Ariadne Samios
Active Mobility Senior Analyst, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Bio
Ariadne Samios is an Active Mobility Senior Analyst at WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. Ariadne works on projects related to encouraging active mobility and improving accessibility in Brazilian cities. She currently works with the Complete Streets concept, encouraging cities to adopt safer, sustainable and inclusive street models.
Prior to joining WRI Brasil, she lived in New Zealand, where she studied architecture at Unitec Institute of Technology as an exchange student with a grant from the government of Brazil.
Ariadne graduated from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) with a degree in Architecture and Urban Planning, and she holds a Master's degree in Transport Engineering from the same university.
Practice Areas
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Sustainable Urban Mobility
Helping cities design and implement efficient, high-quality, sustainable transport systems -
Urban Development
Designing and influencing urban spaces that equitably connect people and opportunities
Projects
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QualiÔnibus - Quality Public Transport
Systematic, continuous improvement and a focus on quality are key to avoid losing public transit customers to less efficient modes.