Dr. Andrea Restrepo-Mieth builds a framework for analyzing how planners go from reflecting on a problem and identifying its institutional origins to devising solutions based on experience, knowledge, or innovation.
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Research – Lake on “Value Magic”
The urban process encompasses vast structures and practices engaged in creating, extracting, and accumulating value in and from the urban landscape. But what is value and how does it attain its coercive power over urban life? Professor Emeritus Bob Lake explores these questions in his latest work.
Rithikha Rajamohan MCRP ’23 debuts film “Sympoiesis” at the New Jersey Film Festival 1/28/23
MCRP candidate Rithikha Rajamohan created a film for an Experimental Filmmaking course that was chosen to screen at the 41st New Jersey Film Festival. She reflects on the inspiration for the film and how it ties in to her work in Urban Planning.
Studio – Development Prospectus for the Heights, Jersey City
The studio team, led by Professor Barbara Faga, was asked by the Central Avenue Special Improvement District (SID) to help advance the redevelopment of the project site on Block 2901 in Jersey City, NJ.
Studio – Planning for Global Population Ageing
Examining the longevity patterns in an economy can offset the effects of aging. Yet, if the increased lifespan isn’t healthy and productive, longevity gains will not be beneficial. Without focusing on healthy living, aging will lead to an increase in ailments and disabilities in the older population. This studio report identifies crucial links to planning for longevity and healthy aging.
Lily Chang (PH ’22) Hired as Press Assistant for Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03)
Lily Chang graduated from the Bloustein School in 2022 with a bachelor’s in Public Health and a minor in Urban Planning and Design. As an alumna, she has gone on to complete a Bloustein trifecta by gaining experience and excelling in the Public Policy arena as well.
Studio – Delaware-Raritan Transit Corridor: Blue Sky Comprehensive Planning for Rail Reactivation
Over a three-month studio course, 17 graduate-level planning students were tasked with applying transit-friendly design principles to develop a collective vision and recommendations for several municipalities along the historic Reading West Trenton Line – which last saw passenger rail service in 1982.
EJB Talks Alumni Spotlight: More than Making the Trains Run on Time–A Bloustein Alumna at Amtrak
Urban planning alum Gretchen Minneman Kostura MCRP ’07 talks about her journey from a student focused on community development to her professional work in transportation, currently working for the CEO and President of Amtrak.
NJSPL – Can 15-Minute Neighborhoods Reshape New Jersey’s Landscape?
This blog is the introduction to an upcoming report, the goal of which is to examine the various neighborhoods in Essex and Mercer counties, in particular those neighborhoods with “15-minute accessibility,”
Jonathan Bonilla named ANHD/Morgan Stanley Community Development Graduate Fellow
He will be working at Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco), a community development organization founded on the simple idea that all people deserve healthy, vibrant communities
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