From Structural Racism to Wetland Resiliency: 2020 Field Projects Recap
This year’s nine teams overcame a semester unlike any other to produce quality research.
Urban Planning
Bridgette Wallace Refuses to Define Her Reach
Bridgette Wallace, MPP ’11, is a public health worker – turned urban planner – turned social entrepreneur. Like a genre-defying musical act, her work crosses borders and breaks boundaries throughout Boston and the Commonwealth. Her most recent project, G | Code House, has been featured in Boston Magazine,… Read More »Bridgette Wallace Refuses to Define Her Reach
Owning Main Street: Three Finance Innovations for Community Control of Development
Note: this article is based on Allison’s 2018 master’s thesis for the Tufts University Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning: Extending Community Control over… Read More »Owning Main Street: Three Finance Innovations for Community Control of Development
Meet Dr. Kristin Skrabut, Anthropologist and Incoming UEP Assistant Professor
Dr. Kristin Skrabut will be joining the UEP faculty as an Assistant Professor this fall, applying her expertise in cultural anthropology to the fields of… Read More »Meet Dr. Kristin Skrabut, Anthropologist and Incoming UEP Assistant Professor
Meet Tony Lechuga, Emerald Network Program Manager for LivableStreets Alliance
Recent UEP graduate Tony Lechuga, MA ’17, shares his work and new role as the Emerald Network Program Manager for the Cambridge-based nonprofit LivableStreets Alliance. … Read More »Meet Tony Lechuga, Emerald Network Program Manager for LivableStreets Alliance
UEP Alum Nina Schlegel: We Need a Justice Framework for Urban Climate Action
Recent UEP alum Christina Schlegel, MA ’17, spent last summer as a fellow in Boston City Council President Michelle Wu’s office. According to Wu, Nina was… Read More »UEP Alum Nina Schlegel: We Need a Justice Framework for Urban Climate Action
UEP Ranked Among Top Planning Programs in Planetizen
Tufts University was recently ranked by Planetizen as the No. 1 Planning Program without a PhD and among the Top 25 overall urban planning programs… Read More »UEP Ranked Among Top Planning Programs in Planetizen
Placemaking In Vermont: An Internship
This article was submitted by Lylee Rauch-Kacenski. I am a part of the Bethel Revitalization Initiative (BRI), a grassroots group in my town focused on… Read More »Placemaking In Vermont: An Internship
Panel speaks on how planners can make black lives matter
Planning processes are not democratic, said Bob Terrell, executive director at the Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston. “If you’re serious about real political empowerment… Read More »Panel speaks on how planners can make black lives matter
Joint urban planning and public health program to foster holistic problem-solving
When a child is overweight, a pediatrician’s first prescription is often environmental — don’t have soft drinks in the home, walk to school, eat healthier… Read More »Joint urban planning and public health program to foster holistic problem-solving