Policy

News December 16, 2025 Leslie Richards on Penn’s Ambitious New Transportation Initiative The former CEO of PennDOT and SEPTA is working to break down silos and overcome the barriers to innovation. Leslie Richards Urban Development
Jan 29 11:00 am Special Briefing: The Year Ahead for Cities Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter State & Local Finance
Research Paper December 11, 2025 Surveillance or Safety? How Cities are Rewriting Tourism Cities are turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a transformative tool to enhance safety through predictive analytics, real-time monitoring, and rapid response systems. At the same time, AI deployment raises pressing governance questions. Mauricio Rodas Eugénie L. Birch Luke Campo Urban Development
Announcement November 19, 2025 Penn Institute for Urban Research Releases Policy Brief on the Future of the GSEs The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) at the University of Pennsylvania has released a new policy brief, “The Future of the GSEs: Conservatorship, Capital, and Mission, Housing
Publication November 12, 2025 The Future of the GSEs: Conservatorship, Capital, and Mission This brief is the outcome of a roundtable examining the privatization of the GSEs through a utility model. Attendees considered the elements needed and best structure for a more privatized GSE model for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Housing
Dec 16 2025 Past Event Special Briefing on the Outlook for 2026: How States & Cities Will Adapt to Wrenching Change Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Matt Fabian Eric Kim Torsten Slok State & Local Finance
Initiatives September 4, 2025 Transportation Initiative at Penn Leslie Richards has launched a new Transportation Initiative at Penn (TRIP), a hub for research, innovation, and real-world solutions in transportation housed in the Institute for Urban Research. Urban Development
Oct 16 2025 Past Event Special Briefing: Strategies for Closing the US Infrastructure Gap Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Leslie Richards Camila Fonseca Sarmiento Geoffrey Buswick Fatima Yousofi Hughey Newsome State & Local Finance
Visiting Scholar Yao Yifeng
Ph.D, Associate Professor, Vice Director of Institute of Transportation Culture and Heritage Studies, Beijing Jiaotong University
Urban Development
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Scholar Aziza Akhmouch
Head, Cities, Urban Policies, and Sustainable Development Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Nov 10 2025 Past Event Overbuilt: Book Talk and Conversation with Erick Guerra Speakers:  Erick Guerra Urban Development
Fellow in Urban Leadership Caroline Nolan
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Urban Development
Fellow in Urban Leadership Jeremy Morton
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Urban Development
Fellow in Urban Leadership Zach McGrath
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Rapid Urbanization
Fellow in Urban Leadership Joyce Lee
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Urban Development
Fellow in Urban Leadership Stefan Hatch
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Urban Development
Fellow in Urban Leadership Bill Chen
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Urban Development
Research Paper April 23, 2025 Integrating Urban and Subnational Priorities into Country Platforms: Strengthening Global Commitments Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance
Special Briefing on State Budgets: The Big Squeeze Speakers:  Susan Wachter William Glasgall State & Local Finance
May 08 2025 Past Event Special Briefing on State Budgets: The Big Squeeze Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Emily S. Brock Shelby Kerns Vikram Rai Jonathan Womer Teryn Zmuda State & Local Finance

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