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Penn IUR Urban Link Issues

Urban Link, published monthly, is an electronic digest that features expert commentary on urban topics and highlights Penn IUR's research in the context of pressing urban issues.
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April 2026 Urban Link

2026 Lawrence C. Nussdorf Prize Winners with President Jameson
Announcement April 8, 2026
Penn IUR Honors Visionary Leadership in Cities at 21st Annual Urban Leadership Forum

Penn IUR honored two distinguished leaders and outstanding students with the 2026 Nussdorf Urban Leaders Prize at the 21st Annual Urban Leadership Forum.

Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance
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Article April 20, 2026 Faculty Spotlight: Sanya Carley Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Sanya Carley, Penn’s Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action, is leading a new era of multidisciplinary climate strategy. She speaks with Penn IUR about the launch of the Penn Climate office, the upcoming Grand Climate Challenge Initiative, and her research into energy justice and the human costs of the clean energy transition. Climate Change & Resilience Announcement April 13, 2026 Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter Launches Public Service and Policy Initiative at University of Pennsylvania Penn IUR and Weitzman School of Design is launching a Public Service and Policy Initiative with former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Urban Development

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April 2026 April 2026 Urban Link

City Leaders Honored, Nutter Initiative Launches

March 2026 March 2026 Urban Link

The Complexities of Multilevel Governance 

February 2026 February 2026 Urban Link

All Eyes on Housing Affordability

January 2026 January 2026 Urban Link

Expert Voices 2026 | The Great Experiment: Cities and the Federal System

December 2025 December 2025 Urban Link

Mayors in Motion, Jere Behrman, TRIP updates, pension stability and more

November 2025 November 2025 Urban Link

Promoting Urban Climate Finance at COP30

October 2025 October 2025 Urban Link

The Costs and Benefits of Roads 

September 2025 September 2025 Urban Link

New Transportation Initiative at Penn

May 2025 May 2025 Urban Link

New Ideas in Urban Research

April 2025 April 2025 Urban Link

2025 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winners

March 2025 March 2025 Urban Link

Mass Transit at a Crossroads

February 2025 February 2025 Urban Link

Navigating Economic Uncertainty

January 2025 January 2025 Urban Link

Expert Voices 2025 | 13 Perspectives on Affordable Housing

December 2024 December 2024 Urban Link

2024 Highlights & Season’s Greetings

November 2024 November 2024 Urban Link

Green Cities Finance Gains Momentum

October 2024 October 2024 Urban Link

Here's to 20 Years of Urban Research

September 2024 September 2024 Urban Link

Vincent Reina on Housing Policy

May 2024 May 2024 Urban Link

Paris Mayor to host the SDSN Global Commission

April 2024 April 2024 Urban Link

 Celebrating Resilience with the 2024 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize

March 2024 March 2024 Urban Link

Future of Cities

February 2024 February 2024 Urban Link

Penn Students Present a Greener, Urban Ukraine

January 2024 January 2024 Urban Link

Expert Voices 2024 | Remote Work's Far-Reaching Impacts

December 2023 Urban Link December 2023

Urban Progress at COP28

November 2023 Urban Link November 2023

Special Briefing: Impact of Infrastructure and Jobs Act

October 2023 Urban Link October 2023

Updates from the Global Commission on Urban SDSG Finance

September 2023 Urban Link September 2023

Announcing the 2023-24 Fellows in Urban Leadership

May 2023 Urban Link May 2023

New Ideas in Urban Research

April 2023 Urban Link April 2023

Urban Leadership Prize Winners

March 2023 Urban Link March 2023

Celebrating 50 Books

February 2023 Urban Link February 2023

The Benefits of Greening

December 2022 Urban Link December 2022

End of year reflection

November 2022 Urban Link November 2022

How Philly Can Stay Ahead of the Curve in Addressing Climate Change

October 2022 Urban Link October 2022

A New Paradigm for Nature-Based Solutions

Urban Link September 2022

Penn IUR Welcomes 2022-23 Fellows in Urban Leadership

May 2022 Urban Link May 2022

New Ideas in Urban Research

May 2022 Urban Link April 2022

Five Steps to Financing Urban Adaptation to Climate Change

March 2022 Urban Link March 2022

2022 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winners

February 2022 Urban Link February 2022

Laura Perna on Education and Workforce Training

January 2022 Urban Link January 2022

Expert Voices 2022: Reimagining Infrastructure

December 2021 Urban Link December 2021

Can Cities Lead on Climate Change?

