Isabelle Wachter

Isabelle Wachter is a researcher at the Department of Spatial Planning, Faculty of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University. Her work focuses on urban transport policy, mobility research, and transport safety analysis.

• Bachelor's Degree in Spatial Planning (2017), TU Dortmund University
• Master's Degree in Spatial Planning with specialization in 'Raum- und Mobilitätsforschung' (2019), TU Dortmund University

Her research explores transport-policy-invariant characteristics, motorization rates, gendered mobility patterns, and urban logistics. Key projects include the WiVer study on transport policy effectiveness funded by North Rhine-Westphalia's Ministry of Transport.

Recent publications analyze city-level car ownership determinants, traffic safety comparisons, and mobility transitions in German cities. She supervises bachelor's and master's theses and co-teaches urban logistics projects.