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Faculty Fellow Leslie Richards

Professor of Practice, City & Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design Founder and Director, Transportation Initiative at Penn

Leslie S. Richards is a Penn IUR Faculty Fellow, the former CEO and General Manager of SEPTA, and founder of the Transportation Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania (TRIP). Urban Development

Nov 10 2025 Past Event Overbuilt: Book Talk and Conversation with Erick Guerra Speakers: Erick Guerra Urban Development

News July 10, 2025 Transit Funding Crisis Unfolds in Pennsylvania Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Leslie Richards is featured in The American Prospect . Urban Development

Article March 26, 2025 Navigating Uncertainty in Federal Transportation Policy With significant policy reversals, staffing cuts, and the suspension of previously awarded federal funds, cities are being forced to reconsider how they plan, finance, and operate public transportation. State & Local Finance

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

Article February 26, 2025 Megan Ryerson on Resilient, Environmentally-efficient Transportation Megan Ryerson's scholarship examines the interplay between transportation networks, urban development, energy efficiency and resilience. Urban Development

Mar 18 2025 Past Event Special Briefing: The Future of Mass Transportation under Trump and the GOP Speakers: Kurt Forsgren David Greising Randy Iwasaki Leslie Richards Polly Trottenberg Eugénie L. Birch William Glasgall State & Local Finance

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

Faculty Fellow Elizabeth Delmelle

Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design Director, Master of Urban Spatial Analytics (MUSA),

Urban Development

Article September 17, 2024 Scholarly Voices Series To mark 20 years of urban research, Penn IUR launched its Scholarly Voices Series, featuring its Faculty Fellows. Dennis Culhane Gilles Duranton Jessie Handbury John MacDonald Laura Perna Megan Ryerson Erick Guerra Shane Jensen Jere Behrman Fernando Ferreira Benjamin Keys Mariaflavia Harari Urban Development

Fellow in Urban Leadership Jessica Riedman

Urban Development

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

Affiliated PhD Student Jasmine Siyu Wu

PhD Student, City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design

Emerging Scholar Bing-yu Chiu

Project Researcher, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo

Urban Development

Emerging Scholar Shengxio (Alex) Li

Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

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

Equality and the City by Enrique Peñalosa Londoño book cover

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

Affiliated PhD Student Spencer Folk

PhD Candidate at GRASP Lab

Urban Development

Jul 27 2023 Past Event Special Briefing: The Future of Mass Transportation as US Pandemic Aid Nears an End State & Local Finance Urban Development

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