Longtime community organizer, public policy professional and Master’s in Urban Planning and Policy student, Daniel La Spata won a decisive victory in the 1st Ward Alderman race, capturing 61 percent of the vote to Moreno’s…
The New York Times quotes Beth Gutelius, a senior research specialist at UIC’s Great Cities Institute, in a story on Amazon’s expansion and the company’s mixed success with building community relationships. “People think…
The proposed express service from Elon Musk’s Boring Company may be in doubt following the recent Chicago mayoral election. UTC Director P.S. Sriraj offers his thoughts on the controversial plan in an article published in…
Teresa Córdova, Director of the Great Cities Institute and Professor of UPP, is interviewed by NPR & WBUR-FM’s “Here and Now” in a story on Chicago’s declining African-American population. The segment’s audio and a related online…
CBS 2 interviewed Kate Lowe, UIC assistant professor of urban planning and policy, for a story on the risks that pedestrians and drivers face due to dark or faded traffic signals. https://cbsloc.al/2GLEPiZ
South Side Weekly quotes Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, and Kate Lowe, UIC assistant professor of urban planning and policy, in a story examining an empty city lot in…
Crain’s Chicago Business quotes Tom Smith, Adjunct Lecturer in UPP, in a story on the power aldermen wield over their ward’s zoning approvals and changes. “We have a lot of irrational downzonings. They’re just reactive,”…
Robert Bruno, Amanda Kass, and David Merriman rethink the conversation about pensions and the state’s finances. The near ubiquitous claim that Illinois is facing a “pension crisis” has rarely been challenged. The failure to…
Crain’s Chicago Business quotes Tom Smith, UIC adjunct lecturer in urban planning and policy, in a story on the power aldermen wield over their ward’s zoning approvals and changes. “We have a lot…
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…
