Matthew Tester

Project Associate

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Email: Matthew Tester

Matthew Tester contributes to Market Street Services a strong set of analytical and communication skills, as well as experience in community development, comprehensive planning, and geographic information systems (GIS). He has a keen interest in applying geospatial and data-based analyses at the convergence of today’s economic, land use, transportation, and ecological challenges in order to help create healthy, vibrant communities. At Market Street, Mr. Tester is currently working on a Strategic Economic Development Plan for Northwest Arkansas and an Economic Development Strategy update for Nashville, Tennessee.

Prior to joining Market Street, Mr. Tester worked as an urban planner at EDAW AECOM, where he honed research and analytical skills and became experienced in project design, management, and delivery. During his time there, he helped to develop community revitalization strategies for a coalition of North Charleston neighborhoods, create a planning framework for a naval air station, and prepare community assessment reports by utilizing GIS mapping, field research, and local plans. As a graduate research assistant at the Georgia Institute of Technology, he researched the role of university development in community and economic development. He also conducted independent research on the effect of various property tax regimes on urban growth and morphology.

Mr. Tester holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied Political Science and Spanish.