Projekte

Funding provider	Title	Description
Driving Urban Transitions	UNLOCK 15  unlock15.eu	UNLOCK15 seeks to unlock behavioral, institutional, and technological lock-ins that hinder the transition to the 15-Minute City. Through participatory tools, co-created narratives, and actionable insights, we aim to shape a sustainable, human-centered urban future.
Horizon Europe (HORIZON)	INCLUSIVESPACES:  Designs, tools & frameworks for creating an accessible & inclusive built environment for all, for now & for the future  inclusivespaces-heproject.eu	InclusiveSpaces aims to enhance urban inclusivity, social cohesion, and climate resilience by engaging people with disabilities and older adults in co-designing accessible spaces. It develops innovative solutions and tools, including accessibility evaluation and routing tools, a Universal Design Manual, and advanced assistive technologies like solar- powered Mobility Kiosks and devices for beach and waterfront access. These solutions will be demonstrated in six European cities, with the findings used to create policies for a more inclusive, climate-friendly built environment.
Driving Urban Transitions:  15mC topic 2:  Foster sustainable options for mobility and logistics in urban outskirts	DREAMS- Driving Equitable and Accessible 15 Minute Neighbourhood Transformations  www.dreams15mc.eu	The DREAMS project aims to enhance accessible, sustainable, and inclusive 15- minute city (15mC) neighborhoods in the outskirts of European cities through co-created, user-centric mobility services and flexible activity hubs. Conducted in living labs across Budapest, Brussels, Munich, Paris, Utrecht, and Vienna, DREAMS will analyze 15mC lifestyles in suburban and urban outskirts, develop and test innovative business models and governance frameworks, create a decision support tool for impact assessment, and investigate the societal impacts of these services. Ultimately, the project will offer policy recommendations to foster sustainable and inclusive urban mobility through new governance-business models and user-centric solutions.
MCube – Münchner Cluster für die Zukunft der Mobilität in Metropolregionen	Mobilitätsgerechtigkeit in Metropolregionen“ (MGeM)  mcube-cluster.de/projekt/mgem/	MGeM aims to create an inclusive mobility system for the Munich metropolitan region, focusing on disadvantaged groups in areas like Berg am Laim and Neuperlach. It addresses their inaccessibility to sustainable mobility innovations and surveys. The project will develop an interdisciplinary study on their living conditions and mobility needs, producing results to guide political, economic, and community actions. A Mobility-Injustice Atlas will reveal disparities in accessibility and infrastructure quality. Surveys will identify less privileged areas, leading to a detailed analysis of mobility barriers. An experimental meeting space will facilitate community engagement and creative problem-solving. Findings will support local actors and companies in tailoring products and services, fostering sustainable structures and economic approaches for neglected groups. Public engagement will involve experiential and gamified formats to develop solutions and reduce innovation barriers.
JPI Urban Europe	SMARTHUBS www.smartmobilityhubs.eu	The SmartHubs project examines shared mobility hubs, defined as a physical location where different shared transport options are offered at a dedicated and recognisable location, with public transport available within walking distance.

Awards & Archievements

• 2023-2025 Adquisition on third-party research funding: Horizon2020: InclusiveSpaces; Driving Urban Transitions: DREAMS, COMMONACCESS, UN-LOCK15
• 2021. PhD with highest honours: Summa Cum Laude.
• 2021-2025 Four scientific publications with supervised master’s students as first authors
• 12.2017-12.2020 Scholarship of the Hans-Boeckler Foundation, Germany
• 10.2015-11.2017 Scholarship for excellence from the Government of Ecuador
• 2014 Best graduated in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Cuenca, Ecuador

