Urban Mobility Lab

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Our Urban Mobility Lab (UML) is TfC’s research arm. The lab’s work covers all modes of mobility, including rail and metro, BRT, bus services, popular transport, private modes, micro-mobility and active travel.

The lab doesn’t work solely on research projects, but also excels in implementation projects and on-ground capacity development programmes for government institutions.

Our team is composed of trained and experienced researchers & planners from diverse backgrounds, all sharing a strong commitment to improving people’s mobility.

Meet The UML Team!

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Farida Moawad
Head of Urban Mobility Lab
Farida Moawad has led research and advocacy projects on strengthening transport institutions in low- and middle-income countries since joining Transport for Cairo in 2024. From 2016–2023, she worked at the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), managing the MENA Centre for Transport Excellence’s knowledge portfolio and UITP’s Research in Mobility Committee, producing studies on public transport stakeholders, strategies, and post-COVID mobility. She previously supported GIZ on energy efficiency and climate change in ASEAN transport and has worked with UN-Habitat and UNDP in Egypt. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt and an M.A. in International Development Studies from Philipps University Marburg.
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Yasmine Sabek
Project Manager
Sustainable Urban Mobility Specialist, with a focus on Project and Stakeholder Management and Transport Policy. Special interest in electrification of vehicles and non-motorized travel.
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Ghada Abdul Aziz
Senior Research Associate - Urban Studies
Urban mobility researcher with a focus on applied research in mobility governance, capacity building, and policy design across African cities. I specialize in analyzing how institutional arrangements, regulatory frameworks, and governance cultures shape transport service provision and access. My work incorporates multi-method research approaches, including stakeholder mapping, qualitative interviews, and survey analysis, to derive context-specific insights into urban mobility challenges.
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Hend Eltabey
Project Associate
Project Associate at Transport for Cairo, overseeing business development and project management. She manages project leads, plans, budgets, and staffing, while monitoring KPIs and ensuring quality across TfC’s portfolio. She is a skilled outreach professional who coordinates and supports business development efforts at TfC with international funding agencies and government partners, as well as stakeholder engagement across projects.
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Mariam Nada
Analyst - Active Travel & Data Visualisation
Mariam's research focuses on the relationship between cities, active mobility, and community well-being, with an emphasis on creating vibrant, inclusive, and environmentally conscious urban environments through advanced research methodologies.

Projects led by the UML

Papers and Reports published

The Potential of Minibus Electrification in Three African Cities​: Cairo, Nairobi, and Cape Town
The study examines the viability of paratransit electrification as a policy option to effectively tackle public health, climate change and equity challenges in three African cities: Cairo, Nairobi and Cape Town. TfC drafted the Egypt component of the comparative review, including a review of the energy, transport and finance sectors; SWOT analysis of electrification and developing policy recommendations therefor.  Download Paper