Interested in learning how cities can go green? Take UP 136 Urban Sustainability online this summer with Dr. Dustin Allred, lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. The 8-week course starts June 11th. Informational video.

It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Rolf Pendall will be the next head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, effective August 16, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. He is currently an Institute Fellow with the Urban Institute's Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center in Washington, DC. Read more.

Congratulations to Junghwan "Jung" Kim (MUP 2018) who won third prize at the 2018 American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division Paper Competition. The competition looked for outstanding student papers on current transportation planning or policy issues from work completed in accredited graduate planning programs. Jung was given his award during the National APA Conference in New Orleans at the end of April. Read more.

Prof. Lindsay Braun will offer UP 494-LB, Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning this fall. In this course, students will learn about the benefits and challenges of planning for walking and cycling as well as the role of plans, policies, and infrastructure in supporting active travel. Read more.