Veröffentlichungen

2025

• Grundei, M., Zimmer, C., Pfertner, M., & Durán-Rodas, D. (2025). The top-down-bottom-up approach: a Mobility Program Indicators Development Framework (MPIDF). Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 34, 101635. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198225003148
• Arias-Molinares, D., Geurs, K., Grigolon, A., Ulak, B., Duran-Rodas, D., McCormick, B., ... & Esztergár-Kiss, D. (2025). Exploring the 15-Minute City concept for the urban outskirts: a systematic literature review. European transport research review, 17(1), 50. link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12544-025-00743-8.pdf
• van der Craats. J., van Lierop, D., & Duran-Rodas, D. (2025). Social inclusion in sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs): The case of shared mobility in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Journal of Transport Geography, 126, 104234. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692325001255
• Hook, H., Durán-Rodas, D., Jamal, S., & Schwanen, T. (2025). Evaluating initiatives to improve transport justice. Transportation Research. ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:34f41bb7-3271-46ae-903d-30c0a156537a/files/rw9505231t
• Haxhija, S., Abouelela, M., & Duran-Rodas, D. (2025). Exploring the focus and gaps in mobility justice-related surveys. A scoping review approach. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 31, 101411. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198225000909

2024

• M Geipel, B Martinez-Rico, B Büttner, D Duran-Rodas (2024). Spatial factors associated with usage of different on-demand elements within mobility hubs: a systematic literature review. Transport Reviews 44 (6), 1258-1279. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2024.2400363
• S Haxhija, D Duran-Rodas, MTB Larriva, G Wulfhorst (2024). A Mobility Justice Framework to prioritize areas for mobility interventions. Research in Transportation Business & Management 56, 101192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101192
• F Navarro-Ávalos, A Nichols, U Jehle, B Büttner, D Durán-Rodas (2024). EmPATHs-A serious board game to raise awareness and empathy towards vulnerable-to-exclusion groups in mobility. Journal of Transport & Health 38, 101879. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2214140524001257 

2023

• Geurs, A., Grigolon, A., Müzel, K., Gkiotsalitis, K., Duran-Rodas, D., Büttner, B., Pappers, J., Martines L., Graf, A., Hansel, J., Gkrava, R., Klenmentschitz, R. (2023). The SmartHubs integration ladder: a conceptual model for the categoristaiton of shared mobility hubs. SmartHubs.

• D Arias-Molinares, Y Xu, B Büttner, D Duran-Rodas (2023). Exploring key spatial determinants for mobility hub placement based on micromobility ridership. Journal of Transport Geography 110, 103621

• Aumann, S., Kinigadner, J., Duran‐Rodas, D., Büttner B. (2023). Driving Towards Car-Independent Neighborhoods in Europe: A Typology and Systematic Literature Review. Urban Planning, Open Access Journal. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i3.6552 

• M Langer, D Durán-Rodas, E Pajares (2023). Exploring a quantitative assessment approach for car dependence: A case study in Munich. Journal of Transport and Land Use 16 (1), 87-104

2022

• Pfertner, M., Büttner, B., Duran-Rodas, D., & Wulfhorst, G. (2022). Workplace relocation and its association with car availability and commuting mode choice. Journal of Transport Geography, 98, 103264.

2021

• Durán-Rodas, D. (2021). Efficiency and/or equity? Understanding and planning bike-sharing based on spatial fairness (Doctoral dissertation, Technische Universität München).
• Fuchs, S., Durán-Rodas, D., Stöckle, M., & Pfertner, M. (2021, June). Who uses shared microbility? Exploring users’ social characteristics beyond sociodemographics. In 2021 7th International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems (MT-ITS) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
• Duran-Rodas, D., Wright, B., Pereira, F. C., & Wulfhorst, G. (2021). Demand And/oR Equity (DARE) method for planning bike-sharing. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 

 2020

• Duran-Rodas, D., Villeneuve, D., & Wulfhorst, G. (2020). Bike-sharing: the good, the bad, and the future-an analysis of the public discussion on Twitter. European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 20(4), 38-58.
• Duran-Rodas, D., Villeneuve, D., Pereira, F. C., & Wulfhorst, G. (2020). How fair is the allocation of bike-sharing infrastructure? Framework for a qualitative and quantitative spatial fairness assessment. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 140, 299-319.
• Duran-Rodas, D., Chaniotakis, E., Wulfhorst, G., and Antoniou, C. (2020) Open source data–driven method to identify most influencing spatiotemporal factors. An example of station–based bike sharing. In Konstadinos G. Goulias, Adam W. Davis (Eds.), Mapping the Travel Behavior Genome. Elsevier, Pages 503-526.

