Bob Freitag is actively involved in exploring how storytelling can help communities address difficult emotionally charged topics. Opportunities available through storytelling is described in a published in the Story telling Freitag et al JEM. He published a follow up …
Category: Urban Design and Planning
Dan Abramson | Lessons Learned from Post-2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Community Recovery
Dr. Dan Abramson co- edited a Special Issue of Natural Hazards (Springer): Lessons Learned from post-2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Community Recovery
“In it, we sought to highlight recent scholarship that reflects on the quality of community-level recovery and community planning …
UDP Alum Paul Inghram to be honored as FAICP
Recently, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) accepted UW Urban Design & Planning alum Paul Inghram into the College of Fellows. The College of Fellows is one of the highest honors in the planning profession. Fellows of AICP are …
All about balance
How a hotshot firefighter manages a demanding career and the rigors of graduate school
There are just over 100 hotshot firefighter crews in the United States. They’re part of U.S. Forest Service’s elite firefighting team, a group of specially trained …
LCY Bellevue Civic Center Project Wraps Up
Master of Urban Planning (MUP) Studios – Livable City Year, Bellevue
Recently, students of the LCY Bellevue Civic Center Vision Development studio released their final report. Led by Professor Branden Born, these planning students joined nearly 300 of their fellow …
Professionals Council Lecture – Mitchell Silver
URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN PROFESSIONALS COUNCIL 2019 – 2020 LECTURE SERIES
Planning for People
Commissioner Mitchell Silver
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
Lecture – January 29, 2020 | Architecture Hall, University of Washington Campus (Seattle)
On January …
Professionals Council Lecture – William Riggs
URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN PROFESSIONALS COUNCIL 2019 – 2020 LECTURE SERIES
Disruptive Transport
William Riggs
University of San Francisco
Lecture – November 20, 2019 | Architecture Hall, University of Washington Campus (Seattle)
Professor William Riggs joined the Department of Urban …
Students in Service – Alyssa Cummin, MIPM
U.S. Army Captain Alyssa Cummin will soon complete her Master’s in Infrastructure Planning and Management degree. Just over two years ago Alyssa started her academic journey at UW. When she discovered the online MIPM program she thought, “This is a …
Providing a Platform for Youth on Climate Change
Master of Infrastructure Planning and Management (MIPM) student, Danté DiSabatino, is working on King County’s 2020 update of the Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP). In fact, his team recently implemented the first Youth Summit on climate change. The summit was …
Bridging to Professional Practice
Master of Urban Planning (MUP) student, Asela Chavez-Basurto, dove into professional practice during a summer internship at Sound Transit. She took on real-world planning projects in Seattle, further exploring the dynamics of collaborative teamwork. Specifically, Asela joined the Sound Transit …