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In the Media | 04.22.2025 Herbert J. Gans, 97, Dies; Upended Myths on Urban and Suburban Life A distinguished sociologist who went on to teach at Columbia and MIT, Gans began his teaching career at Penn, where he earned his PhD in city and regional planning. The New York Times ($)
Venitian Gothic buildings including bell tower under blue sky Story | 04.21.2025 Weitzman Faculty to Exhibit at 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia & European Cultural Centre's ‘Time Space Existence‘
In the Media | 04.10.2025 How Trump's executive order on coal could impact energy use in the US "Coal plants are no longer economically viable," says Sanya Carley, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy & City Planning and Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. ABC News
In the Media | 04.07.2025 HHS cuts could put families at risk when weather heats up With a federal program's future in jeopardy, states need to re-evaluate their protections for low-income families, says Sanya Carley, the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy & City Planning and Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. NPR
Sara Bronin Story | 04.06.2025 Sara Bronin to Speak at 2025 Weitzman Graduation Ceremony
In the Media | 04.02.2025 Pedestrian islands are coming to Chestnut Street in West Philly Studies show that one-way streets are more dangerous and more prone to collisions because drivers tend to pay less attention to pedestrians, says Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning Xiaoxia Dong. WHYY
Aki Di Sandro Story | 03.28.2025 Listening to the City
In the Media | 03.03.2025 Philly Housing Prices Are Through the Roof. But There Are Ways to Fix It A housing stock that is almost 100 years old is one challenge facing current and potential homeowners, says Vincent Reina, associate professor of city and regional planning and director of the Housing Initiative at Penn. Philadelphia Magazine
In the Media | 02.24.2025 How Much Road Does America Have? In conjunction with the release of his new book, Overbuilt: The High Costs and Low Rewards of US Highway Construction, Erick Guerra, associate professor of city and regional planning, shares some of the surprising findings of his research into "the negative space that cities are shaped around.'" Densely Speaking
Three young people converse across a table Story | 02.20.2025 At 2025 Design Career Fair, Penn Connections in Action