Rituparna Das is a research scholar with a background in Architecture and Urban Planning and is also joining the Walkability Correspondents network at Pedestrian Space from Kharagpur and Kolkata, India.
In this talk, she shared a range of current mobility issues with context, including the need to bring safety in public transit and walking into focus for it to be a viable, trusted form of mobility, particularly for women and children.
Our city rating chats and scores are meant to be conversational in nature, inspiring reflection and dialogue on our experiences moving around the city via these modes.
Rituparna’s ratings for Kolkata & Kharagpur:
Kolkata
Walkability: Older part of city: 8/9, Newer part of city: 6/7
Public Transit: Older part of city: 8, Newer part of city: 6/7
Kharagpur
Walkability: 8
Public Transit: 7/8
Kharagpur-based Rituparna Das is currently a Senior Research Scholar at Ranbir & Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management at the Indian Institute of Technology. Her area of research primarily involves creating friendly environments for children around their residential environments. As a Walkability Correspondent, she represents Pan-India, primarily the Eastern Region of the Indian sub-continent.
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