Georgetown University: Urban & Regional Planning Master's Program

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Georgetown University: Urban & Regional Planning Master's Program The official page for the Master of Professional Studies in Urban and Regional Planning program at Georgetown University.

The Georgetown University Master of Professional Studies in Urban and Regional Planning program develops visionary leaders who can integrate physical urban design with ethical and participatory urban planning strategies to foster the development of better cities, regions and communities for generations to come. Become an expert in solving urban planning’s most important challenges by:

Using equitable design and land use practices
Sustaining natural resources through sound planning strategies
Providing citizens with accessible transportation
Collaborating with the public and stakeholders
Developing affordable housing options
Creating opportunities for continued economic development
Maintaining healthy living environments in the face of exponential urban population growth
In short, our program educates urban planners for rapidly changing 21st century cities. Join our LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Georgetown-University-Master-Professional-Studies-7427456/about

For this week's Student Spotlight, we would love to highlight Sarah Flinspach! Sarah is being recognized for her partici...
09/30/2026

For this week's Student Spotlight, we would love to highlight Sarah Flinspach! Sarah is being recognized for her participation in the Vienna International Summer School on New Social Housing (https://newsocialhousing.conf.tuwien.ac.at/). She spent the week with other housing advocates and researchers from around the world learning about the Vienna social housing model and wrestling with the theme: Housing and Data Justice.

The program involved lectures, site visits, participant presentations, and workshops. She also presented her paper, Planning to End Homelessness: Classification of Homeless Response System Data for Urban Planners in Washington, DC. Her favorite part was visiting several social housing projects, including the legendary Karl Marx Hof, which is 1 kilometer long! She really had her Catherine Bauer moment. Read more about her experience on LinkedIn. For those in the GPS Slack, she also created a channel for students to connect on housing issues and resources.👏✨

For this week's Alumni Spotlight, we would love to highlight Upneet Atwal! Upneet is being recognized for his new positi...
09/23/2026

For this week's Alumni Spotlight, we would love to highlight Upneet Atwal! Upneet is being recognized for his new position as Director of Strategic Housing Operations & Planning at Phipps Houses where he helps to drive operations across an affordable housing portfolio of ~10,000 units and ~60 properties in New York City👏✨

"My work starts at construction hand-off (when a development is getting close to finishing construction) through the entire lifecycle of operations, and focuses on portfolio performance, operational strategy, capital planning, compliance, data and systems, and cross-functional initiatives that improve how our developments function. I work closely with other senior leaders across property management, development, capital planning, compliance, resident services, and technology to turn organizational priorities into measurable, portfolio-wide improvements.

Some examples of my projects that relate to Urban Planning & Policy are NYC Local Law compliance, including LL88 (LED lighting) and LL97 (Building Energy Performance); Leveraging Business Systems & Solutions (Yardi, PowerBI, ArcGIS, SiteCompli, etc.); Policy & Procedure Creation/Refinement; On-Site Energy Management (Tracking energy performance, exploring Weatherization or related opportunities, etc.)."

For this week's Faculty Spotlight, we would love to highlight Norman D**g! Norman is being recognized for receiving the ...
08/19/2026

For this week's Faculty Spotlight, we would love to highlight Norman D**g! Norman is being recognized for receiving the "Outstanding Technical Report" award from the American Planning Association for the ULI Technical Advisory Panel report on the reuse of the Forrestal Building in Washington, D.C. A complex and long-debated challenge, the Forrestal Building was the very first federal building constructed as a core component of the Southwest Urban Renewal project, the first and largest urban renewal program in the United States.

Broadly recognized as a violation of the urban design principles of the L'Enfant Plan, the building is, in fact, a composition of three buildings that form a gateway from the Smithsonian Castle to Washington's historic commercial waterfront along the Washington Channel. Still occupied by the Department of Energy, the report recommends specific steps to demolish the buildings and reimagine the multiple sites as a series of mixed-use developments, including housing.

This public feasibility planning is an outstanding example of our curriculum's "Public Development" focus area, a tailored sequence of courses cross-listed with the Georgetown Real Estate Program.

The full report can be found at https://shorturl.at/5vDY8

For this week's Alumni Spotlight, we would love to highlight Megan Wright! Megan is being recognized for her recent star...
08/18/2026

For this week's Alumni Spotlight, we would love to highlight Megan Wright! Megan is being recognized for her recent start with LaBella Associates as well as passing the AICP exam 👏✨

"As a Planner at LaBella Associates, I work on a range of projects across New York State, from Comprehensive Plans in little towns in the Adirondacks to brownfield revitalization in the Hudson Valley. I love working with communities around where I grew up and find that there’s always something new to learn from them. With my AICP, I hope to continue expanding my experience and knowledge in the planning field, including helping to plan this year’s APA Upstate NY Annual Conference."

For this week's Alumni Spotlight, we would love to highlight Courtney Reeder! Courtney is being recognized for her work ...
07/15/2026

For this week's Alumni Spotlight, we would love to highlight Courtney Reeder! Courtney is being recognized for her work as a Community Planner with a firm that specializes in land use and transportation planning (WSP) as well as her role with Blue Cypress Consulting (a community planning and utility management woman owned firm in Metro Atlanta) 👏🏼✨

"My firm is working on Atlanta’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan with WSP and helped facilitate a World Cup themed engagement activity at an open streets event. The Mobility Cup, developed by WSP, encouraged pairs and individuals to talk through their transportation priorities and come to a consensus of one or each advance one of eight cards/transportation concerns.

The engagement was hosted across from Atlanta Stadium the day before Atlanta hosted the first of its eight World Cup matches. The engagement activity supports my thesis and special interest in participatory planning and expanding access to the planning process through culturally reflective practices! Also, how municipalities can increase their capacity and quality of engagement by tapping into the private sector for added support."

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/blue-cypress-consulting-llc_blue-cypress-enjoyed-supporting-the-fifa-activity-7473743900449509377-JPa8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAB4i4N8BurWdyG_ZGYCE_1DhMVbobZBYLOY

For this week's Alumni Spotlight, we would love to highlight Sarah Umandap! Sarah is being recognized for being featured...
07/08/2026

For this week's Alumni Spotlight, we would love to highlight Sarah Umandap! Sarah is being recognized for being featured in the latest bulletin from DACOR, the premier professional organization for U.S. foreign affairs professionals. The article explores how global cities leverage aesthetics as a strategic tool for international capital and prestige, specifically Paris 👏🏼✨

Read the full thesis, Beautification as Governance, here: https://repository.digital.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/1107776

A few action shots of our graduates as they are first permitted to wear their Georgetown hoods.
05/14/2026

A few action shots of our graduates as they are first permitted to wear their Georgetown hoods.

Getting ready for the big event! Celebrating the Class of 2026 of
05/14/2026

Getting ready for the big event! Celebrating the Class of 2026 of

Congratulations to Lidya for being one of the recipients for this year's Spirit of Georgetown Award! This honor is well ...
04/21/2026

Congratulations to Lidya for being one of the recipients for this year's Spirit of Georgetown Award! This honor is well deserved!

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