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April 30
David Merriman, professor of public administration, was quoted in Crain's Chicago Business on the correlation between increasing unemployment and increasing poverty in Chicago:
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=33881

April 29
Rachel Weber, associate professor of urban planning and policy, was quoted in the Chicago Journal on the effect of the city council's vote to post information on all tax increment financing (TIF) districts on a public website. The article appears at:
http://chicagojournal.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=7396&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=58&S=1

April 27
The Chicago Tribune ran a letter by Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, on the need for smart planning in the management of public infrastructure. Pagano heads the Pew Charitable Trust's biannual report on infrastructure management in all 50 states. The letter can be read at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/chi-090427pagano_briefs,0,7158694.story

April 25
The Christian Science Monitor quoted David Merriman, professor of public administration, on certain states having a relatively stable housing market because they never experienced the real estate boom that other states did. The full article can be read at:
http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/25/while-the-us-economy-struggles-ten-states-are-doing-ok/

April 22
Rachel Weber, associate professor of urban planning and policy, was quoted in Medill Reports on the sunshine ordinance passed yesterday to make public information available on each of Chicago’s tax increment financing districts. Weber, an expert on TIF, says the information is likely to raise questions from the public on TIF allocations. The article can be read at:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=126829

April 15
Karen Mossberger, professor of public administration, was interviewed today on Chicago Public Radio's "Eight Forty-Eight" about a study she conducted with Rebecca Hendrick, associate professor of public administration. The study indicated that Chicago's suburbs can't provide the social services needed by their growing poor populations without intergovernmental cooperation. The podcast and a link to the study is available at:
http://wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=33534

April 09
Miller-McCune reported on a study by Rebecca Hendrick, associate professor of public administration, and Karen Mossberger, professor of public administration, that found that Chicago's suburbs lack the social services they need to address their rising poverty levels. The article appears at:
http://www.miller-mccune.com/news/suburban-poverty-served-chicago-style-1134

April 06
An op-ed by David Merriman, professor of public administration, appears in today's Chicago Tribune. Merriman suggests that Chicago improve its transit system as Tokyo has in its bid for the 2016 Olympics. The op-ed can be read at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-oped0406transitapr06,0,7016945.story

March 29
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted in the Daily Herald on unexpected problems facing Pace, the suburban transit system, in supplying paratransit services in Chicago. DiJohn is the former executive director of Pace.
The article can be read at:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=282359

March 25
Janet Smith, associate professor of urban planning and policy, was quoted in the Chicago Journal on the need for the Chicago Housing Authority to use stimulus funds to build new housing on the sites of demolished high-rises, rather than for further demolition. The article appears at:
http://chicagojournal.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=7287&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=60&S=1

March 18
David Merriman, professor of public administration, is quoted in the Daily Herald on the relative effects of a proposed Illinois tax increase and drastic cuts in the state's budget. The article appears at:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=279696

March 18
Janet Smith, associate professor of urban planning and policy, is quoted in the Chitown Daily News on the CHA’s use of stimulus funds to demolish the Ickes homes or other properties. Smith says the funds would be better used for rehab or new construction. The article appears at:
http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago_news/CHA_use_of_stimulus_money_to_demolish_Ickes_buildings_questioned,23903

March 12
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted by Bloomberg.com on the gap between rising property taxes and falling property values. Pagano writes the National League of Cities' Annual "City Fiscal Conditions" report, in which he stated that the effects will be felt through 2010. The article is available at:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601213&sid=aWSD3gPg9s7o&refer=home

March 12
Government Executive magazine covered a report by James Thompson, head of the Department of Public Administration, and student Robert Seidner that recommended the intelligence community's approach to personnel reform as a model for other government agencies. The article is available at:
http://governmentexecutive.com/story_page.cfm?filepath=/dailyfed/0309/031209b1.htm

March 11
The Chicago Defended quoted a study co-authored by Janet Smith, associate professor of urban planning, that found that charter schools haven't performed significantly better than traditional public schools. The article can be read at:
http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-3449-study-charter-traditional-schools-about-the-same.html

March 08
Siim Soot, interim director of the Urban Transportation Center in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, is quoted in the Daily Herald on the effect of a gas tax on commuters and consumers of various income levels and locations. The article is available at:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=277508

February 20
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted in the CQ Researcher on the need for better infrastructure maintenance and on future means of charging tolls to maintain highways. The full report, "Public Works Projects," is available at:
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009022000&type=hitlist&num=1

