Arnd Bätzner provides consulting on the alignment of multi-modal transit systems with the built environment and strategic land use planningm. A particular focus is on the integration of future autonomous and demand-responsive transport with high-capacity modes. Holding a master in physics and transit management from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Arnd is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of St.Gallen’s Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance: His academic research in Southeast Asia focuses on elevated walkability enhancers such as skybridges, ropeways and people movers for last-mile station linkage and access.

Arnd is a member of several standing committees of the Transportation Research Board of the U.S. National Academies. He is an executive planning committee member of the leading global conference on demand-responsive transit, and a frequent keynote speaker at major industry conferences around the world. Since 2011, Arnd is a board of directors member of Switzerland’s nationwide Mobility Car Sharing system.