November 2021 Urban Link November 2021

Mark Alan Hughes on Livable Cities

October 2021 Urban Link October 2021

Monitoring the Effects of the Pandemic

September 2021 Urban Link September 2021

Shaping Sustainable Urban Growth

August 2021 Urban Link August 2021

Shaping Sustainable Urban Growth

May 2021 Urban Link May 2021

New Ideas in Urban Research

April 2021 Urban Link April 2021

Mayors Honored at 16th Annual ULF

March 2021 Urban Link March 2021

Effective State and Local Leadership in the Age of COVID-19

February 2021 Urban Link February 2021

The Potential of New Towns

January 2021 Urban Link January 2021

Expert Voices 2021: What Will Be the "New Normal"?

December 2020 Urban Link December 2020

The G20 and Cities 
 

November 2020 Urban Link November 2020

We Won't Say Goodbye ... Remembering Larry Nussdorf 

October 2020 Urban Link October 2020

UN Endorses a Uniform Measure for Urbanization 

September 2020 Urban Link September 2020

Launch of Initiative for State and Local Fiscal Stability  

August 2020 Urban Link August 2020

With Liberty and Justice for All

May 2020 Urban Link May 2020

New Ideas in Urban Research

April 2020 Urban Link April 2020

Cities and Contagion: Lessons from COVID-19

March 2020 Urban Link March 2020

Cities' Climate Infrastructure Financing: Urgency of Reform

February 2020 Urban Link February 2020

A Housing Plan for The Nation 

January 2020 Urban Link

Expert Voices 2020: Improving Access to Cities

December 2019 Urban Link December 2019

Land Transformation Along Urban Corridors in India

November 2019 Urban Link November 2019

Informality as a Way of Life

October 2019 Urban Link October 2019

Reducing Crime by Changing Places: Assessing the Benefits of Abating Vacant and Abandoned Land in Urban Spaces

September 2019 Urban Link September 2019

The Future of the Community Reinvestment Act

August 2019 Urban Link August 2019

New Ideas in Urban Research 2019

May 2019 Urban Link May 2019

Images of Urban Informality

April 2019 Urban Link April 2019

The Fair Housing Act at 50

March 2019 Urban Link March 2019

Urban Form, Transit Supply, and Travel Behavior in Mexico’s 100 Largest Urban Areas

February 2019 Urban Link February 2019

Cities’ Role in Climate Governance and Global Policy: A Dispatch from the Urban20

January 2019 Urban Link January 2019

Expert Voices 2019

December 2018 Urban Link December 2018

Can Rapidly Urbanizing Cities in Low and Moderate Income Countries Become Smarter?

November 2018 Urban Link November 2018

Flood Risk and Community Resiliency

October 2018 Urban Link October 2018

The Fragility of Growth in a Post-Industrial City

September 2018 Urban Link September 2018

Introducing Penn IUR Fellows in Urban Leadership

August 2018 Urban Link August 2018

New Ideas in Urban Research 2018

May 2018 Urban Link May 2018

Black in White Space

April 2018 Urban Link April 2018

What Will the Year Bring for Smart Cities?

March 2018 Urban Link March 2018

The New Localism: Jeremy Nowak Discusses How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism

February 2018 Urban Link 2018

Penn: Current Research on Sustainable Urban Development

January 2018 Urban Link January 2018

Expert Voices 2018: The $5 Billion Question: Will Cities Win or Lose in the Bid for Amazon's Second Headquarters?

