Sepehr Pandsheno

Urban & Regional Planning · Vancouver, BC

Building communities that work for everyone — at every age.

I'm Sepehr Pandsheno, an urban and regional planning professional focused on inclusive, age-friendly and accessible communities in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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About

Planning with older adults and people with disabilities in mind.

I work where planning meets everyday life: the sidewalks, benches, bus stops and gathering places that decide whether a neighbourhood is easy to live in. My work centres on making communities more inclusive, age-friendly and accessible.

I hold a Master of Arts in Regional Planning from the University of Tehran and a Diploma in Urban Studies from Simon Fraser University. Today I'm the Neighbourhood Engagement Lead with the West End Seniors Network, supporting community connection and programs for older adults.

  • InclusivePlaces that welcome people of every ability and background.
  • Age-friendlyNeighbourhoods where older adults stay connected and active.
  • AccessibleWalkable and wheelable streets, measured on the ground.

Projects

Selected work

Featured · Web app

Bench Check — West End

A mobile web app that helps volunteers, many of them older adults, check every public bench and seating spot in Vancouver's West End and record whether each one is there and easy to reach.

  • 337 seating locations mapped from OpenStreetMap
  • Large text and buttons, read-aloud and voice notes
  • Guides volunteers to the next closest bench and saves answers for the whole team
Open Bench Check
Research · SFU

SWAN — Stakeholders Walkability / Wheelability Audit in Neighbourhoods

Research work with Simon Fraser University's Inclusive Environments Lab on the SWAN tool, developed with and for people with sensory and cognitive disabilities.

Read about the SWAN project
Publication

Third Places and Placemaking on Urban Industrial Lands: Vancouver Case Studies

Co-authored research on third places and placemaking on urban industrial lands in Vancouver, published through SFU Summit.

View on SFU Summit

Experience

Roles

  1. Neighbourhood Engagement Lead

    West End Seniors Network

    Supporting community connection and older adult programs in Vancouver's West End. Listed in the BC Community Response Networks directory.

  2. Research & project work

    Inclusive Environments Lab, Simon Fraser University

    Research projects at SFU, including the SWAN walkability and wheelability audit project.

Education

Study

  1. Diploma in Urban Studies

    Simon Fraser University

  2. M.A. in Regional Planning

    University of Tehran, Iran

Contact

Let's talk about better neighbourhoods.

For collaborations, community projects or research, email is the quickest way to reach me. I'm also happy to connect on LinkedIn.

Email

sepehr.pand@gmail.com
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