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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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January 2026 Urban Link

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Article January 20, 2026
Expert Voices 2026 | The Great Experiment: Cities and the Federal System

Experts share their perspectives on how America’s unique federal system has shaped national and metropolitan development across 250 years.

Eugénie L. Birch Susan Wachter
Urban Development
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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"?

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