Wei Li

Research Analyst, Sustainable Transport, WRI China Sustainable Cities

Bio

Wei Li is a research analyst and transport planner for the Sustainable Cities Program in WRI China. He helps with road safety projects in China and Southeast Asia. These projects aim to improve the safety performance of urban roads in cities like Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, and Bangkok. He is also a part of WRI’s team which provides technical assistance to China’s Transit Metropolis Program, a national program designed to improve public transport, walking, and biking in Chinese cities. Wei works to integrate road safety component into this national policy.

Prior to joining WRI China, Wei worked with the transport team at WRI’s DC office, helping with road safety and national policy research. He also engaged in various research projects on sustainable city, including healthy cities for aging population and building energy consumption in Beijing. He has project experiences in urban planning and design in China and the US.

Wei holds a Master of Urban Planning from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He also has a Master of Urban Planning and a Bachelor of Architecture from Tsinghua University, China.

In his leisure time, Wei enjoys birding, hiking, biking, photography, and trying new things with friends.

Blog Posts

Make Cycling Safer in China—By Design
by Kim Beng Lua and Wei Li - September 27, 2017
Cycling is exploding in popularity in Chinese cities, but designing the built infrastructure to channel this enthusiasm remains a significant challenge.
Designing Safer Cities for Children
by Claudia Adriazola, Wei Li and Ben Welle - May 08, 2015
The usual discussion around children’s traffic safety is a behavioral one, focusing on issues like helmet- and seat-belt laws. What's really needed is a "safe system" approach that actually makes cities safer by design.

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