This year, the Student Planning Organization really outdid themselves on Park(ing) Day.  To transform 10 traditional street-parking spots in to spaces to have fun for a day, SPO partnered with a number of other on-campus groups to generate artwork, sample coffee, offer free records, paint ceramic pots, repair bikes, play games, and even put on a concert by their very own Rachael Wilson. Read more.

Congratulations to Angela Urban, who is a Planner for the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboraty in Champaign, and serves as President of the Orpheum Children's Museum. Read more.

Ed Christopher will present "Reflections Upon A Career As A Transportation Planner" at a Wetmore Lecture on Monday, October 3 at noon in room 225, Temple Buell Hall. Read more.

Leonard Franklin Heumann, Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, July 31, 1941 - September 13, 2016. By example, he taught us the meaning of social glue. He was our professor, our colleague, a mentor to faculty and students, our friend. Len had a profound impact not only for his outstanding teaching and research in housing and social gerontology, but also for his unsurpassed community involvement here in Champaign-Urbana. Read more>>

For her work on "Washington Historic Commercial Square: Preliminary Application for National Regiser Listing," Marcia Klopf has been recognized as the Student Project Award Winner by the Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association. Read more on APA's webpage or read the full text of Marcia's project>>