Lacy Patterson Bio

Genuity and pragmatism are two defining principles that describe Lacy’s approach to life. Raised in a working-class home in Texas, she learned the values of hard work and respect for people’s dignity and everyday struggles. In college, she realized the importance of environmental stewardship and sustainable urban design, understanding how the intersection of these systems impacts everyday decision-making. With a holistic, data-driven approach to planning, she’s contributed to various projects, including long-range capital improvement planning, comprehensive plan updates, equity transit-oriented development, zoning revisions, demographic and market trend analysis, and racial equity analyses. In 2019, she was hand-picked for the City Manager’s elite team to undertake the land development code revision for the City of Austin. Lacy joined the Simplecity.Design team as a Spatial Analyst, where she continues to utilize her expertise in simplifying the unnecessarily complex systems that burden communities across the nation.