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Mashrur Rahman, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Toronto

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Welcome to my website. My name is Mashrur. I am a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto. My research focuses on integrating behavioral insights into transportation policy planning to decarbonize the mobility system. I combine the fields of urban planning, behavioral science, and social psychology to enhance our knowledge of how individuals make travel choices, and to inform policy-making towards sustainable transportation. 

Recent Publications

  1. Commute mode switch and its relationship to life events, built-environment, and attitude change. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.

  2. Travel Attitudes, The Built Environment and Travel Behavior Relationships: Causal Insights from Social Psychology Theories. Transport Policy.

  3. Bus network redesigns and public transit equity analysis: Evaluating system-wide changes in Richmond, Virginia. Travel Behavior and Society. 

  4. Investigating Risk Factors Associated with Pedestrian Crash Frequency and Injury Severity in Texas. Traffic Injury Prevention. 

  5. The First and Last Mile of Public Transport: A Study of Access and Egress Mode Choice Behavior of the Commuters Living in the Suburban Areas of Dhaka. Journal of Public Transportation.

  6. Impacts of Flextime on Departure Time Choice for Home-Based Commuting Trips in Austin, Texas. Transportation Research Record. 

  7. A Seat at the Table? Transit Representation in U.S. Metropolitan Planning. Transport Policy.

Education

  • PhD in Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin. 2023.

  • MS in Statistics. University of Texas at Austin. 2023.

  • MS in Transportation Science. University of California Irvine. M.Sc. in Transportation Science. 2018.

  • MS in Urban and Regional Planning. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). 2017. 

  • BS Urban and Regional Planning. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). 2014.

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral fellow (2023-present)​​

Research Coordinator, iCity2.0 Project - Emerging mobility and technology service

University of Toronto, Canada.​​

Graduate Research Assistant (2018-2022)​​

The consortium of Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions (CM2), USDOT Tier 1 University Transportation Center, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.​​

Graduate Teaching Assistant (2019-2022)

Community and Regional Planning, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Lecturer (2015-2017) (On leave)

Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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