Infrastructure

Research Paper February 6, 2025 Megapolitan America Revisited: Demographic Trends to 2040 This report updates Nelson and Lang’s original analysis to provide demographic projections for all 23 megapolitan areas through 2040. This information, in turn, should be used by policymakers and planners to inform decisions about infrastructure investments, economic development opportunities, and housing demands. Arthur C. Nelson David Damore Urban Development Housing
Faculty Fellow Sanya Carley
Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy & City Planning, Weitzman School of Design Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director, The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Climate Change & Resilience
Article November 1, 2024 Fellows in Urban Leadership View Planning's Complexities During NYC Trip Fellows in Urban Leadership traveled to New York City for a day of tours and networking with industry leaders in planning, transportation, parks, waste management, and more. Urban Development
Article October 24, 2024 Faculty Spotlight: Allison Lassiter Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Allison Lassiter is adapting drinking water systems to climate change. She tells Penn IUR about a tool her lab is developing, SaltCast, and her role in serving on Penn’s delegation to the UNFCCC Conference of Parties. Climate Change & Resilience
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Yixin Gwee
Climate Change & Resilience
Initiatives August 26, 2024 City Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Financing Initiative (C2IFI) C2IFI is an initiative of Penn IUR and Perry World House to enable mayors to create inclusive and prosperous cities by locking in climate-resilient infrastructure investments that yield economic, social and environmental benefits for decades. Eugénie L. Birch Amanda Lloyd Mauricio Rodas Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
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Affiliated PhD Student Jasmine Siyu Wu
PhD Student, City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design
Affiliated PhD Student Adwaita Banerjee
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 1
Emerging Scholar Bing-yu Chiu
Project Researcher, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo
Urban Development
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Emerging Scholar Shengxio (Alex) Li
Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Student Program August 22, 2024 Penn IUR Fellows in Urban Leadership Urban Development
Student Program August 22, 2024 Affiliated Doctoral Network Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 4
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
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Book April 30, 2024 Equality and the City: Urban Innovations for All Citizens In Equality and the City, Enrique Peñalosa Londoño draws on his experience as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia to share his perspective on the issues facing developing cities, especially sustainable transportation and equal access to public space. Enrique Peñalosa Urban Development
Mar 28 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: America's Hot Growth States State & Local Finance
Feb 26 2024 Past Event The Architecture of Informality in Islamabad: Book Talk and Discussion Rapid Urbanization
Feb 01 2024 Past Event Post Industrial DIY: Book Talk & Panel Discussion Urban Development
Article January 8, 2024 Expert Voices 2024 | Remote Work: Its Impact on Cities To begin every new year, we publish a special issue of Urban Link for which we ask urban experts to reflect on a question of importance to cities. This year, we asked: What do you expect will happen to remote work trends in the future? How should cities respond to remote work’s impact on the value of their real estate, tax bases, and more broadly, urban life? Urban Development
Podcasts October 19, 2023 Special Briefing: Rolling Out the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act—What’s Being Built and What’s in the Pipeline The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research invite you to an online Special Briefing on how the rollout of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is proceeding. A critical part of legislation passed by Congress to combat the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and enhance the durability and sustainability of the nation's infrastructure, the bipartisan deal promises thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars for roads, bridges, public transportation, water systems, and broadband access. Through July, the value of highway and bridge construction work was running 24 percent ahead of the 2020-2021 pace, American Road & Transportation Builders data show. But there are bottlenecks as well, and the process of applying for federal grants is confusing, especially for smaller governments. Our panel of experts will sort this out and explain where infrastructure construction is headed.  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Earl Blumenauer Dr. Alison Premo Black Leah Brooks Jessica Jennings Vikram Rai Samantha Silverberg State & Local Finance
Oct 19 2023 Past Event Special Briefing: Rolling Out the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act—What’s Being Built and What’s in the Pipeline State & Local Finance

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