2019

• Villeneuve, D., D. Durán-Rodas, A. Ferri, T. Kuttler, J. Magelund, M. Mögele, L. Nitschke, E. Servou, and C. Silva. (2019) What is Interdisciplinarity in Practice? Critical Reflections on Doing Mobility Research in an Intended Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research Group. Sustainability 2020, 12(1), 197.
• Duran-Rodas, D., Chaniotakis, E., and Antoniou, C. (2019) Built Environment Factors Affecting Bike Sharing Ridership: Data-Driven Approach for Multiple Cities. Transportation Research Record, 2673(12), 55–68.
• D Duran-Rodas, G Wulfhorst (2019). Spatiotemporal objective and subjective factors influencing the usage of hybrid bike-sharing systems. Technical University of Munich.

• D Duran-Rodas, GW Chaniotakis, A Constantinos (2019). Identification of spatio-temporal factors affecting bike sharing demand: a multiple city approach based on a local level. Mapping the Travel Behavior Genome. Elsevier.

• D Duran-Rodas, E Chaniotakis, C Antoniou (2019). Automated open-source data collection and processing: An example of OpenStreetMap and bike-sharing. Transportation Research Procedia 41

2018

• Duran-Rodas, D., Chaniotakis, E., and Antoniou, C. (2018) Automated open-source data collection and processing: an example of OpenStreetMap and bike-sharing. Transportation Research Procedia, 41, 688-693. mobil.TUM International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport. Munich, DE.

2017

• Duran-Rodas, D., Chaniotakis, E., and Antoniou, C. (2017) Identification of spatio-temporal factors affecting arrivals and departures of shared vehicles. Methodology for comparing multiple cities on a local level using open-source data. Master Thesis.

2014

• Duran-Rodas D. and Guzman J. (2014) Design of rural roads in tropical areas after the Ecuadorian normative. Bachelor Project. 

Vorträge

2026

• Innovation or Exnovation for Mobility Justice, Lecture Planning for Mobility Justice, Technical University of Munich, Germany
• Moving from Car Centric to People Centric Cities, Lecture: Basics of Climate Change, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

2025

• Serious Board Games for Mobility Planning, Univeridad de Cuenca, Ecuador. Guest lecture
• Warum Mobilitätsgerechtigkeit? Community of Practice Talk, Project EPURA, Munich, Germany. Guest talk
• Spatial fairness assessment for bike-sharing systems (BSS), Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada. Guest Lecture
• Rethinking Road Infrastructure: A Justice Perspective for Active Mobility. BOKU, Vienna, Austria. Guest Lecture
• Bewertung der Angebotsqualität im ÖPNV. University Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany. Guest Lecture
• 15min Stadt und Erreichbarkeit. Ludwig Maximilian Universität, Munich Germany. Guest Lecture
• From Parking to Parklet to Mobility Hub. A framework to plan, desing and evalaute mobility hubs. Smart Mobility Symposium. University Brno, Brno, Check Republic. Scientific Presentation
• Why Mobility Justice. European Commission of Regions. Brussels, Belgium. Guest Talk
• Mobility Justice in Metropolitan Regions. Deutsche Bahn. Munich, Germany. Guest Talk
• 15min Stadt und Erreichbarkeit. Geographische Gesellschaft München e.V. Munich, Germany. Guest Talk
• Framework for Addressing Accessibility Poverty – A Case Study on Older Adults in Curridabat-Costa Rica, Transport Research Board Annual Meeting 2025, Washington D.C. USA. Poster presentation
• We Want Justice! What Does It Mean In Terms Of Mobility?, Transport Research Board Annual Meeting 2025, Washington D.C. USA. Poster presentation
• Framework for Developing an International Mobility (In)Justice Atlas. A Case Study in Tunis. Transport Research Board Annual Meeting 2025, Washington D.C. USA. Poster presentation

