Urban Planning in Action

Furman Center Gridlines: New York City's sheltered population has changed over the past 30 years. Wh
<a href="http://furmancenter.org/thestoop/entry/nycs-homeless-shelter-population">Furman Center Gridlines: New York City's sheltered population has changed over the past 30 years. What are the major factors of the drastic increase? </a>

Furman Center Gridlines: Indicators of new housing development in New York City look promising, acco
<a href="http://furmancenter.org/thestoop/entry/in-nyc-new-housing-development-looks-promising">Furman Center Gridlines: Indicators of new housing development in New York City look promising, according to the 2013 Quarterly Housing Update. </a>

Furman Center Gridlines: Super Storm Sandy had disastrous impacts on thousands of New Yorkers. But s
<a href="http://furmancenter.org/thestoop/entry/sandys-impact-on-low-income-new-yorkers">Furman Center Gridlines: Super Storm Sandy had disastrous impacts on thousands of New Yorkers. But some were more effected than others.  </a>

Furman Center Gridlines: Between 2007 and 2011, when house prices citywide fell by 20 percent, the m
<a href="http://furmancenter.org/thestoop/entry/rental">Furman Center Gridlines: Between 2007 and 2011, when house prices citywide fell by 20 percent, the median monthly gross rent citywide increased by 8.6, while median household income decreased 6.8 percent. </a>

Furman Center Gridlines: Violent crime declined in all but one of NYC’s 76 police precincts from 200
<a href="http://furmancenter.org/thestoop/entry/safer-streets-across-all-beats">Furman Center Gridlines: Violent crime declined in all but one of NYC’s 76 police precincts from 2000 to 2011, but the magnitude of the decline varied across neighborhoods.  </a>

Rudin Center Infogram: Thanks to New York City's bike share program, Citibike, and initiatives by DO
<a href="https://infogr.am/Growth-of-City-Cycling?src=web">Rudin Center Infogram: Thanks to New York City's bike share program, Citibike, and initiatives by DOT to make the city's streets safer pedestrians and cyclist we have seen an increase in bike use. </a>

Rudin Center Infogram: New York City has the highest transit ridership of major metropolitan areas i
<a href="https://infogr.am/Subway-Ridership-in-Major-US-Systems?src=web">Rudin Center Infogram: New York City has the highest transit ridership of major metropolitan areas in the United States, this infogram let's us compare. </a>

Distinguished Architect, Santiago Calatrava, visits the NYU Rudin Center.
Distinguished Architect, Santiago Calatrava, visits the NYU Rudin Center.

Current MUP students with the Director of the Rudin Center for Transportation, Mitchell Moss, and Sa
Current MUP students with the Director of the Rudin Center for Transportation, Mitchell Moss, and Santiago Calatrava.

MUP students taking part in an UPSA Project Managment Skill Workshop with David Parish of DCP
MUP students taking part in an UPSA Project Managment Skill Workshop with David Parish of DCP

MUP students listening in on the Careers in Economic Development Panel with Michael Blaise Backer an
MUP students listening in on the Careers in Economic Development Panel with Michael Blaise Backer and Aaron Meyerson, MUP Alumni.

MUP students present their final projects for an Urban Design course.
MUP students present their final projects for an Urban Design course.

MUP students participate in the Access Project at the Center for Independence of the Disabled for UP
MUP students participate in the Access Project at the Center for Independence of the Disabled for UPSA Volunteer Day