December 2017 Urban Link December 2017

Mayor: The Best Job in Politics

November 2017 Urban Link November 2017

Monument Lab: Memorializing Philadelphia as a Place of Crisis and Boundless Hope

October 2017 Urban Link October 2017

Navigating the Unchartered Waters of U.S. Housing Policy

September 2017 Urban Link September 2017

The Unbanking of America

August 2017 Urban Link August 2017

Philadelphia FSRDC: A New Tool for Urban Research

May 2017 Urban Link May 2017

New Ideas in Urban Research 2017

April 2017 Urban Link April 2017

The New Urban Cities

March 2017 Urban Link March 2017

Improving the Evidence Base for Access to Quality Pre-K

February 2017 Urban Link February 2017

Housing and Opportunity

January 2017 Urban Link January 2017

Expert Voices 2017: America's Urban Infrastructure

December 2016 Urban Link December 2016

Principles of Housing Finance Reform: The Imperative of Rebuilding the System

November 2016 Urban Link November 2016

Habitat III: Reflections

October 2016 Urban Link October 2016

Atlas for the End of the World

September 2016 Urban Link September 2016

Lessons Learned for Transforming Urban Public Education

August 2016 Urban Link August 2016

Pension Liabilities: A Call for Transparency

May 2016 Urban Link May 2016

Owning or Renting in the US: Shifting Dynamics of the Housing Market

April 2016 Urban Link 2016

Rehousing Mumbai: Formalizing Slum Land Markets Through Redevelopment

March 2016 Urban Link March 2016

Urban Universities and Innovation

February 2016 Urban Link February 2016

Urban and Suburban Poverty: The Changing Geography of Disadvantage

January 2016 Urban Link January 2016

Expert Voices: 2016

December 2015 Urban Link December 2015

Philadelphia's Triumphs, Challenges and Opportunities

November 2015 Urban Link November 2015

The Reality of Neighborhood Change: Planners Should Worry About Decline

October 2015 Urban Link October 2015

My Testimony to Congress: How We Can Improve College Access and Completion for Low-Income and First-Generation Students

September 2015 Urban Link September 2015

Urban Greening: A Solution to Blight and Toxic Stress?  

August 2015 Urban Link August 2015

Interventions for Urban Youth: Can a Summer Jobs and Mentorship Really Affect Violent Crime Rates?

May 2015 Urban Link May 2015

Geospatial Technologies for a Healthier, More Sustainable, and Increasingly Urban Earth

April 2015 Urban Link April 2015

Happy Earth Day Everyone!

March 2015 Urban Link March 2015

Feeding Urban Communities

February 2015 Urban Link February 2015

The World's Largest Urban Demolition

January 2015 Urban Link January 2015

Expert Voices: 2015

December 2014 Urban Link December 2014

Race, Poverty and Change in America: The Persistent Dilemmas of Equity and Equality

November 2014 Urban Link November 2014

Some Reflections on Urban Public Art Today

October 2014 Urban Link October 2014

Sustainable Development Goals Should Aim to Make Cities Inclusive, Resilient, Safe and Livable

September 2014 Urban Link September 2014

Teacher Evaluation Reform: Building Research to Inform Policy

August 2014 Urban Link August 2014

The Return of America's Cities: Economic Rebound and the Future of America's Urban Centers

May 2014 Urban Link May 2014

Improving Opportunities for Social Mobility in the United States

April 2014 Urban Link April 2014

Miami Transformed: Rebuilding America One Neighborhood, One City at a Time

March 2014 Urban Link March 2014

Expulsions

February 2014 Urban Link February 2014

The Historical Vitality of Cities

January 2014 Urban Link January 2014

Expert Voices: 2014

December 2013 Urban Link December 2013

Mapping Disaster Vulnerability and Resilience: A Rebuild by Design Progress Report
 

November 2013 Urban Link November 2013

Immigration as Urban Revitalization

October 2013 Urban Link October 2013

Anchor Institutions in the Northeast Megaregion

September 2013 Urban Link September 2013

Civic Arbitrage: Unlocking the value of urban assets 

August 2013 Urban Link August 2013

Benchmarking: Using data to make urban buildings energy efficient

May 2013 Urban Link May 2013

Safe and healthy places are made not born

April 2013 Urban Link April 2013

How Philanthropy Responds to Critical Issues of Food Security in a Rapidly Urbanizing World

March 2013 Urban Link March 2013

Urbanization & Veterinary Medicine

February 2013 Urban Link February 2013

Addressing the education-workforce mismatch

February 2013 Urban Link January 2013

Opinion leaders weigh in on 2013's biggest urban issues and innovations

December 2012 Urban Link December 2012

The Barnes and the future of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway

November 2012 Urban Link November 2012

Learning from Hurricane Sandy

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