CU Denver Urban and Regional Planning

Learn about Lee, one of our talented MURP students!

MURP and MUD students volunteered their time last week to work on a new bikeway in Denver. For this collaborative learning experience, they were joined by planning professionals from DOTI, CDPHE, Stantec, and Parsons.

Join our department for a guest lecture on Monday, March 28 with James R. Elliott, Chair of Sociology at Rice University. Rising inequality and environmental hazards pose mounting threats to community well-being.

This talk will investigate their dynamic intersection in two distinct lines of investigation. The first will draw from a recent co-authored book with Scott Frickel, Sites Unseen (winner of the 2020 book award in Urban Sociology), to illuminate the spread of land-based industrial pollution via policies that both enable and hide its impacts. The second line of investigation will draw from recent work with Junia Howell to illuminate the growing wealth inequalities linked to rising natural disaster costs and federal recovery assistance. Implications for thinking and acting on environmental justice in the age of climate change will be discussed.

Monday, March 28, 5:30 pm
Zoom https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/93789498761

Join us for a guest lecture with Professor John L. Renne, PhD, AICP.⁠ In this talk, Renne will highlight the importance of the street, where carbon emissions are actually generated, and the importance of rethinking space to reduce carbon. This lecture will include case studies from Copenhagen, Rotterdam, London, New Orleans, and Miami.⁠

Friday, February 4, 2022
12:30 - 2:00 PM
2nd Floor at CU Denver College of Architecture and Planning

Get to know MURP student Rey Sosa and his work as a Safe Routes Advocate for the City and County of Denver.

For Planning Workshop, first-year MURP students worked with The West Colfax Business Improvement District and Michael Baker International to design a new vision for Denver's Colfax Viaduct. From site analysis to 3D renderings, students presented a plan for a walkable urban center.

A Conversation with Claudia Folska of All Access Transit Solutions (PhD in Urban Planning ’12) - CU Denver News In our Alumni series “What Are We Up To Now?”, we profile the distinguished alumni of the University of Colorado Denver’s College of Architecture &

For many families in the Metro area, adequate housing is a dream, and access to transportation is a nightmare. Listen to CU on the Air interview Carrie Makarewicz, associate professor of urban and regional planning, about the housing and commuting crises.

The Affordable-Housing Crisis and Building Transportation, Health and Wealth in Underserved Areas | CU On The Air Podcast The Affordable-Housing Crisis and Building Transportation, Health and Wealth in Underserved Areas September 14, 2021Community and culture, Health and wellnessCU Denver, Home affordability, housing crisis, regional planning, transportation, University of Colorado Denver, urbancuontheair Podcast: Play...

We are proud to have Dr. Priyanka deSouza join the Urban and Regional Planning Department! Learn more about our newest faculty member

Rhodes Scholar, Priyanka deSouza, Joins CAP's Department of Urban and Regional Planning - CU Denver News Priyanka deSouza will be joining the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) at the University of Colorado Denver this Fall as an Assistant Professor

Jessica Garner to serve as Town of Estes Park Community Development Director Jessica Garner will begin service as Estes Park’s new Community Development Director Monday, July 26. Town Administrator Travis Machalek commented, “Jessica brings strong experience in local planni…

A MURP student, an urban planner, an entrepreneur, a community organizer, a public speaker, and an artist— James Roy II doesn’t just have a passion, but rather a quest. A quest to seek justice for Black communities by using his background, education, and devotion to revolutionize the urban planning industry.

In Pursuit of Equitable Development: James Roy II on Revolutionizing Urban Planning - CU Denver News A student, an urban planner, an entrepreneur, a community organizer, a public speaker, and an artist, James Roy II doesn’t just have a passion but rather, a quest. A quest to seek justice for black communities by using his background, education, and devotion to revolutionize the urban planning ind...