Lizbeth is an urban mobility enthusiast! She is currently Senior Analyst – Infrastructure Advisory at EY. Prior to that she has worked with Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi as Senior Associate in Urban Transport. With over three years of experience in the mobility sector, she is an ardent researcher in bus systems in India. She is into studying PPP models in bus systems, e-mobility, regulatory and governance aspects of urban mobility. She has represented her organisation at various state level workshops and conferences as a speaker.
She is a post graduate in Economics with specialization in Urban Development. She is keen in implementing her knowledge of urban development and management to move towards a more sustainable path of development. She extensively works in the mobility sector to push for a more usage of public transportation.
Urban Mobility and Gender are her key areas of interest.
Selected publications or texts
1. Godwin, Lizbeth.
“World Bicycle Day: Are Non-Motorised Transport Projects in India Just a Pipe
Dream?” The
New Indian Express, 3 June 2024, www.newindianexpress.com/web-only/2024/Jun/03/world-
bicycle-day-are-non-motorised-transport-projects-in-india-just-a-pipe-dream.
2. Godwin, Lizbeth , and Aiswarya Satish. 2024.
“Chennai’s New Bus Terminal at Kilambakkam
Creates More Problems than It Solves.
” The News Minute. February 8, 2024.
https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/chennais-new-bus-terminal-at-kilambakkam-
creates-more-problems-than-it-solves.
3. Godwin, L. J. (2023, September 13). India’s PM-eBus Sewa Scheme and the Path to Net Zero.
Urban Transport News. https://urbantransportnews.com/article/indias-pm-ebus-sewa-scheme-
and-the-path-to-net-zero
4. Godwin, L. J. (2023b, May 12). Extended Metro lines: An unsustainable approach in tier 2 cities?
The Daily Guardian. https://thedailyguardian.com/extended-metro-lines-an-unsustainable-
approach-in-tier-2-cities/
5. GODWIN, L. J. (2023a, February 3). Budget boost will help leverage Municipal Bonds. The Daily
Guardian. https://thedailyguardian.com/budget-boost-will-help-leverage-municipal-bonds/
6. Godwin, L. J. (2023, July 21). Unresolved Vypin Bus Issue Continues to Plague Islanders. Centre
for Public Policy Research (CPPR). https://www.cppr.in/articles/unresolved-vypin-bus-issue-
continues-to-plague-islander
Selected speaking engagements
1. Panel Speaker on Shared Mobility at Greening Public Transport Conference hosted by Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.
2. Panel speaker at International Conference on Sustainability- Climate Change, Green Infrastructure and Urbanisation at MA College, Kerala
3. Panel speaker on inland water transport at Vypin Development Seminar, Kerala
4. Panel speaker for Kochi Vision 2040, chaired by Mayor of Kochi.