Elijah Mason stepped through the door of his second-ever UW College of Built Environments (CBE) class. He was nervous, but also excited. “I chose the course because it was a planning practicum,” explains Mason. “We were going to be doing real work for the community, not just handing in assignments.”
As Downtown recovers, Seattle reimagines what it could be
With hybrid work here to stay, city leaders ask: Can the central business district become a residential neighborhood? | Crosscut News
Google’s exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities
“What you’re seeing is just another recalibration of the sorts that have been going on for time immemorial between employers and communities,” said Chuck Wolfe, a multinational urbanism consultant and affiliate professor at the University of Washington. | Geek Wire
Event: Planning a Resilient and Equitable Food System
Join the UDP Professionals Council for a lecture on May 24 at 6:00 p.m. in Architecture Hall 147.
Video: UDP Lecture Series- Lauren Hood, Rosa Lopez, and Madeleine Spencer
Creating great urban neighborhoods and taking action for environmental justice go hand in hand. Through their work, Lauren Hood, Rosa Lopez, and Madeleine Spencer discussed that crucial connection and ways we can envision and attain just and sustainable future cities. Learn more in this recording of their discussion in the UDP lecture series.
UW, Pacific County EDC launch housing partnership
Last month, PCEDC and the University of Washington’s Livable City Year program announced a new partnership that will connect county planning projects with UW Department of Urban Design and Planning courses over a multi-year period to advance local livability and economic development goals. | Chinook Observer
Washed away, not today— Westport schools participate in tsunami drill
Professor Dan Abramson discusses several ongoing projects with Westport School District that aim to prepare the area for future climate threats, including tsunamis and rising sea levels. | The Daily World
How land design is answering the cultural needs of Native Americans in Seattle
Tim Lehman (Northern Arapaho), MLA graduate and lecturer, talks about his work with Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center and local Indigenous communities. | The Seattle Times
How will downtowns across America change in the next decade?
Manish Chalana, associate professor of urban design and planning, talks about the future of downtowns across America by looking at the past. Video. | 23 abc
The Government’s Failure to Move Vulnerable People Out of Harm’s Way in the Era of Massive Flooding
Professor Dan Abramson explains the shortcomings of individual property buyouts as a response to flooding and other climate disasters that necessitate relocation. He instead suggests shifting the focus of such programs to collective aid. | Mother Jones