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Steve Brooks, AIA LEED ap

Sep 31 min read

Physical Planning to Address Global Challenges

Physical planning and architecture are beginning to be recognized as important mechanisms to solving global problems at the city level,...

Steve Brooks, AIA LEED ap

Sep 21 min read

UPC Meets the Climate Smart Cities Challenge

UPC was selected as a finalist for the Climate Smart Cities Challenge for Makindye Ssabagabo, Uganda, https://climatesmart.citieschalleng...

Steve Brooks, AIA LEED ap

Aug 18, 20205 min read

We need to foster innovation in Complete Streets design by challenging assumptions

This blog builds on comments from the authors to the general guidance regarding utilities in Denver Complete Streets Design Guidelines

Mark Reiner, PhD, PE

May 31, 20204 min read

Post-Pandemic Urban Roads are not Blank Canvases – But Some Could Be

By: Mark Reiner, PhD, PE Reimagining post-pandemic roads, at least for any permanent change, requires a 3D perspective that includes the...

Steve Brooks, AIA LEED ap

Aug 24, 20194 min read

Global Urbanization: Sustainable City Environments

By: Steve Brooks GLOBAL URBANIZATION Since 2008, more than half of the world’s population has lived in cities. In the past, cities were...

Mark Reiner, PhD, PE

Aug 20, 20194 min read

Defining ‘Reliable’ Infrastructure as a Key Performance Metric for City Resilience

By: Mark Reiner, PhD, PE While there are numerous frameworks assisting cities in establishing sustainability and resilience goals, I have...