Janet Smith, UIC professor of urban planning and policy and co-director Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, is joined “The Santita Jackson Show” on WCPT Radio (820 AM) at approximately 7:10-15 a.m. today…
Did tax incentives such as TIF and tax abatement help municipalities recover from the Great Recession? Professors Josh Drucker, Rachel Weber, and PhD Candidate Geon Kim’s study gain insight from the Midwest. Read…
As part of a Crain’s Chicago Business series covering the various issues facing Chicago, Teresa Córdova, director of the Great Cities Institute, writes that the city’s strategy to address gun violence needs to…
Department of Urban Planning and Policy Professor Sanjeev Vidyarthi lead as Chief Tutor of the Arcasia Teachers Training Workshop. The week-long workshop combined pedagogically useful insights, practical case studies, and relevant tools and…
UPP Professor Emeritus Charles Hoch recently published the book, Pragmatic Spatial Planning, Practical Theory for Professionals. The books opening description reads “Instead of seeking theory to justify practical professional judgments this book describes…
In the Crain’s Chicago Business series “Hopes for Chicago” covering the first 100 days of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Janet L. Smith, UIC professor of urban planning and policy and co-director of the…
A Forbes.com story recapping a recent forum hosted by the Illinois Autonomous Vehicle Association includes comments from Elizabeth Kocs, director for partnerships and strategy at the UIC Energy Initiative and adjunct assistant professor…
P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, was interviewed by CBS 2 (WBBM-TV) about CTA platform safety. The full segment is scheduled to air tonight during CBS…
P.S. Sriraj, director of UIC’s Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, is quoted in a NBC News online story about bus drivers saving lost kids across the country, including two recent cases…
The Chicago Tribune interviewed David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, in an article profiling the organizers of the movement to separate the state…
