Sierra Scott

Analyst

Sierra is driven by a passion for the built environment, community, and sustainable economic development.

Sierra has spent her time with HR&A focused on governance, the knowledge economy, and transit-oriented development across the Southeast. Prior to joining HR&A, Sierra worked for the Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP, identifying infrastructural gaps between policy and application. Focusing on energy, watersheds, and waste management, she created a database tracking sustainable legislation in these sectors. Additionally, she paired municipal projects related to adapting and mitigating the impacts of extreme weather events with funding sources. She co-produced a report that was subsequently published, identifying almost 150 plans from 38 cities across 12 Southeastern states, and created an appendix identifying 71 funding sources.

In her urban design studio at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she was on a team that partnered with the Georgia Conservancy to create a growth management plan. For this project she created a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program for a rural county and redesigned the county’s zoning map in order to encourage development along industrial corridors.

Sierra has a Bachelor of Science in Music Management and an Urban Studies Minor from the Georgia State University, and a Master of City and Regional Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology.