Eugenie Birch, Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education in the Department of City and Regional Planning and Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research (IUR), has been selected to receive the Above and Beyond Award from the Regional Plan Association (RPA). The award recognizes Birch's contributions to urban planning policy and longstanding service to the RPA, where she has been a board member since 2017. In the 1990s, she served on the New York City Planning Commission, and, in 2002, was a member of the jury that selected designers for the World Trade Center site. Birch currently serves as Secretariat for the SDSN Global Commission on Urban SDG Finance.
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