Subha 'Ranjan' Banerjee — Operations Associate

Subha Ranjan is a passionate Transportation and Urban Policy Researcher. He has worked as a Transport/Urban researcher in a global research organization like World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C. and also in an academic setting at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. He has research experience in creating viable models for developing active transportation, mass transit, and road safety infrastructure. He has expertise in conducting urban transportation research, data collection, data management, analysis and visualization with a focus on active transportation, mass transit, transit-oriented development, air quality, climate change and road safety. Ranjan graduated with a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg with a specialization in Transportation Planning. During his Master's he has worked on several projects ranging from Planning of Bus Rapid Transit Systems in India to planning of bicycle and pedestrian facilities and infrastructure in Blacksburg. Along with various reports on active transportation and sustainable mass transit systems, he had completed his Master’s thesis on quantitatively establishing the importance of on-time road and bridge maintenance and how it affects the common population and transportation agencies. Earlier, he had completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi, India. He also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. He has previous work experience of 3 years at several urban planning and architecture firms in New Delhi and Kolkata.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Transportation and Urban Planning expert with a focus on sustainable development.

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Experience: 16 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Urban Planning
Transportation Policy

Career Highlights

Expert in urban transportation and road safety research.
Proven track record in reducing traffic fatalities globally.
Strong analytical skills in data management and visualization.

Work Experience

World Resources Institute

Manager, Sustainable Cities and Transport (4 yrs 2 mos)

Transport Research Consultant (3 yrs 5 mos)

Jacobs

Transport Planner (6 mos)

World Resources Institute

Transportation Research Assistant (1 yr 2 mos)

College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech

Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant (1 yr 9 mos)

AJ Design Studio

Urban Planner+Project Coordinator (1 yr 3 mos)

SALT Architects and Urban Planners

Urban Planner+Project Coordinator (11 mos)

Shiriesh Malpani and Associates

Junior Architect (3 yrs 1 mo)

eSpace

Architectural Intern (0 mo)

Education

Masters in Urban and Regional Planning | College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

AISSCE at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kolkata, India

CBSE at Hariyana Vidya Mandir, Kolkata, India

Subha 'Ranjan' Banerjee

Operations Associate

Washington, District of Columbia, United States16 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in urban transportation and road safety research.
Proven track record in reducing traffic fatalities globally.
Strong analytical skills in data management and visualization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Transportation and Urban Planning expert with a focus on sustainable development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Urban PlanningTransportation Policy

Other Skills

Active TransportationAdobe Creative SuiteArcGISArchitectural DesignAsset ManagementAutoCADComprehensive PlanningConcept DesignCreative Problem SolvingData AnalysisData CollectionData ManagementDecision-MakingDesign Thinking and InnovationEconomic Evaluation

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Experience

World resources institute

2 roles

Manager, Sustainable Cities and Transport

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Conduct a variety of road safety and urban transport planning projects focused primarily in Asian, African, and Latin American cities, with the goal of reducing traffic fatalities using safe system approach, and promoting active transportation and mass transit.
Monitor, evaluate and report project development and implementations. Review relevant documents and reports, identify problems & issues to be addressed, propose corrective actions, liaise with relevant stakeholders, identify and track follow-up actions.
Prepare various written outputs like research proposals, background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs for publications etc.
Review urban transportation policy briefs to provide technical inputs and recommendations to national/state/local governments for obtaining safer road infrastructure for all road users.
Coordinate data collection activities with city teams, which involves developing partnership with local stakeholders, training them on data collection protocols, and data management.

Active TransportationUrban Transport PlanningData CollectionProject ManagementUrban PlanningTransportation Policy

Transport Research Consultant

Jul 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Conduct a variety of urban transportation planning and road safety projects throughout the world with the goal of reducing road crash deaths and serious injuries.
Conduct data collection, analysis, visualization and prediction/forecasting to evaluate the relationship between traffic crashes and elements of the built environment in 16 BIGRS cities funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Conduct further quantitative/qualitative and spatial analysis to measure the impact of newly implemented infrastructure elements on vehicular speeds, traffic crashes, physical health and air quality.
Conducted motorcycle safety analysis in multiple Sub-Saharan African cities for World Bank funded research project, looking into how poor road design and infrastructure resulted in an exponential increase in fatal crashes involving motorcycles.
Conducted research for WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) to analyze the present road safety scenario in 22 countries of the EMRO region, and draft a plan for implementing safe system approach to reduce the number of traffic fatalities in the region.

Active TransportationData AnalysisQuantitative ResearchUrban PlanningTransportation Policy

Jacobs

Transport Planner

Jan 2018 – Jul 2018 · 6 mos · India

World resources institute

Transportation Research Assistant

Jul 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Conducted urban transportation research work with a focus on transport infrastructure, non-motorized transport, public transport, complete streets, public health and road safety.
Performed economic and financial evaluation of the newly built BRT and LRT projects in Accra, Ghana and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia respectively.
Worked on designing 'safer complete streets' to accommodate all types of road users like mass transit users and non-motorized transport users, in order to reduce congestion and car dependency.
Collaborated with different country offices to develop a partnership with local stakeholders at local, state and national levels; and monitor the progress of infrastructure interventions and evaluate the effects they are having on road safety, air quality and physical activity.
Provided technical support for data collection, management, analysis and visualization to identify VRU fatality patterns in 10 cities within Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, a program which aims to address the road safety concerns of cities in the developing world.
Co-authored training manual on design guidelines for active transportation design. Based on these guidelines, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure will be implemented in 10 cities of developing countries in South America, Asia, and Africa.
Performed network analysis on newly constructed LRT line in Addis Ababa to determine station accessibility.
Provided research and graphics support for publications on Safe Systems approach to reduce traffic fatalities for Vulnerable Road Users (VRU).
Trained in Road Safety Audits and Inspections by experts at WRI.

Active TransportationUrban Transportation ResearchUrban PlanningTransportation Policy

College of architecture and urban studies, virginia tech

Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

Aug 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · Blacksburg, Virginia, US

Conducted financial sustainability study for proposed BRT projects in India.
Conducted research work on climate change, air quality, sea level rise, urban capacity analysis and migration patterns.
Worked on providing input on development and modification of course content (assignments, exams, and lectures) and graded assignments.
Organized students teams for class projects, monitored class progress and provided feedback to professor and students as per requirements.
Guided teams in all courses towards the successful completion of class projects related to transport infrastructure, air quality, water quality, environmental health, climate change and prevention, exposure and risk assessment etc.

Active TransportationResearchUrban PlanningTransportation Policy

Aj design studio

Urban Planner+Project Coordinator

May 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Kolkata Area

Worked on the conceptualization of various urban and transport planning proposals.
Worked on project management of Mixed-use developments.

Salt architects and urban planners

Urban Planner+Project Coordinator

May 2012 – Apr 2013 · 11 mos · Kolkata, India

Worked on conceptualization and site planning of award-winning Three Squares Urban Planning Project at Port Louis, Mauritius and the planning project of Amrylis, Ranikhet, India.
Worked on planning, design and project coordination of several site planning, educational and commercial projects.

Shiriesh malpani and associates

Junior Architect

Mar 2009 – Apr 2012 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Greater Delhi Area

Involved in the planning and project coordination for New Delhi Civic Centre, a 28 story office Complex in New Delhi, India.
Worked on digital production management and conceptualization for the Urban Planning Competition of School of Planning and Architecture campus at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India.
Worked on the conceptualization and design of various educational, commercial and urban planning proposals.