2024

• Awaking, Assessing, and Addressing: framework for mitigating mobility injustices. Hochschule Bochum, Bochum, Germanty. Guest Lecture.
• Spatial fairness assessment for bike-sharing systems (BSS), Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada. Guest Lecture.
• Mobility (In)Justice Atlas Framework: From Munich to Tunis. Planning Proximity Conference. Madrid, Spain. Scientific Presentation.
• Making mobility hubs smarter. PolisMobility, Cologne Germany. Panel Discussion.
• A multi-stakeholder perspective on mobility justice. American Association of Geographers. Hawaii, USA. Scientific Presentation.
• A multi-stakeholder perspective on mobility justice. MobilTUM 2024. Munich, Germany. Scientific Presentation.
• How to plan, design, and evaluate mobility hubs? PhD School. Tartu, Estonia. Guest lectures and workshop.
• TUM tools for planning urban mobility. Urban Mobility Simposium, Universidad del Azuay. Cuenca, Ecuador. Scientific Presentation.
• Warum Mobilitätsgerechtigkeit und wie kann ein Atlas helfen?. MCube Speaker series. Munich, Germany. Scientific Presentation and Panel Discussion.

 

2023  

• Spatial fairness assessment for bike-sharing systems (BSS), Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada. Guest Lecture.
• Mitwirkung bei der Erstellung eines Atlas der Mobilitäts(un)gerechtigkeit. Deutsche Kongress für Geographie. Frankfurt, Germany. Scientific Presentation.
• Awaking, Assessing, and Addressing: framework for mitigating mobility injustices. Doctoral Training Network. Aalto, Finnland. Keynote Talk.
• Co-creating a Mobility (In)Justice Atlas. Milan, Italy. Scientific Presentation.

 

 

2021

·        Duran-Rodas, D., Pereira, F., Wulfhorst, G:  Demand And/oR Equity (DARE) Method to Plan Bike-sharing Systems: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2021 Washington D.C, United States of America

·        Duran-Rodas, D., Pereira, F., Wulfhorst, G: Exploring causality of built and social environment factors influencing the observed demand of bike-sharing systems Meeting of the Working Group on Structural Equation Modeling Vienna, Austria

2020

·        Duran-Rodas, D. Spatial fairness assessment of the allocation of bike-sharing supply. Changing Unsustainable Mobility Cultures: The Final Virtual conference of the mobil.LAB Doctoral Research Group. 2020.

·        Duran-Rodas, D. Bike-sharing: friend or enemy during the COVID-19 pandemic? A Twitter qualitative data analysis. Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting 2020 Eindhoven, Netherlands

·        Duran-Rodas, D. Demand and / or equity method (DARE) for planning public bicycle systems II Congreso Nacional de Geografía del Ecuador CNG2020 Cuenca, Ecuador

·        Duran-Rodas, D. Bike-sharing: friend or enemy during the COVID-19 pandemic? A Twitter qualitative data analysis. Ecuadorian Congress of studies of cities Tena, Ecuador

2019

·        Duran-Rodas, D., Villeneuve, D., Wulfhorst, G: Public opinion on the future of bike-sharing systems - a social media analysis Mobil.TUM 2019 International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport München,

·        Duran-Rodas, D., Pereira, F., Wulfhorst, G:  Spatial factors influencing the usage of hybrid bike sharing systems - a “mobility culture” approach - 8th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART 2019) Budapest, Hungary

·        Duran-Rodas, D., Villeneuve, D., Wulfhorst, G: (In)equality in the usage of bike sharing systems considering built and social environment factors among residential areas. NECTAR 2019. Helsinki,Finland.

