Amit Bhatt
Bio
Amit is the Director of Integrated Urban Transport at WRI India. He is based in Delhi and provides vision and leadership to all transport initiatives across WRI India, managing relationships with partners and stakeholders.
Amit has over 18 years of experience in the field of urban transport, non-motorized transport, public transportation, road safety and urban development. Amit is part of various national and international committees on transportation and urban development.
Amit writes extensively on the issues of transportation and road safety for some of the leading media houses like Hindustan Times, Scroll, DailyO, Deccan Herald, Times of India, Hindu etc. Amit is also a visiting faculty at the School or Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
Amit has been formally trained as an architect and transport planner. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a Master’s degree in Transport Planning from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Amit also has a Master’s degree in Economics and a diploma in Transport Economics and Management.
Projects
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Bangalore's BIG bus network
Integrated transport system introduces express service and quality improvements -
Raahgiri Day
India's first car-free day returns streets to people -
Sustainable and Livable Cities Initiative
Building the foundations of our work with cities