Worldwide, the bicycle is making a comeback as part of the future of sustainable cities. Here in Beirut, despite appearances, there is the potential to foster a bike-friendly city. Beirut’s…
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Zeina Hawa

Zeina Hawa
Zeina is a co-founder of The Chain Effect, a Beirut-based organisation that focuses on facilitating cycling as a form of sustainable transport and development. She currently works as a senior design engineer with Sustrans, planning and designing a range of active travel infrastructure and healthy streets projects in London Zeina has a broad background in urban planning, engineering, policy research and communication design, graduating with an MSc in Transport and City Planning and an MEng in Environmental Engineering from University College London. Zeina’s interests and focus lie in transportation planning and urban design, and the role of participatory design in place-making projects and city development.