·        Duran-Rodas, D., Chaniotakis, E., Antoniou, C.: Built environment factors affecting bike sharing ridership: a data–driven approach for multiple cities. 2019 TRB Annual Meeting. Washington D.C., USA.

2018

·        Duran-Rodas, D., Chaniotakis, E., Antoniou, C.: Identification of spatio-temporal factors affecting arrivals and departures of shared vehicles. COST Action TU1305 Social Networks and Travel Behaviour Final Conference in Milano 2018

·        Duran-Rodas, D., Chaniotakis, E., Antoniou, C.: Automated open-source data collection and processing: an example of Open-Street-Map and Bike sharing. mobil.TUM 2018.

·        Duran-Rodas, D., Chaniotakis, E., Antoniou, C.: Identification of spatio-temporal factors affecting bike sharing demand: a multiple city approach based on a local level. IATBR 2018.

Auslandsaufenthalte

2019

·        Spatial factors associated to the usage of hybrid bike sharing systems Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Copenhagen, Denmark 30.09.2019 - 31.10.2019

·        Planning the Cycling City Graduate School of Social Sciences - University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 16.06.2019 - 04.07.2019

2017

·        Short Term Scientific Mission within COST TU 1305 Social networks and travel behaivor” Faculty of Architecture and Town planning, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Haifa, Israel 29.11.2017 - 15.12.2017

Master and bachelor thesis supervision

2025

• Yaswanth Kottali (2025). Exploring Comfort-Based Walkability: Perceptions and Preferences of University Students in Urban Mobility. Master's Thesis Transportation Systems
• Kilian Schropp (2025). Understanding historical mobility transitions in Augsburg to positively influence future sustainable mobility paradigms. Bachelor’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• Fulya Bayram (2025). What are the barriers for older people in creating the 15-Minute City concept on the outskirts of Munich? Master’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• José Pablo Campos Auladell  (2025). Mobilities and Immobilities in an Era of Extremes: A Study on Droughts and Climate Change in Ecuador. Bachelor’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• Ahmed Abdelmegid (2025). Determination of Transport Poverty in Selected EU Countries. Master’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• Md. Oliur Rahman (2025). Analyzing the Influence of Built Environment Factors on Pedestrian Route Choice: A Discrete Choice Model Study in Bangladesh. Master’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• Cyrine Kamoun (2025). Designing accessibility-oriented neighborhoods through street design and amenities location optimization. Master’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• Elena Anzinger (2025). Wahrnehmung und Gestaltung komfortabler Schulwege – Eine qualitative Untersuchung kindlicher und elterlicher Perspektiven im städtischen Raum am Beispiel zweier Münchner Grundschulen. Study Project. Technische Universität München.
• Bernhard Begert (2025). Evaluating walking comfort: an intersectional analysis across walking accessibility. Bachelor's Thesis. Technische Universität München.

2024

• Maxim Möst (2024) Is experienced discrimination a valid (or even superior) predictor of travel behavior compared to the related underlying socio-demographic factors? Bachelor’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• King Chai Chu (2024) Preferences on Parklet Features across Diverse Personas: A User-Centric Study of Steinhuber Miniblock Intervention. Master’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• Camila Barquero (2024) Towards Inclusive Urban Planning: Addressing Accessibility Poverty Among Older Adults Through Proximity-Centered Accessibility in Curridabat, Costa Rica. Master’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• Lennart Müller (2024)  How can a co-created and co-evaluated digital tool support the mobility of older people? Master’s thesis. Technische Universität München.
• Samuel Juhasz-Aba (2024) Mixed Methods Approach to Assess Equity in Temporal Accessibility by Rail Public Transport (RPT) Stations. Master’s thesis.  Technische Universität München.
• Cyrine Kamoun (2024). Mobility (In)Justice Atlas of Tunis: Transferring perspectives from Global North to Global South, Study Project, Technische Universität München.
• Jakob Bitterwolf (2024): Mobility Hubs in Urban Regions: Analysing Expected and Existing Impacts Using a Mixed-Methods Approach,Bachelor's Thesis, Technische Universität München

• Lena Chan (2024): Who is affected more by the lack of transit network resilient? Local and regional level social analysis for resilient public transportation system, Master's Thesis, Technische Universität München.

