Department of Urban Planning and Policy Professor Kheir Al-Kodmany was cited in a Washington Times article discussing vertical farms. “These high-tech systems represent a paradigm shift in farming and food products and…
Kate Lowe, Urban Planning and Policy Associate Professor, discusses streetcar implementation decisions, racial bias, and why transportation and urban planning professionals must address racial and gentrification dynamics in transit decision-making. Read more here.
MUPP alum (’10) Steven Vance co-authored a CityLab article that presents a transportation platform for the Chicago mayoral candidates’ consideration. Vance and the other co-authors argue that this race presents an opportunity to advance key…
According to this study, published by the University of Illinois System, UIC contributes $7.6 billion to the state annually. Furthermore, UIC supports 171,000 jobs (1 in every 46 jobs) across the state. Check out…
A Chicago Gazette editorial on Tax Increment Financing (TIF) cites findings from David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, whose recent released report examines…
P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, was interviewed by CBS 2 Chicago (WBBM-TV) during a segment on illegal parking in downtown Chicago. Sriraj stresses how dangerous…
MUPP and former UTC research assistant, CJ Bright, has been recognized in Mass Transit magazine’s 40 Under 40 awards. CJ started as an intern at the Chicago Transit Authority to improve rider experience.…
GFRC Associate Director, Amanda Kass, spoke to Radio Islam on the future on Chicago public pension funds and what issue the new Chicago mayor will inherit. You can listen to the livestream here.
Urban Scholar Les Pollock traveled to 23 cities from August to November 2017. Looking at the world through a planner’s lens, he wrote 20 blog posts detailing his travels. Read more here
