTECT

Transportation Coordinator

gRide (Genentech commuter program)

2018–2021

  • Coordinated multimodal commuter services including early electric bus deployment
  • Managed cross-system operations with transit, shuttle, ferry, and carpool components
  • Supported coalition coordination and commuter performance reporting

Planning Intern

San Francisco County Transportation Authority

2017–2018

  • Supported ConnectSF and Vision Zero analysis and reporting
  • Assisted with survey work, community workshops, and policy research
  • Produced planning support materials for technical and public audiences
Representative Regional Experience

Selected counties served in Northern California (experience base, now delivered nationwide).

Sierra CountyPlumas CountyTehama CountyDel Norte CountyTrinity CountyAlpine CountyCalaveras CountyColusa CountySiskiyou CountyShasta CountyButte CountyHumboldt CountyEl Dorado CountyPlacer County

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