If you hadn’t heard about Baltimore Metro’s sudden shut down for an entire MONTH (with another planned shutdown in August), then check out this article and appreciate Chicago’s public transit a little bit…
After publishing their opinion piece on the potential O’Hare express train, Kate Lowe and Janet Smith continue to be skeptical of the plan while discussing it on WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight.” Watch the segment…
David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and with the University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and Public Affairs, was interviewed by Illinois Public…
Crain’s Chicago Business features an op-ed co-authored by Kate Lowe, UIC assistant professor of urban planning and policy, and Janet Smith, UIC professor of urban planning and policy and co-director of UIC’s Nathalie P. Voorhees…
CUPPA Travel Award for Undergraduate Conference Attendance The College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs is launching a program to support undergraduate travel to attend professional conferences. Applications for conference attendance during the…
Congrats to Shelley Davis, MUPP alumna, on making this list of impressive women! February marks Black History Month. During this month, Make It Better celebrates black women of impact who are making Chicagoland…
You can also join us online at https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/e515687ef55a460ba18314e5f14e60e4 The University of Illinois at Chicago’s Urban Planning and Policy Department is a place where education, research, and community engagement come together to explore challenges facing…
A Hyde Park Herald story recapping a recent Blackstone Library panel on South Side gentrification includes comments from panelist Janet Smith, UIC professor of urban planning and policy and co-director of UIC’s Nathalie…
Prof Sanjeev Vidyarthi is representing UPP in a collaborative spatial planning studio with ENSA Toulouse and Aayojan School of Architecture at the Indian city of Jaipur studying ‘Rain Water Harvesting and Metropolisation’ sponsored…