Mashrur Rahman

Dr. Mashrur Rahman is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Mobility Network, Department of Geography and Planning. He earned his Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Austin, USA. Dr. Rahman’s research program investigates how transportation infrastructure and land-use systems affect travel behavior. At the core of his work is the vision of creating cities and urban infrastructure that promotes sustainable and equitable transportation. To achieve this, Dr. Rahman’s work focuses on strategies to reduce automobile travel, promote active modes of walking and cycling, public transit, and design multimodal urban transportation systems. His current research explores the potential of emerging mobility services—such as bike-sharing, electric cargo bikes, demand responsive transit (DRT), and transportation network companies (TNC)—to reduce traditional car use and the socio-economic and environmental ramifications of these mobility innovations. Dr. Rahman has contributed to several federal- and state-funded transportation research projects in the USA, Canada, and Bangladesh. His scholarly works have appeared in top-tiered peer-reviewed journals, including Transport Policy, Transportation Research Part D: Transportation and Environment, Travel Behavior and Society, and Journal of Public Transportation.

Dr. Mashrur Rahman has contributed to enhancing student success through teaching and mentoring. He taught planning courses such as sustainable land use planning (UT Austin), public economics & finance (UT Austin), housing (BUET), GIS (BUET), transportation planning (BUET), and social survey methods (BUET). He received prestigious awards such as the Fulbright Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Prime Minister Gold Medal Award from the Government of Bangladesh.

Publications

1. Young, M., Farber, S., and Rahman, M. (2025). On the Road: Assessment of Driver Wages Resulting from Potential Caps on Vehicle-for-Hire and Private Transportation Company Driver Licenses. The commissioned report, City of Toronto. https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-251343.pdf

2. Rahman, M. (2023). Commute mode switch and its relationship to life events, built-environment, and attitude change. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 120, 103777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103777

3. Liu, H., Rahman, M., & Karner, A. (2023) Bus network redesign and public transit equity analysis: Evaluating system-wide changes in Richmond, Virginia. Travel Behavior and Society 31, 151-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2022.12.002

4. Rahman, M. & Sciara, G.C.S. (2022) Travel Attitudes, The Built Environment and Travel Behavior Relationships: Causal Insights from Social Psychology Theories. Transport Policy, 123, 44-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.04.012

5. Rahman, M., Akther, S. and Recker, W. (2022) 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, 24, 100025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubtr.2022.100025

6. Rahman, M., Kockelman, K. & Perrine, K. (2022) Investigating Risk Factors Associated with Pedestrian Crash Frequency and Injury Severity in Texas. Traffic Injury Prevention, 23 (5): 283–289. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2022.2059474

7. Rahman, M., Gurumurthy, K.M. and Kockelman, K. (2022) Impacts of Flextime on Departure Time Choice for Home-Based Commuting Trips in Austin, Texas. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2676 (1): 446-459. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211035757

8. Rahman, M. & Akther, M.S. (2022) Intercity Commuting in Metropolitan Regions: A Mode Choice Analysis of Commuters Traveling to Dhaka from Nearby Cities. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 148(1). 05021060. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000777

9. Hasan, M.M.U., Quium, A., Rahman, M., Khatun, F., Akther, M.S., Haque, A., Jahan, S., Islam, I., Ahmed, T., Shubho, T.H. (2022) A Methodology for Planning and Prioritization of Rural Roads in Bangladesh. Sustainability, 14(4), 2337. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042337

10. Rahman, M. & Hasan, M.M.U. (2022) Pavement Dweller Center (PDC) – An Innovative One-Stop Service for Homeless People: The Case of Sajida Foundation’s Amrao Manush Project. Community Development Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2022.2028300
11. Sciara, G.C.S., Rahman, M., and Walthall, R. (2021) A Seat at the Table? Transit Representation in U.S. Metropolitan Planning. Transport Policy, 114, 165-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.09.011

12. Rahman, M., Barua, U., Khatun, F., Islam, I., & Rafiq, R. (2018) Participatory Vulnerability Reduction (PVR): An Urban Community-based Approach for Earthquake Management. Natural Hazards, 93(3), 1479-1505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3364-2

13. Rahman, M., Zaman, K. B., & Hafiz, R. (2016) Translating Text into Space for Mapping the Past Territory of a City: A Study on Spatial Development of Dhaka during Mughal Period. City, Territory and Architecture 3(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-016-0036-y

14. Rahman, M., & Neema, M. N. (2015) A GIS based Integrated Approach to Measure the Spatial Equity of Community Facilities of Bangladesh. Aims Geosciences, 1(1), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.3934/geosci.2015.1.21