Gabriel Simon is an urban planner and sustainable urban mobility consultant with a solid academic background and diversified professional experience in urban planning. He graduated in Urban Planning at the University of Architecture and Urbanism “Ion Mincu” in Bucharest and is about to complete an international master’s program in Sustainable Mobility Transition within EIT Urban Mobility, at Aalto University (Finland) and Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya (Spain).
Throughout his academic and professional career, Gabriel has specialized in sustainable urban mobility development, both from a public policy perspective and through pragmatic interventions of tactical urbanism and data analysis. His expertise also includes relevant contributions to the elaboration of strategic planning instruments, such as the General Urban Plan of Bucharest, thus extending his area of expertise to urban design and urban regeneration processes.
Currently, he is involved in the research and implementation projects PROWD and FAIR Mobility, funded by the DUT (Driving Urban Transitions) program, which aim at applying the concept of the 15-minute city in various spatial and social contexts. The PROWD project analyzes low-density urban areas, while FAIR Mobility explores the gender dimension in accessibility and urban mobility. As part of these initiatives, Gabriel contributes both to the development of policy and strategic recommendations as well as to the communication and visual identity component.