Zohra Mutabanna

Co-Founder

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India17 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in sustainable urban mobility and land use planning.
  • Led multiple international urban development projects.
  • Advocate for pedestrian-friendly city designs.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in sustainable urban planning and mobility solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementTransportation PlanningTransit-oriented DevelopmentUrban PlanningUrban Design

Other Skills

Intelligent Transportation SystemsPedestrian PlanningBicycle PlanningMulti-modal TransportationSustainable Land Use PlanningMaster PlanComprehensive PlanningLand Use PlanningLong Range PlanningArchitectureSketchUpSustainabilityTransit OperationsDesign Research

About

I am a city planner focusing on the key areas of sustainable mobility, integrated land use planning, urban design and placemaking. I have been fortunate to work on projects involving Transit Oriented Development, Transit Planning, Transit Technology and Active Mobility, across multiple scales and across multiple continents. I have also been fortunate to have participated in several capacity building initiatives to promote the planning paradigm of prioritizing people over cars in city development. I am a passionate advocate for environmental sustainability, for good quality public realm in our cities, and for promotion of walking and cycling-friendly cities. Specialties: Public Transit Planning, Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Intelligent Transportation Systems for Public Transportation

Experience

Studiopod

Associate Director

Sep 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Mumbai

Zo city planning consultancy

Founder and Director

Jun 2024 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Leading Land and Mobility Planning Services as sub-consultant or free-lance consulting.

Arcadis

2 roles

Independent Affiliate

Mar 2024 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Hybrid

  • Leading a Technical Assistance (TA) Consortium comprising of Arcadis IBI Group, IIHS, Knight Frank India for the Asian Development Bank. The Technical Assistance aims to support BMRCL and DULT in developing TOD plans and multimodal integration (MMI) around the Metro Line 2A and 2B.
Project ManagementTransit-oriented DevelopmentMulti-modal TransportationSustainable Land Use Planning

Associate Principal - Placemaking Lead India

May 2023 – Mar 2024 · 10 mos · Hybrid

Multi-modal TransportationTransportation PlanningUrban PlanningMaster PlanComprehensive PlanningLand Use Planning+4

Gfa consulting group gmbh

Team Lead

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · India · Hybrid

  • Programme Support Unit for Sustainable Urban Mobility – Air Quality, Climate, Accessibility (SUM-ACA)
  • Project assisted by the German Government via the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
  • The SUM-ACA program is a technical cooperation program supporting MoHUA (Government of India) in developing national strategies; and 8 cities across 4 states in India - Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, and Odisha, in transitioning to a sustainable urban mobility future.
Project ManagementIntelligent Transportation SystemsTransportation PlanningPedestrian PlanningBicycle Planning

Ibi group

4 roles

Associate Director - Placemaking Lead

Promoted

Sep 2022 – May 2023 · 8 mos

Multi-modal TransportationMaster PlanLand Use PlanningLong Range PlanningUrban DesignTransit-oriented Development+1

Senior Urban Planner - Associate

Mar 2016 – Sep 2022 · 6 yrs 6 mos

  • Urban Design
  • Streetscape Design
  • Transit Oriented Development
  • Land use Planning
  • Transportation Planning
  • BRT/LRT Service Planning
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning

Urban Planner

Sep 2012 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Urban Design
  • Streetscape Design
  • Transit Oriented Development
  • Land use Planning
  • Transportation Planning
  • BRT/LRT Service Planning
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning

Transportation / City Planner

Oct 2009 – Jan 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Boston Area

  • Urban Design
  • Streetscape Design
  • Transit Oriented Development
  • Land use Planning
  • Transportation Planning
  • BRT/LRT Service Planning
  • Demand Estimation
  • Traffic and Pedestrian Simulation
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning
  • Transit ITS including real-time information systems, CAD/AVL systems, APC Systems, AFC

Aedi group

Sustainable Planning

Sep 2009 – Oct 2009 · 1 mo

University of pennsylvania

Research Assistant

Sep 2008 – Dec 2008 · 3 mos

Cbt architects

Urban Design Intern

Jun 2008 – Sep 2008 · 3 mos

Krvia research and design cell

Urban Design Assistant

Jun 2006 – May 2007 · 11 mos

Smsz architects

Partner

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 · 2 yrs

Ratan j batliboi architects

Architect

Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs

  • My work involved conceptual designs, design development, preparation of construction drawings and site supervision.

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Masters — City Planning

Jan 2007 – Jan 2009

KRV Institute of Architecture

Fellow — Urban Design & Planning

Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

Sir J.J. College of Architecture (University of Mumbai)

Bachelor of Architecture — Architecture

Jan 1999 – Jan 2004

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