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renne journal interview
August 25, 2021

John L. Renne of Florida Atlantic University and David Listokin of Rutgers University were interviewed by the journal, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, about their article “Transit-oriented development...

Responding to Sea-Level Rise
July 20, 2020

The measurable changes in sea-level rise – and the scientific projections of its increase within the next 30 years – present immense challenges to our notions of living and continuing to develop in South Florida’s flood...

New app
July 20, 2020

Florida Atlantic University wants to make it easier for students to get to and from campus. Dr. Louis Merlin said FAU will start a two-year study with 6,000 students working with a new app that will show transportation option...

emergence
July 17, 2020

Emergence of resilience as a framework for state departments of Transportation (DOTs) in the United States.

WIRED features research by CUES Director John Renne
October 12, 2018

A study released by FAU’s Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions (CUES) found that the vast majority of counties in the Florida Panhandle were less prepared for emergency evacuation compared to the rest of the state....

Elsevier’s TRD Journal announces new section on Disasters and Resilience
April 24, 2018

Elsevier announces the formation of a new section of the international journal Transportation Research D focusing on Disasters and Resilience. This section will be edited by Karl Kim (University of Hawaii), John Renne (Florida...

NPR’s Here and Now featured CUES Director John Renne
December 07, 2017

Dr. John L. Renne contributes on NPR’s Here and Now on 12/7/17 talking about Brightline, the private-public partnership, high-speed rail project delivering service to South Florida which relates to his research into rail...

Dr. Bourassa and Dr. Renne featured in Special Report on Planning in Florida Weekly
November 30, 2017

Florida Weekly’s Special Report on Planning in Florida featured input from two researchers at FAU’s School of Urban & Regional Planning.

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...

Dr. John Renne Joins the School of Urban & Regional Planning
March 01, 2016

The School of Urban and Regional Planning is very pleased to welcome John Renne, Ph.D., AICP, who has been appointed Associate Professor.