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Special Issue of Housing Policy Debate Edited by John Renne
September 15, 2016

The latest issue of the journal Housing Policy Debate is a special issue co-edited by SURP’s John Renne, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions in the School of Urban and Regional...

Special Issue of Housing Policy Debate Edited by John Renne
September 15, 2016

The latest issue of the journal Housing Policy Debate is a special issue co-edited by SURP’s John Renne, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions in the School of Urban and Regional...

Bourassa and Hoesli Win Best Paper Prize
August 29, 2016

SURP Director Steven Bourassa and co-author Martin Hoesli of the University of Geneva have won the “Innovative Thinking Out of the Box” best paper prize for their paper, “High Frequency House Price Indexes with Scarce...

SURP Welcomes Dr. Louis Merlin
August 22, 2016

The School of Urban and Regional Planning is pleased to welcome Louis A. Merlin, who is a new Assistant Professor starting with the Fall 2016 semester.

Bryan McConnell Brings IT Expertise to SURP
August 22, 2016

The School of Urban and Regional Planning is pleased to welcome Bryan McConnell, MBA, who has been appointed Faculty Research Associate and Computer Systems Analyst.

Dude, Where’s My Driverless Car? Louis Merlin Discusses Robot Cars
June 28, 2016

Louis Merlin, who will join SURP as an assistant professor in August 2016, recently participated in a seminar at the University of Michigan on the ethics of driverless cars.

Peter Newman Will Speak on “The End of Automobile Dependence” August 9th
June 27, 2016

Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University in Australia, will give a lecture on “The End of Automobile Dependence: How Cities Are Moving Beyond Car-Based Planning” at the Palm Beach Dramaworks Theatre,...

SURP Director Visits King Saud University
May 16, 2016

Dr. Steven Bourassa, Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning, visited the Department of Urban Planning at King Saud University in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in early April 2016.

New Podcast on Transportation Costs and the Affordability of HUD Housing
May 12, 2016

In this podcast, Dr. John Renne, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, along with Shima Hamidi of the University of Texas at Arlington...

Webinar on NACTO Transit Street Design Guide
May 12, 2016

This webinar, moderated by Dr. John Renne, Director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, features the NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials)...