CUPPA is pleased to announce that second year PhD student Em Hall has been awarded a prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship from the US Department of Transportation. These awards are merit-based and…
A WBEZ report on Chicago’s shrinking middle class features maps and research from Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, along with comments from Janet Smith, UIC professor of urban planning and…
Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, is quoted in a WBEZ (91.5 FM) story on the possible approval of developer Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards project and the contracts to minority…
A new report developed by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers offers strategies to address environmental and economic issues in communities located along the Calumet River on Chicago’s Southeast Side. Produced by the Great Cities…
A WBEZ story about The Vote Equity Project’s recent survey of Chicago voters, which was developed by the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, also cites findings from “A Tale of Three Cities,” the Institute for Research on…
The Daily Line and Block Club Chicago reported on results from a survey of more than 2,000 Chicago voters conducted by The Vote Equity Project, a coalition of groups that includes the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement.…
Rebecca Hendrick, Professor of PA, and Joe Wenzel, Graduate Student in PA, are quoted in a Chicago Tribune article on how the federal government shutdown and unpredictable governing are affecting public administration students’ attitudes and their…
The Chicago Tribune interviewed P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, about the closure of northbound Lake Shore Drive over the Chicago River due to a support…
UPP’s Rachel Weber and James J. Stukel Presidential Professor, David Merriman, explain the effects of TIF’s on the Lincoln Yards project and surrounding businesses. Opposition to the Lincoln Yards project has been particularly strong…
CBS 2 (WBBM-TV) interviewed P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, about the support beam failure on the Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River. Sriraj…
