Rita Castel’Branco is an architect, urban planner and specialist in urban mobility. She worked for 15 years at Lisbon City Council, contributing to dozens of public space projects and playing an active role in promoting cycling as a viable mode of transport. Her commitment to an integrated transport system is reflected in the Strategic Vision for Lisbon Mobility (MOVE2030), which she co-authored.
She is currently a researcher at CiTUA/IST, where she is pursuing a PhD in Architecture, focusing on the values that a desirable city should uphold and the concrete requirements needed to achieve them.Following two years as an advisor to the Vice-Rector for Socio-Territorial Innovation at NOVA University Lisbon, she currently heads the Mobility and Public Space Division at Arroios Parish Council.
Rita Castel’Branco is also Coordinator of the Technical Committee for Mobility at the Portuguese Order of Architects and an active member of MUBi and REDE H.