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…
Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, is quoted in a WBEZ (91.5 FM) story on the possible approval of developer Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards project and the contracts to minority…
The Chicago Tribune interviewed P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, about the closure of northbound Lake Shore Drive over the Chicago River due to a support…
UPP’s Rachel Weber and James J. Stukel Presidential Professor, David Merriman, explain the effects of TIF’s on the Lincoln Yards project and surrounding businesses. Opposition to the Lincoln Yards project has been particularly strong…
CBS 2 (WBBM-TV) interviewed P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, about the support beam failure on the Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River. Sriraj…
In January 2019, MUPP student Kira Baltutis joined architecture students representing ENSA Toulouse and Aayojan Jaipur universities in a two-week field analysis to study the crucial role of water planning in the rapidly-growing…
2018 was an eventful year for the Department of Urban Planning and Policy. See the link below to read some of the department’s achievements and events. What’s UPP: 2018 in Review
The Atlantic interviewed Joshua Drucker, UIC associate professor of urban planning and policy, about President Trump’s attempts to retain and boost manufacturing jobs in the U.S. Drucker also addresses what power, if any,…
