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The Future of Public Parks

DUSP alumna Sara Zewde (MCP '10) and Kian Goh (PhD '15) feature in Alexandra Lange's New Yorker piece examining Frederick Law Olmsted's legacy.

City Design and Development

Reducing Urban Congestion through Ride-Hailing

A new study provides a model that shows the extent to which ride-sharing competition clogs the streets — allowing analysts and policymakers to estimate how many vehicles and

Building Equity and Fairness into Climate Solutions

Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.

Environmental Policy + Planning

James Arthur Jemison named as Boston's Chief of Planning

'Mayor Michelle Wu today appointed James Arthur Jemison II as the City’s inaugural Chief of Planning. In this role, Jemison returns to Boston with the charge to advance the

Housing, Community + Economic Development

Asia Real Estate Initiative

building a responsible and sustainable future for real estate

Environmental Policy + Planning

Housing, Community + Economic Development

International Development

Design Driven Collaboration

studying the impact of spatial structure of a workplace on communication and connection

City Design and Development

A New Industrial Urbanism

In his book, “New Industrial Urbanism,” Eran Ben-Joseph looks at the evolving form and function of 21st-century cities.

City Design and Development

Joy Through Art and Advocacy

Senior Tanner Bonner creates connections across MIT to give voice to first-generation and low-income students.

Consumer Choice for Cleaner and Cheaper Energy

Thirty-six million people in the U.S. use an energy system developed by a handful of activists in the 1990s. An MIT scholar examines this unusual story.

Environmental Policy + Planning