Mallika Gupta

Mallika is passionate about improving safe access to affordable and sustainable transportation for socially vulnerable and historically underserved communities. Mallika’s strengths include data visualization, multi-lingual storytelling, and inclusive community engagement that helps involve diverse voices into planning and designing pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure.

Prior to joining Nelson\Nygaard, Mallika worked as a research associate at CEPT University and Safetipin, developing policies and placemaking strategies to reduce gender-based violence on transit across South Asia and South America. Mallika also volunteers at a non-profit in India to design urban acupunctures that help uplift and empower street-connected children.