Waltraut Ritter

Waltraut Ritter

Mobility Research Project

Director Research

I am working at the intersection of pedestrian mobility and public transport systems. Few cities currently collect quantitative and qualitative data on walking, even “smart” city planning often ignore walking as mobility mode. As member of the international working group on walking data standards and lead in the Mobility Research Project, we are trying to change the perception of urban walking. A stronger alignment of walking and public transport could contribute to better use of urban space and increase liveability of cities. I am regularly contributing to the UN World Urban Forum, Walk21 and the Women in Mobility Network transformative mobility policies.

In Hong Kong, I was a senior research lead in the Mobility Research Project at the University of Hong Kong on “Intermodal Transport Data Sharing”, a multi-stakeholder, open innovation programme on sustainable mobility in Hong Kong. It aimed to build a trusted data space for a large and diverse group of stakeholders to collaborate on sustainable mobility in Hong Kong.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

For a densely populated city like Hong Kong, Goal 13 addresses the future of sustainable cities.

SDG 17 is one of the most important goals to develop better collaboration and partnerships between all stakeholders.