• Helena Gartmeier (2024): How to combat mobility injustice for older people? Understanding needs and perceptions through a mixed-methods approach in Munich, Germany., Master's Thesis, Technische Universität München.

2023

• Korbinian Josef Kreutzarek (2023): Can Best-Practice Bicycle Infrastructure Increase Cycle-Ability in Munich? Master's Thesis, Technische Universität München.

• Alexander Preis (2023): Who are the key stakeholders in mobility hub projects and what methods can facilitate the participatory process. Master's Thesis, Technische Universität München.
• Joelean Hall (2023): Exploring Advantages and Challenges of Bike-sharing in a Low-Income Resident Area in Houston, TX. Master's Thesis, Technische Universität München.
• Sana Jaafar (2023): Understanding Mode Choice using Values and Attitudes. Master's Thesis, Technische Universität München.
• Giulia Peaucellier (2023): Associations Between Perceived Risks And Travel Behaviors A Mixed- Method Approach for the City of Munich. Master's Thesis, Technische Universität München

2022

• Michel Geipel (2022): Factors of the built and social environments associated with the allocation ofmobility hubs: A systematic literature review. Study Project, Technische Universität München.
• Samuel Juhasz-Aba (2022): Mixed methods approach to assess equity in potential expansions of public transport by rail (RPT). Bachelor Thesis, Technische Universität München.
• Pauline Klanke (2022): What are the Needs and Expectations Towards a Smart Mobility Hub? A Mixed-Methods Case Study in Munich. Master Thesis, Technische Universität München.
• Korbinian Kreutzarek (2022): Literature research on best practice elements of bicycle infrastructure. Study Project, Technische Universität München.
• Sana Jafaar (2022): Where to allocate mobility hubs? Identifying common built environment factors associated with the usage of multiple shared mobility options in Chicago. Study Project, Technische Universität München.
• German Santiago Linares Ramirez (2022): Are essential services fairly distributed in Milan? Spatial Fairness Assessment with an Inclusive Accessibility by Proximity Index. . Master Thesis, Technische Universität München.
• Fernanda Navarro (2022): Integrating sustainable criteria through an AHP-GIS method to allocate . mobility hubs using open data sources. Study Project, Technische Universität München.

2021

• Leonel Guerrero (2021): Exploring social media strategies for transport planning. Bachelor Thesis. Technische Universität München

2020

• Sophia Fuchs (2020): Vergleich der Nutzerprofile von Bikesharing und Shared E-Scooter Angeboten in München. Bachelor Thesis. Technische Universität München
• Matthias Langer (2020): Quantitative assessment of car dependence. An application in the public transport area of Munich, Germany. Study Project. Technische Universität München
• Michael Stöckle (2020): Bike Sharing Systems in Munich: A (non)users’ behavioural, socio–demographic and psychographic analysis. Master Thesis. Technische Universität München

Projektergebnis

2024	Exploring the 15-minute city concept for urban outskirts: a systematic literature review. Dreams Project
2023	Mobility (In) Justice Atals, Where does injustice happen in Munich? (MGeM)
2023	Living Lab implementation report Munich. SmartHubs
2022	Setup and evaluation framework for Living Labs. SmartsHubs
2022	Guidenlines for the integration of mobility hubs into the urban space SmartsHubs
2022	A multidimensional mobility hub typology and inventory SmartHubs
	MCube. Mobilitätsgerechtigkeit in Metropolregionen (MGeM) (Weitere Informationen)
2016	Evaluation der Mobilitätsstation an der Münchner Freiheit (Weitere Informationen)