News

February 2007

Penn IUR Online, No. 5

Fall-Winter 2006 issue of Penn IUR's newsletter now available online.

January 2007

Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

This book examines the rebuilding of cities and their environs after a disaster.

November 16, 2006

Growing Greener Cities Symposium highlighted in PolicyLink's newsletter on equitable development

"Urban 'Greening' Movement Promotes Environmental Sustainability, Equitable Revitalization, and Civic Engagement"

August 27, 2006

Dr. Eugenie Birch in N.Y. Times Article on Cul-de-Sacs

Why Some Towns Place Roadblocks on Cul-de-Sacs

July 2006

Penn IUR Online, No. 4

Spring-Summer 2006 issue of Penn IUR's newsletter now available online.

February 2, 2006

Rebuilding Conference in the News

Ex-New Orleans Mayor Opens Philly Forum on Rebuilding Cities

Advisory Board Member, Marc Morial, makes the news over February 2-3 Penn IUR symposium, "Rebuilding Urban Places after Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina."

January 2006

Penn IUR Online, Vol. 3

Fall 2005 issue of Penn IUR's newsletter now available online.

January 9, 2006

Community Development

Urban Colleges Learn to Be Good Neighbors

The Washington Post reports on Penn's success in developing the neighboring community. Omar Blaik, Senior Vice Presdient of Facilities and Real Estate Services at Penn, is a member of Penn IUR's Executive Committee.

NOVEMBER 2005

The Brookings Institution: Metropolitan Policy Program

Who Lives Downtown

The Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program releases Penn IUR co-director, Eugenie Birch's report on downtown housing.

November 13, 2005

Reviving City Avenue

"Georgetown spin on City Avenue"

City Avenue's Special Services Ditrict hopes to bring back the days of vibrant success.

October 6-8, 2005

AAF's Great Schools by Design

National Summit on School Design

A new dialogue about the schools of the 21st Century. An initiative of the American Architectural Foundation.

August 25, 2005

Mapping The Philadelphia Negro

Using GIS to Bring this Classic Book to Life

The book was republished by the Penn Press in 1996, and now Penn researchers are using DuBois’ carefully collected data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to reconstruct the neighborhood he studied and ask new questions of it.

July 2005

Penn IUR Online, Vol. 2

Spring 2005 issue of Penn IUR's newsletter (PDF 790KB) now available online.

July 7, 2005

Penn IUR Panel Discussion

Mayors: Cooperation Key to Civic Success

Mayors emphasize that partnerships between city officials, business leaders and community groups are key to urban improvement, with crime as the first hurdle leaders must confront.

March 05, 2005

Penn IUR Advisory Board Member Marc Morial Recognized for Achievements

Man in a Hurry

Marc Morialís achievements and future goals as head of the National Urban League are discussed along with his tenure as Mayor of New Orleans and his views on economic equality.

February 22, 2005

Faculty Associate Witold Rybczynski Explains Perceptions

Can Redevelopment Survive Crime?

Faculty Associate Witold Rybcaynski explains the effect of Wilmington's fragile relationship between its economic plans and violent crime rate on citizensí views of the city.

February 22, 2005

Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter Explores New Housing Trend

America's Most Expensive Condos

Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter evaluates the conditions that led to a strong condo market today in the US.

February 17, 2005

Philadelphia Cuts Its Wires

Philadelphia Hopes to Lead the Charge to Wireless Future

Mayor John F. Street works towards making Philadelphia one gigantic wireless hot spot, offering every neighborhood high-speed access to the Web at below market prices.

February 17, 2005

Faculty Associate Witold Rybczynski Finds New Application

A 3-D View of the City, Block by Block

Dr. Culhane takes part in mapping three-dimensional model of the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

February 14, 2005

Penn IUR Faculty Associate Offers Expertise

Suddenly, Developers Yearn for the Gritty Far West Side

Penn IUR Faculty Associate Lynne Sagalyn critiques the sudden interest of many real estate developers in the Far West Side of Manhattan.

February 13, 2005

Penn IUR Faculty Associate Makes New Connection

Social Isolation, Guns and a "Culture of Suicide"

Penn IUR Faculty Associate Professor Charles Branas concludes that in the most rural counties, the incidence of suicide with guns is greater than the incidence of murder with guns in major cities.

February 11, 2005

Faculty Associate Witold Rybczynski Gives Critique

Celebration in Action: Disneyís controversial town, a decade on

Faculty Associate Witold Rybczynski, critiques the high-profile housing development built by the Disney Co.: Celebration, Florida.

February 11, 2005

Master of Urban Spatial Analytics (MUSA)

The University of Pennsylvania and the Penn Institute for Urban Research announce the launching of a new degree, the Master of Urban Spatial Analytics (MUSA). The first Masters degree in spatial analytics offered by an Ivy League institution, this degree is designed for future leaders who wish to apply spatial technology solutions... Read entire press release (PDF, 92kB)

View the degree webpage

February 10, 2005

Penn IUR Co-Director Addresses Senate Banking Committee

Administration, Academics Diverge on GSE Benefits

University of Pennsylvania Economist discusses how much Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac help boost homeownership in the U.S.

January 2005

Penn IUR Newsletter, Vol. 1

Inaugural issue of Penn IUR's Newsletter (PDF 184kB) now available online.

January 10, 2005

Penn IUR Co-Director Recognized For Benchmark Study

Greening up fertilizes home prices, study says.

A study by a University of Pennsylvania professor shows that adding greenery to neighborhoods may be not only aesthetically pleasing, but good for your home's bottom line.

January 9, 2005

Penn IUR Advisory Board Member Speaks Out

Miami PD now "one of the nation's best"

Penn IUR Advisory Board member John Timoney addresses the turnaround of the Miami Police Department.

December 7, 2004

Wharton School Study Finds Greening Good Investment

A study by Penn IUR Co-Director, Susan M. Wachter, has determined that investments in greening and in vacant land management can increase property values by as much as 30%.

December 7, 2004

Setting Greenway's Tone

Dean Gary Hack of the Penn School of Design comments on the architectural competition for the first building expected to be completed along Bostonís new, post-Big Dig park system.