UIC Department of Urban Planning and Policy

This week, UIC Department of Urban Planning and Policy students were in the Gateway engaging community members about what they’d like to see more of in the IMD. 🗣️ They talked to hundreds of people over two days, all leading up to our workshop events tonight and next Friday (check medicaldistrict.org/events for more details). Thank you University of Illinois Chicago we’re honored to partner with you! 🤝

You're invited! 🗣️ We've partnered with UIC Department of Urban Planning and Policy and are looking for residents, doctors, nurses, students, community organizations, patients, business owners, and neighbors from Tri-Taylor, North Lawndale and Pilsen to tell us what improvements they’d like to see in the IMD. Activities for children will be available and food will be served! 1️⃣ Design Workshop: Create a design! • Thursday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. • IMD Building • 2100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612 https://lnkd.in/g2vHy2n2 2️⃣ Final Presentation: See the results! • Friday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. • IMD Building • 2100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612 https://lnkd.in/gdgfr4wS Please share this with your friends and neighbors and RSVP here: https://imdchi.co/3ykeTHm We hope to see you there! 👋

More info on Tiny Home Summit 2.0! UIC CUPPA is pleased to sponsor this event on Thursday, June 13 at UIC's Student Center West. Experts doing tiny home communities for the housing unstable in Austin, Dallas, Seattle, and Bay Area will join for a series of panel discussions, PLUS there will be a tiny home model on site! Explore smaller-footprint housing that can be for many populations. See https://lnkd.in/g_jrgnRT.

Congratulations to our 2024 MUPP, MCD & PhD graduates! You did it and we’re so proud of you👏🏽

Announcing Tiny Home Summit 2.0! Held on Thursday, June 13, from 8:30 am-5:00 pm at UIC Student Center West, the summit will bring together experts from Chicago and across the U.S. to discuss solutions to meet the urgent need for homes for the unstably housed, those needing affordable housing, and others seeking free-standing, smaller-footprint living in Chicago. The day's schedule includes the opportunity to tour a tiny home model. Students can attend for just $20; if cost is a barrier, please message this page for a discount code. Learn more and register at https://lnkd.in/g_jrgnRT

Happy Earth Day! We can't think of a better message for today than to highlight Center for Neighborhood Technology CEO Nina Idemudia, AICP's comments at the recent 50th anniversary UIC Department of Urban Planning and Policy Urban Futures panel. She drew applause as she put it straight to the audience of planners, advocates, and others: “I hope you don't believe we as planners are a neutral profession.... We need to burn it down and build it back up again!” As a planner, she added, “I wanted to infiltrate the system and start to undo the harm that I experienced growing up in Detroit.” She talked about her first eight months leading CNT and how planners can be helpful in the policymaking “inside outside game.” Other inspiring voices on the panel were Vocalo DJ and cultural historian and memory worker Ayana Contreras, Marisa Novara. Vice President, Community Impact, The Chicago Community Trust, Nik Theodore, UIC Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Urban Economic Development, and moderator Rachel Weber, Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, UIC. #leadership #planning #equity #earthday

So many great photos from our 50th Anniversary Celebration that we had to post some more!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on April 10th to celebrate UPP's 50th Anniversary! The reception was a blast, and we have many great photos to share. In celebration of our first 50 years – and in anticipation of the years to come – we’re building The Chicago Futures Initiative, a programmatic and physical space for furthering our commitment to cutting-edge and community-engaged learning and research. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gS6qDNxp

Which artists had the top tunes in 1973, when UPP was founded? Find out when DJ Ayana Contreras spins all your favorite throwback hits at our 50th Anniversary Celebration! You might know her as the host of Reclaimed Soul, a weekly radio program on Vocalo and WBEZ in Chicago. Ayana has also appeared as a cultural historian on PBS's The War On Disco and Legacy, From Horns to House, detailing Chicago’s rich history of soul and dance music. Get ready to get down on April 10th! Tickets at https://lnkd.in/gd2QSSvG

Learn More about CUPPAs Master of Urban Planning & Policy (MUPP) and Master of City Design (MCD) programs at our joint Info Session! April 2024 Virtual Info Session April 9th @ 5:30 PM CST (Zoom) Please join the MUPP Director of Graduate Studies, MCD Co-Director and Graduate Academic Advisor for a virtual information session. This session will include a MUPP & MCD program overview (credit hours required, program timeline, funding recommendations, etc.), information regarding funding opportunities at UIC and more. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gM9VmePc We look forward to meeting you!