​Mallika Gupta

• Gupta, M. (2024). Power To Pedal: A Gendered Analysis of the Barriers and Joys of Cycling in Oakland. UC Berkeley. dx.doi.org/10.7922/G2FF3QQ2
• Gupta, M., Raina, A., Sisodia, S. (2023). Designing Spaces of Learning with a Child Rights Approach. International Journal of Arts, Architecture & Design. doi.org/10.62030/2024Julypaper3
• Gupta, M. (2021). I (Don't) Walk a Lonely Road: A Study of Women Seeking Leisure in a Public Park. Urban ARC, IIHS Bengaluru. doi.org/10.24943/9788195489312

• “A Gendered Analysis of the Barriers and Joys of Cycling in Oakland, California." The University Transportation Center's PSR Annual Congress, Berkeley, USA (2025)
• “Power to Pedal: Barriers to Cycling for Women," TRB's 7th International Conference on Women and Gender in Transportation (2024)
• “Safetipin: Building Inclusive Urban Systems," World Bank Fragility Forum, Washington D.C. (2024)
• “Safety, Access and Leisure Patterns," Feminist Collective in Architecture National Symposium (2022)
• “I (Don't) Walk a Lonely Road: A Study of Women Seeking Leisure in a Public Park" Urban Arc Conference, Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore, India (2021)

• Doctoral Research at the Frankfurt Lab for Social-Ecological Transformation of Urban Mobility | 2025 – 2028. Thesis: “The effect of intersectional identities on acceptability of transformative transportation policies in European cities."

University of California, Berkeley, USA

• Master of City Planning (Transportation Planning and Policy) | GPA: 3.9/4.0 | 2022 – 2024. Thesis: "Power to Pedal: A Gendered Analysis of the Barriers and Joys of Cycling in Oakland, California"

CEPT University, India

• Bachelor of Architecture | 2015 – 2020. Thesis: "I (Don't) Walk a Lonely Road: A Study of Women Seeking Leisure in a Public Park". Academic Exchange Semester: Technical University of Munich (2019)

Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates | Oakland, USA
Transportation Planner | Associate 1 (July 2024 – August 2025), Intern (May 2023 - June 2024)

• Designed and analyzed community surveys, led stakeholder engagement workshops, and conducted focus groups and interviews to assess mobility barriers for underserved populations, evaluating public perceptions of transport policies, and ensuring inclusive policy development.

• Conducted policy and plan reviews, feasibility assessments, demographic analyses, and GIS-based equity analyses for public transport projects (BRT corridors, Vision Zero plans, paratransit and TDM planning). 
• Identified available federal and state funding by project scope and helped develop priority frameworks for disseminating funds while achieving equity goals for underserviced communities.

Institute of Urban & Regional Development (IURD) | UC Berkeley, USA. 
Graduate Student Researcher | Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

• Supported the development of 'The Bay Twin: A Climate Justice Digital Twin' using historical and real-time GIS data to calculate the cumulative impacts of air pollution on the health of underserved communities in the San Francisco region.
• Facilitated community consultations for integrating frontline community concerns into regional transportation and resilience strategies.

• Led gender-inclusive transportation surveys on personal safety and accessibility in public places and on transit services across India, Sri Lanka, Brazil, and Argentina; analyzed data using GIS and visual tools.
• Developed project reports, presentations and visuals using Excel, GIS and Adobe Suite, providing equity-driven recommendations for the construction of gender-inclusive transit systems, resulting in high praise from the World Bank and Development Bank of Latin America.
• Organized community engagement during Delhi Masterplan 2041 public comment period by organizing public meetings and door-to-door engagement; resulting in over 40,000 petitions being filed by low-income, immigrant, and socially-vulnerable community members.

• Secured INR 2 million in grants to build learning centers for 200+ street-connected children.
• Spearheaded partnerships across Smart City Mission, Municipal Corporation, and Indian Railways to improve pedestrian and education infrastructure.

• Co-designed award-winning curriculum for "Un-Gendering the Urban City" studio.
• Mentored 120+ students on qualitative research, data visualization (GIS, Adobe Suite), and critical urban theory.

• Produced concept presentations, 3D renders, construction drawings and vendor contracts using AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion and SketchUp.
• Worked on high-end residential and hospitality projects, including award-winning hotel Raas Chhatrasagar.

• Research Fellowship in Transportation Planning, PSR UTC, US Department of Transportation (2024)
• Academic Scholarship, California Planning Foundation (2023)
• Sanskriti Fellowship for Urban Design and Research, Design X Design (2022)
• Construction Grants for Pedestrian & Education Infrastructure Projects, India (2021-2022)
• Distinguished Student Award, CEPT University (2020)

• Sustainable & Gender-Inclusive Mobility Planning
• Community Engagement & Stakeholder Facilitation
• Policy Research & Urban Governance
• Quantitative Analysis (Excel, ArcGIS, Python)
• Data Visualization (Adobe Suite, Canva)
• Public Space & Public Transportation Design

• Personal Website & Portfolio: Herban Space
• Safetipin Reports: Sri Lanka, Argentina, Brazil
• Studio Lotus Work: Delhi Residence, Hotel Raas Chattrasagar