School of Urban and Regional Planning

Iowa City - Envisioning Iowa City for Year 2228

As a part of the 8 Generational Plan: Envisioning Cities course taught in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, a group of 10 UI students will present their long-term visions for Iowa City as America’s Next Great Regenerative City. This collaborative innovation tournament is the culmination of...

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School of Urban and Regional Planning

Iowa City - Terry Trueblood Adaptation Plan

As part of the Environmental Policy and Management course, students from the School of Urban and Regional Planning assisted the City of Iowa City with an adaption plan for Terry Trueblood Park. As part of the City of Iowa City's actions on climate change, the city had requested assistance with...

Graduate College

School of Urban and Regional Planning

North Liberty Public Art Planning Recommendations

Graduate students in the course Growth Management in the School of Urban & Regional Planning completed a report outlining alternatives and best practices to inform future public art planning for the City of North Liberty. Public art and creative placemaking are increasingly important to Iowa...

Graduate College

School of Urban and Regional Planning

Students visit Upward Bound in Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction Community Storytelling Project

Students from the School of Urban & Regional Planning course Community Development in the Upper Midwest will work with Latinx teens in Columbus Junction's Upward Bound program to produce videos and books that help tell the 150 year story of the community through interviews and historical...

Graduate College

School of Urban and Regional Planning

North Liberty Front/Cherry/Dubuque Street Master Plan

Graduate students in the course Growth Management in the School of Urban & Regional Planning will rethink land use and transportation in an underdeveloped section of North Liberty. North Liberty has for some time envisioned a “Civic Corridor” redevelopment project in the heart of the city, with...

Graduate College

School of Urban and Regional Planning

Planning students meet with North Liberty City Planning Director

North Liberty Housing Needs Assessment

Graduate students in the course Housing Policy in the School of Urban & Regional Planning will conduct a Housing Needs Assessment for the City of North Liberty. The City Council of North Liberty desires to better understand the nature of housing need and availability in the city. This...

Graduate College

School of Urban and Regional Planning

Iowa City Automated Vehicle Adaptation and Equity Plan

Graduate students in the School of Urban & Regional Planning, in conjunction with the City of Iowa City and National Advance Driving Simulator, completed a plan to help Iowa City prepare for the anticipated impacts of automated vehicles on the built environment and community. This project...

Graduate College

School of Urban and Regional Planning

Linn County Windfarm Suitability Analysis

“The students are essentially serving as an extension to our staff," says Les Beck, Linn County director of planning and development.

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School of Urban and Regional Planning

Iowa City - Green Alleyways

Students in the School of Urban and Regional Planning gave four recommendations to the City of Iowa City and the Iowa City Downtown District about waste management in local alleyways in order to increase the use of the sustainability potential of these areas. Iowa City’s alleyways are multi-purpose...

School of Urban and Regional Planning

Wellman Sustainability Plan

Urban and Regional Planning students created The Wellman Sustainability Plan which centers on sustainability-oriented recommendations for the City of Wellman. Recommendations were drafted based on surveys, public meetings, and discussions with local officials. The Plan was a ten-year road map that...

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