Author: Andrea Ciminelli

Tackling Climate Changed at #BUCPUA Keynote Lecture and Discussion

  BOSTON — On Friday, April 5th, the Boston University City Planning and Urban Affairs Program hosted the #BUCPUA Keynote Lecture and Panel Discussion. The lecture, Climate Changed: Politics, Place, People, and Planning, featured Massachusetts State Representative Tommy Vitolo, Ph.D., and panelists Eugenia Gibbons and Julie Conroy, AICP, and was moderated by Bruce Gellerman.  Representative […]

Hovenring Designer Adriaan Kok Discusses Building a Livable City

On Friday, January 25th, the Boston University City Planning and Urban Affairs Program, Initiative on Cities, and Sustainability@BU hosted Adriaan Kok, senior project manager and designer for the Dutch company ipv Delft. Passionate about bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure for all, Kok spoke about the process of designing and building the Hovenring, a large suspended bicycle […]

Creating a Climate Adaptive Boston at Annual #BUCPUA Keynote Lecture

On Thursday, November 15th, members of #BUCPUA and the larger Boston University community gathered for the annual keynote lecture. This year, BU proudly welcomed Christopher Cook, Boston’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space and Commissioner of Boston’s Parks and Recreation, who spoke on “Building A Climate Resilient Boston: The Role of Boston’s Open Space […]

#BUCPUA Professor Addresses the Importance of Equitable Green Space

On Thursday, August 23rd, Professor Madhu Dutta-Koehler, Associate Professor of the Practice and Director, City Planning and Urban Affairs, Boston University, participated in a panel entitled “Parks for All: How City Parks Address Inequality,” hosted by the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library. Professor Dutta-Koehler, along with Theodore “Ted” […]

Engaging with the City: Urban Studies Capstone Presentations

On Monday, April 23rd and Monday, April 30th, the students of the Urban Studies Capstone course presented their final projects to an audience of their peers, mentors, and distinguished guests, including Dr. S. Atyia Martin, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Boston, Dennis Carlberg, Sustainability Director at Boston University, J. Brandon Wilson, Executive Director of […]

Planning a City for the Sake of the World: #BUCPUA at the Earth Day Festival

On Thursday, April 19th, members of the City Planning and Urban Affairs Urban Planning Association (UPA) hosted a booth at BU’s annual Earth Day Festival in the GSU Plaza. Even in the rain, students stopped to ask questions, inquire about the program, and play a true/false game for prizes ranging from stickers to a backpack […]

Education and Games Take Center Stage with #BUcityplanning at the Sustainability Festival

On Thursday, September 14th The City Planning and Urban Affairs Program participated in the 2017 Sustainability Festival at Marsh Plaza. #BUcityplanning students, alumni, and faculty joined 24 clubs, from Net Impact to the BU Outing Club, as well as leaders from the BU Environmental Leadership Network to educate the larger BU community on the importance of […]