The Chicago Sun-Times interviewed P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center at the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, in a story on Chicago traffic congestion due to holiday travel. Sriraj…
Kate Lowe, UIC assistant professor of urban planning and policy, is quoted in a Chicago Tribune article looking at ridership, availability and safety issues since Chicago launched its e-scooter pilot program. “I’m concerned…
UIC students who have career aspirations in public transportation are encouraged to participate in the 2019 George Krambles Transportation Scholarship Awards. Managed by the Urban Transportation Center, the Krambles Awards were established to…
Many CUPPA faculty and former students participated in various sessions at the Transport Chicago Conference. Transport Chicago is a conference dedicated to improving transportation in the Chicago region and beyond. The conference provides…
Kate Lowe, UIC assistant professor of urban planning and policy, was interviewed on Illinois Public Media’s “The 21st” show during a segment on the growth of shared and dockless transportation options like bikes…
Dr. Moira Zellner was quoted by the Forbes magazine discussing biodiversity and its relation to cities at the French-American Climate Talk June 19th. She reminded other scientists not to differentiate between humans and…
In a Crain’s Chicago Business series covering the first 100 days of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, writes that the city and developers should use…
WTTW-TV News interviewed Department of Urban Planning and Policy Professor Kate Lowe in an online story about what positive environmental impact, if any, an electric scooter initiative like Chicago’s soon-to-launch pilot program may…
UPP Adjunct Assistant Professor Elizbeth Kocs was selected to participate in The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s 2019 Executive Energy Leadership Program. The program provides non-technical business, governmental, and community leaders an opportunity to learn about…
Congratulations to the BA in Urban Studies graduate Eboni Hawkins who received the prestigious Moelis Scholarship to attend University of Pennsylvania Master of City Planning (MCP) program. We wish Eboni all the success…
