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Faria Afrin Zinia

ফারিয়া আফরিন জিনিয়া

Assistant Professor

  •  Room No:  1st Floor, Dept. of URP,RUET
  •  Phone:   880-1684837303 , 880-1846203234
  •  Email:   afrinzinia17@gmail.com
  • faria@urp
    ruet.ac.bd
  •  Website:   Faria Afrin Zinia
Faria Afrin Zinia is an assistant professor in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning at Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh. She is currently on study leave pursuing a Ph.D. in Metropolitan Planning, Policy, and Design with a focus on transportation planning at the University of Utah. She holds a Master of City and Metropolitan Planning, specializing in smart growth, land use, transportation, and accessibility. Her academic interests include transportation planning, transit-oriented development, transport equity, and transportation–land use interactions, with a strong emphasis on data analytics and GIS-based analysis.
Field of Research
  •  Transit Oriented Developments (TOD)
  •  Station Area Planning
  •  Transportation and Land Use Interaction
  •  Affordable Housing
  •  Shared Mobility Planning
  •  Travel Demand Modeling
  •  Application of GIS and Data Science in Sustainable Transportation Planning
  •  First Joined: 23rd Jul, 2017
  •      Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning

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Education

More about Faria Afrin Zinia
Book / Book Chapter
2
Journal Articles
3
Conference Papers
3
Standard List of Bibliography
SL Authors Title Publisher Details Publication Year Type
1 Rigolon, A., Zinia, F.A., Tabassum, N., Ewing, R., Hong, A., Renne, J., Kaniewska, J., & Brewer, S Transit investments and displacement: The moderating role of existing bike infrastructure and green space Proceedings of ACSP 2025 Conference
2 Zinia, F.A., Ewing, R. How Much TODs impact Household Transportation Cost? A Case of Salt Lake County U.S. Proceedings of Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP 2024 Book
3 Faria Afrin Zinia, Pukar Bhandari, Justice Prosper Tuffour, and Andy Hong Evaluating Social Equity of Transit Accessibility: A Case of Salt Lake County, U.S. Transportation Research Record (TRR) (Accepted) 2023 Journal
4 M Shafiq Ur Rahman, Afsana Haque,Muhammad Rashidul Hasan, Faria Afrin Zinia, Ahamed Zamil, M Jinnat Ali Mian Urban Transport in Bangladesh, Transport in Major Cities The Korea Transport Institute 2020 Book
5 Zinia, F.A., Jahan, M & Mohiuddin, H Analysis of Travel Behavior and Mobility Pattern of the Residence within Rajshahi City Corporation Area Plan Plus. 8, 1-14 2018 Journal
6 Zinia, F.A., Rubani, A., Al-fatin, A. S. M Community Based Capacity Enhancement Strategires for River Bank Erosion: A Case Study of Bulanpur Slum, Jianagar, Rajshahi Proceedings of the International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering (pp. 350-355). Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi 2017 Conference
7 Zinia, F.A., Anam, M.S., Hossain, A.K.M.S Implication of Agriculture and Rural Economy Nexus in Rural Planning, A case Study of Nimpara Union, Charghat, Rajshahi Banglagesh Institute of Planners. 8,233-241 2016 Journal
8 Zubayer, M.S., Zinia, F.A., Aforz, F., Romit, W,I. Pedestrian Walkway Environment Assessment: A case study of Rajshahi city Proceedings of the BPRC. Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 2015 Conference
  •  Center for Transit-Oriented Communities (CETOC) Pre-Proposal Award, 2025 — $100,000
  •  Center for Smart Transportation (CST) Mini-Project Award, 2025 — $2,000
  •  Graduate Student Professional Development Supplement Award, Univ. of Utah, 2025 — $500
  •  City & Metropolitan Planning Travel Grant, 2025 — $500
  •  CETOC (Center for Transit Oriented Communities) Pre-Proposal Award, 2024 — $70,000
  •  University Gold Medal from RUET - December, 2019
  •  APAUtah Academic and Student Projects Award - December, 2022
  •  President Certificate for Excellent Academic Result in BURP from RUET - December, 2019
  •  Matt Rifkin Legacy Scholarship, Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS), 2024 — $4,000
  •  Fellowship, Women’s Leadership Institute Rising Leader Series, 2024
  •  Planning Scholarship from the University of Utah - August, 2021, 2022
  •  Erasmus Mundas Scholarship for the Prgram MSc in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Envir. Modelling - May, 2021 (Declined)
  •  University Merit Scholarship from RUET for academic excellence - per academic year, 2013-2016
  •  Primary Scholarship awarded from Primary Education Board, Dhaka, Bangladesh - April, 2003
  •  Student Member, American Planning Association (APA)
  •  Associate Member, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP)
  •  Student Member, WTS — Advancing Women in Transportation
  •  Reviewer, Transportation Research Board (TRB)
  •  Student Member, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP)
  •  Former Town Planner of Vabanigang Municipality, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Phd Students
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Masters Students
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Undergraduate Students
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142020,147022Nishat Akter Juy, Golam Rosul AshaAnalyzing the Role of Para-TRansit Mode and Exploring Possible Solution for Efficient Future Urban Transportation: A Case Study of Rajshahi CityEmployee
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