Our people
Karen Lee
Creative Director, Solidaria Studio
Karen is an urban sociologist and cargo-bike eccentric with specialist expertise in place experience measurement, active transport planning and community participation. She founded Solidaria Studio to offer accessible, creative solutions to equity issues in the public realm.
Karen collaborates immersively with clients to help them build their strategies, capabilities and public programs, evaluate their progress, celebrate their success stories, and connect a wider variety of people to richer community creation processes for better places.
Karen combines a cross-disciplinary approach with particular socio-spatial awareness, a profound justice sensitivity and appetite for change, and a background in creating large-scale arts experiences, to help people make places and programs more welcoming, convivial and delightful for everyone.
In addition to specialist training in Planning Cycling Cities (University of Amsterdam); Measuring Public Life (Gehl Institute); the Healthy Streets Framework (UK); Community Engagement and Deliberative Democracy (IAP2), Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Community Development and Sustainable Development (Murdoch University, 2018) and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning (UWA, 2024).
She is a Global Walkability Network Correspondent and was a non-executive director of Town Team Movement from 2019 to 2022.
Dr Georgia Scott
Associate, Solidaria Studio
Director, Numbat Geospatial
Georgia is a geospatial specialist and active transport advocate with expertise in spatial analysis, data visualisation, and community-focused mapping. She founded Numbat Geospatial to help small organisations and community groups harness the power of spatial data to tell compelling stories and create positive change.
Georgia works collaboratively with clients to transform complex spatial information into accessible tools that support decision-making, grant applications, and community engagement. She specialises in creating maps and visualisations that reveal patterns and insights that might otherwise remain hidden.
Georgia combines technical expertise with a deep commitment to open-source methodologies, ensuring clients can maintain and build upon their spatial resources independently. Her approach emphasises accessibility, knowledge-sharing, and developing solutions that make places better for everyone.
In addition to her decade of experience in transport planning and advocacy, Georgia holds a PhD from Curtin University. Her research developed innovative approaches to understanding and visualising active transport infrastructure and community needs. She has completed training in Community Engagement (IAP2) and the Healthy Streets Framework (UK).
She prioritises projects that promote equitable access to community resources and sustainable transportation options across Western Australia.