Q&A: UDP welcomes new faculty member Karen T Chen
April 9, 2024
Learn more about new faculty member, Karen T Chen, in this Q&A including her interdisciplinary appointment and NASA funded projects.
Vision Zero road safety projects in Seattle are unlikely to have negative impacts on local business sales, UW study finds
March 4, 2024
New research from the University of Washington suggests those worries are unfounded. Published this month in Injury Prevention, an analysis of seven safety projects across Seattle found they had no negative impact on the annual revenues of nearby businesses for three years after construction began. The results could help city officials gather support from local business…
Student Profile: Sarah Samdin
February 13, 2024
We sat down with Master of Infrastructure Planning and Management (MIPM) student, Sarah N Samdin, to hear how the program has enhanced her career.
Tsunami preparedness in WA
January 22, 2024
UW Urban Design & Planning faculty and other many partners have been working with Westport and their neighbors to help them face the threat of tsunamis head-on. | The Seattle Times
Homeownership has long been a cornerstone of the American Dream. But should it be?
January 11, 2024
For E. David Blum, there's one reason for the current state of the market: supply. Blum is a teaching associate with the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments. He said the only way to create more supply is to build more housing.
Chuck Weinstock - UW Department of Urban Design and Planning Lecture Series
November 20, 2023
Chuck Weinstock, former director of Capitol Hill Housing (Seattle) and a former VP with Chase Community Development Banking, spoke on November 1, 2023 at the University of Washington campus in Seattle. His presentation was titled "Affordable Housing: If It Was Simple, We'd Have Solved It By Now. We Still Can."
Global Collaboration Studying Untold Narratives About Sustainable and Equitable Urban Change
September 26, 2023
A new international research partnership aims to spark dialogue and learning through storytelling about sustainable and equitable urban development. Collaborators from five global cities have partnered to shift common practices of how stories of successful urban change are told and who tells them.
Creating eco-friendly infrastructure design: Meet Jan Whittington
July 19, 2023
“I’m exactly where I want to be.” For associate professor of Urban Design and Planning Jan Whittington, this statement sums up her feelings about being on the faculty of a large public university, doing what she loves, with good opportunities to secure research funding. Read Jan's interview with The Whole U.
From vacant storefronts to vibrant hubs: Revisiting ‘third places’ for urban resilience
June 28, 2023
In Seattle, city government and the Downtown Seattle Association continue to build on the “Amazon Great Return” through a variety of strategies to reactivate downtown. Increased foot traffic, intriguing office-to-residence retrofit proposals and trends toward park and retail reopening suggest a spirit of renewal. But here’s an old term—”third places”—that can help even more to…
Lecture Recap: Planning a Resilient and Equitable Food System
June 14, 2023
On May 24th, our guest panel described the emerging food systems planning paradigms and how they are infused with values of equity, social justice, and resilience.
