The Team
Attiya Haseeb
My professional experience in the field of urban planning involves teaching the planning courses in a university and working with urban and environmental planning consultants. Travel behaviour of people and its implications towards promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly cities has been a primary focus of my studies throughout my professional and academic career. I am currently pursuing my Ph.D studies under the supervision of Dr. Raktim Mitra with a motivation to explore this area further
Avet Khachatryan
As a sustainability researcher and a lifelong cyclist, I see urban cycling as one of the most sustainable and equitable means of transportation. I aspire to pursue PhD studies in urban cycling planning. Participating in the TransForm Lab through the project "Urban Cycling Facilities and Traveller Behaviour Change" under the guidance of Dr. Raktim Mitra is an exciting opportunity to do quantitative research on cycling, to learn about new trends in cycling research, and to glimpse into how commuters in different areas of Toronto and other municipalities in Southern Ontario perceive cycling policies.
Andrew Robertson
I am a First-Year Master’s student with a passion for public transit. I am interested in how we can use public transit, transit-oriented development, and active transportation to make our cities more livable and sustainable. As an avid transit user, I want to see how we can make transit a more viable alternative to driving to free cities for people. I am currently working with Dr. Sweet on the Automated Vehicles in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area survey, which aims to see how the public’s perception of autonomous vehicles has changed over time.
Sukhjeet Kahlon
I am a Master of Planning student passionate about community engagement and the sustainable development of community spaces to create efficient and innovative communities. I am excited to learn how planning practices can make micromobility and public transportation more viable options and make communities more sustainable. I am currently working with Dr. Mitra to research the potential of shared e-scooters in Canadian municipalities.
Remington Latanville
I am a PhD student in the Policy Studies program in the Social Policy stream with a specialization in Urban Policy. I come from an interdisciplinary background of business and criminology with a sustained focus on power disparities which negatively impact the lower socioeconomic class. In my masters, my research focused on policies which would promote more equitable urban housing markets in Canada. My current research is led by Dr. Mitra and examines Canadian active transportation planning during and post-pandemic with a specific focus on street reallocation initiatives. In my PhD studies, I am interested in expanding the body of knowledge on the widespread victimization of pedestrians as vulnerable road users. In particular, I aim to explore the urban design issues which impede pedestrian well-being, as well as the responsibilization of vehicle operators and vehicle manufacturers.
Nico Zucco
My passion for transportation and mobility stems from taking transit and cycling when living in different Canadian cities and noticing how they offered a vastly different experience. Transportation is much more than simply moving someone from point A to point B. It intersects with housing, the local economy, equity, environmental sustainability and resilience, physical and mental wellbeing. I am passionate about how transportation relates to these systems and how people in cities experience them. As a cyclist and transit user, I am also interested in how transportation infrastructure projects impact the people in the communities they are transforming. As a coordinator with TransForm, I am continuing the work to help strengthen the lab’s research and branding by making it visually compelling, easy to access, and engaging.
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