Giorgia Bortolaso | Head of Citec Turin

Giorgia BortolasoHead of Citec Turin

Giorgia Bortolaso, a civil engineer who graduated from the Politecnico di Torino in transport infrastructure and systems, has more than 10 years of experience in the design and management of transport infrastructure and systems. She joined the Citec Turin office in 2017, where she specialised in developing mobility plans (SUMP, urban traffic plans, cycling plans, sector plans) and coordinates projects across the different fields of mobility. Since 2024, she has headed the Citec Turin office. A specialist in soft/active mobility, she led the Piedmont Regional Cycling Programme as well as several cycling plans for Italian cities. She is also technical lead and lecturer at the Fondazione ITS Mobilità for the “Mobilità e logistica” course, for which Citec delivers more than 300 teaching hours per year. In 2016, she received the AIIT thesis award on road safety.

Fields of expertise

Sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMP) and urban traffic plans
Cycling planning and active mobility (cycling plans, cycle routes, school surroundings)
Mobility impact studies for urban regeneration projects
Employer travel plans and mobility management
Organisation and analysis of traffic counts and mobility surveys
Reorganisation of public transport networks and interchange hubs

Main projects

PLANNING: SUMP and update of the Urban Traffic Plan, San Lazzaro di Savena (Bologna)
SOFT MOBILITY: Regional Cycling Programme (PRMC), Piedmont Region
SOFT MOBILITY: Feasibility study for the Corridoio Verde, cycle route along the Po river, Turin
IMPACT STUDIES: Mobility impact study for the former railway station regeneration masterplan, Sanremo
MOBILITY PLANS: Home-work and home-university travel plans, Università del Piemonte Orientale

Latest publications

Milan Cortina 2026: Stefano Manelli’s vision after the Olympic Games

Head of Transport for Milano Cortina 2026 and Director of Citec Italy, Stefano Manelli looks back on the preparation of mobility for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Between infrastructural and operational challenges, transport planning is the invisible engine behind the success of a global event, while also being a central element of its territorial legacy.

3 September 2026 Read more
Citec supports mobility for the Super Cup final

On August 12, Salzburg hosted the 2026 UEFA Super Cup final, a major European football showdown won by Paris Saint-Germain against Aston Villa. Citec supported the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and UEFA teams on the mobility plan.

13 August 2026 Read more