Transportation Matters

Rounaq Basu is a Postdoctoral Associate at DUSP. His research interests include sustainable city planning, integrated urban systems, and relationships between mobility access and quality of life. He is particularly interested in thinking about ways to reduce auto-dependence that can enhance transportation equity and drive sustainable metropolitan growth. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Urban Science and Planning and dual Master's degrees in Transportation and City Planning from MIT, and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from IIT Bombay with a concentration in transportation engineering and a minor in economics.

In this podcast, Rounaq talks about transportation sustainability drawing on his work on transportation in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India, and Singapore assessing approaches to transportation planning. He advocates for an integrated approach within urban planning for transportation to include, housing, land use, and equity.

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