John Willis (BS Urban Planning, ’05) Recently Appointed City Manager of St. George
Congratulations to John Willis, Urban Planning alumni, who was appointed as City Manager of St. George on January 19, 2023. John has served as Community Development Director since August 2018 and was the City’s Planning and Zoning Manager for four years prior to that. All told, John has more than 17 years of experience in...Continue reading→
Utah’s Population Growth Tied to People Moving, Not Births (Mallory Bateman, BA in Urban Planning ’08)
Mallory Bateman, the state’s demographer and alumni of the Urban Planning program, is quoted in a recent article about Utah’s growing population – which is mostly from people moving, not births. Click here to learn more about the state’s changing demographics!
U-Walk Fest Postponed to April 11
Are you interested in what makes a place walkable, accessible and safe? Join the student and faculty research team on April 11 from 12-2 PM for the first annual U-Walk Fest, a workshop designed to inform participants about walkability as well as gather data about how walkable our campus is. RSVP here or email anna.maki@utah.edu with...Continue reading→
Career Expo on April 14th
DATE CHANGE: The City and Metropolitan Planning Department’s spring Career Expo has been moved to Friday, April 14! The event will take place at 11:30 AM in Room 129 at the Architecture Building. Bring your resumes and network with employers and professionals in the planning industry!
Dark Sky Studies Minor Visits Helper, Utah
This weekend, students in Nightscapes, one of the required courses for the Dark Sky Studies minor, visited Helper, Utah to learn more about the importance of preserving the night sky. Helper is the 2nd city in Utah and 25th city in the world to be designated as an International Dark Sky Community, recognized by the...Continue reading→
The Green Gentrification Cycle
Significant research has shown that gentrification often follows the implementation of greening initiatives (e.g. new parks) in cities worldwide, in what scholars have called ‘green gentrification’. Professors Alessandro Rigolon and Tim Collins recently published a new article looking at this phenomenon, proposing three complementary explanations for why gentrification precedes greening, including demand from gentrifiers, push...Continue reading→
Dr. Divya Chandrasekhar and Sua Kim Explore Transportation Recovery after Disasters
Divya Chandrasekhar and Sua Kim of University of Utah’s City & Metropolitan Planning Department worked with John Downen and Joshua Spolsdoff of UU’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute to survey local businesses about their recovery actions after the March 2020 disasters, including COVID-19 lockdowns and a 5.7 magnitude earthquake. The researchers noted that while increasing...Continue reading→
Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Both Housing and Transportation in Ann Arbor and Nationwide
Did you know that housing and transportation together account for around 50% of greenhouse gas emissions? To achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, we need to dramatically reduce vehicle miles traveled and make our buildings more efficient. Different types of buildings have different carbon footprints, but it isn’t just the design features of the structures that...Continue reading→