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News March 19, 2025 Highway to Hell: Inside PennDOT’s Plan to Widen I-95 Through South Philly Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Erick Guerra was featured in Philadelphia Magazine speaking about the upcoming I-95 expansion. Urban Development
News March 12, 2025 What a Recession Would Mean for the Housing Market in 2025 Susan Wachter, Penn IUR's Co-Director, spoke to Newsweek on the impact a recession would have on the housing market. Housing
News March 12, 2025 How COVID-19 Changed the World Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter comments in Knowledge at Wharton on how COVID-19 reshaped cities & real estate—permanently. Urban Development
News February 19, 2025 The University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Urban Research Announces New Partnership with the Travelers Institute The University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) is proud to announce a new partnership with the Travelers Institute, the public policy division of Travelers, to help support Penn IUR’s Special Briefing on the Fiscal Outlook of State and Local Governments webinar and podcast series.  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Joan Woodward State & Local Finance
News November 13, 2024 Penn IUR, CEBRI launch “Sustainable Urban Development: Governance, Finance and Politics” book at U20 Rio Summit Climate Change & Resilience
News October 28, 2024 Penn IUR, The United Nations Environment Programme unveil new framework to address gap in urban nature finance The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) released a report with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Cities Unit’s State of Finance for Nature in Cities, From Grey to Green: Better data to finance nature in cities, during COP16 Colombia. Amanda Lloyd Eugénie L. Birch Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
News August 19, 2024 Kamala Harris is going full YIMBY — and housing experts are optimistic Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter spoke with Yahoo News about Kamala Harris' housing plans. Housing
News August 1, 2024 More homeowners are "equity rich," but what can they do with that wealth? Penn IUR Co-director Susan Wachter answers this question for Marketplace. Housing
News July 26, 2024 Apartment vacancies are up across Sun Belt after building spree Penn IUR Co-director Susan Wachter discusses apartment vacancy rates with Marketplace. Housing
News July 8, 2024 Pennsylvania Legalized Speed Cameras. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next. Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Erick Guerra spoke with Next City about pedestrian safety. Urban Development
News July 8, 2024 Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here’s Why. Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Ben Keys' paper about home insurance rates was featured in the New York Times. Housing
News July 1, 2024 Is this European city a model for Philadelphia’s affordable housing? One Council member thinks so. Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Vincent Reina was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer about public housing. Housing
News June 24, 2024 Higher Rates Were Supposed to Lower Housing Prices. It Isn't Working. Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter wrote about the impact of interest rate changes on housing markets for Barron's. Housing
News July 28, 2023 Mass transit agencies seeking financial solutions
News May 25, 2023 With many cities facing a fiscal cliff as ARPA funding ends, debt ceiling debate continues on Capitol Hill
News February 27, 2023 With economic downturn on the horizon, states and local governments are well positioned financially
News February 16, 2023 Surpluses stuffed while debt ceiling looms
News January 19, 2023 With the rise of remote work, American cities face an ‘urban doom loop’ as revenue declines
News December 5, 2022 Experts examine municipal financial health
News November 18, 2022 From the U.N. climate conference, advice for Philly as it adapts to global warming

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