February 25
Rachel Weber, associate professor of urban planning and policy, is featured in a Chicago Journal article discussing tax increment financing and its widespread use in the redevelopment of Chicago's Central Loop:
http://chicagojournal.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=7109&SectionID=42&SubSectionID=120&S=1

February 22
Philip Ashton, assistant professor of urban planning and policy, was quoted in a front-page story in the Chicago Tribune on the proliferation of vacant, foreclosed homes in many neighborhoods. The story is available at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-foreclosure-blightfeb22,0,874184.story

February 12
Karen Mossberger, professor of public administration, was quoted in a ChiTown Daily News story on the Chicago Housing Authority's program to teach public housing residents basic computer use, web design, and help-desk skills. Mossberger's research shows that people who lack computer skills earn less and participate less in civic affairs. The article is available at:
http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago_news/Center_trains_public_housing_residents_to_connect_with_computers,22467

February 12
Medill Reports quoted Siim Soot, interim director of the Urban Transportation Center in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, on the advantages and disadvantages of Chicago's transit system for the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympics. The article is available at:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=115549

February 06
Philip Ashton, assistant professor of urban planning and public affairs, was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story on the historical role of Chicago community organizers in reforming bank lending practices. The article is available at: http://tinyurl.com/cfup3f

February 05
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative, was interviewed by Chicago Public Radio to explain how traffic congestion will decrease when Canadian National Railroad reroutes its trains through fewer suburbs. The initiative is housed in the Urban Transportation Center of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. The text and audio are available at:
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=31958

February 02
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, will appeared on "First Business," a nationally syndicated financial news program, during a segment on the effect of a proposed sales tax holiday. The program aired locally at 5 a.m. on WCIU Channel 26. The video segment is available at:
http://firstbusinessx.comindex.phpoption=com_content&task=view&id=1066&It

January 22
Nik Theodore, professor of urban planning and policy, was quoted in Medill Reports on the growing number immigrant workers seeking day labor after losing steady jobs, while the housing slump has halted most construction projects requiring day laborers. Theodore is director of the Center for Urban Economic Development.
The article is available at:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=112549

January 20
Gallery 400 staff and exhibiting artists were interviewed by Chicago Public Radio for a report on the nature of political art before and after Barack Obama's inauguration.
Text and audio are available at:
http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=31491

January 19
John Hagedorn, fellow of the Great Cities Institute and professor of criminal justice, was quoted in Crain's Chicago Business on Chicago's gang crime and the police department's response to it. The article can be read at:
http://tinyurl.com/9ctpfu

January 11
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, spoke on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition" about the advantages and disadvantages of municipalities' privatizing some services and using part-time workers. The story focused on Crestwood, Ill., which has returned some sales tax revenues to residents after cutting its labor costs. The audio is available at:
http://www.npr.org/search.php?text=pagano

January 09
Siim Soot, interim director of the Urban Transportation Center, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article on increasing theft and unjustified towing by tow-truck operators in smaller, growing cities that have not prepared for congestion.
The article is available at:
http://www.theregionalnews.com/printatf.php?sid=12626

January 08
Siim Soot, interim director of the Urban Transportation Center in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted in a DC Examiner article on the additional transportation needed to serve visitors during the presidential inauguration. Soot commented that Washington's pedestrian-friendly design would ameliorate the congestion. The article is available at:
http://www.dcexaminer.com/local/010809-Local_state_governments_to_pay_20M_for_trasportation_costs.html#comments

January 02
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune on municipalities that recently have hired ethicists to help make budget decisions. The story is available at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-government-ethicist2-2009jan02,0,6466351.story

December 05
John Hagedorn, senior research fellow of the Great Cities Institute, was interviewed by HGTV's Frontdoor.com for an article on gangs in Chicago's history as part of the site's profile of Chicago. The article is available at:
http://www.frontdoor.com/city-guide/chicago-il-usa/chicago-how-the-gangster-era-shaped-the-city

December 05
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted by Progress Illinois, a news blog, on the advantages and disadvantages of the City of Chicago leasing its 36,000 parking meters to a private company. The article can be read at:
http://progressillinois.com/2008/12/05/hawking-public-assets

December 04
Rachel Weber, associate professor of urban planning and policy, was quoted by Medill Reports on the prevalence of property tax appeals among various constituencies: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=109159

Weber also was interviewed on gentrification and tax increment financing in Pilsen for WRTE Radio Arte's flagship news magazine program, Primera Voz (First Voice).

December 04
Michael J. Shiffer, clinical associate professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was interviewed on Chicago Public Radio's "Worldview" about transit systems around the world. Shiffer is also an independent transit consultant. The audio is available at: http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/content.aspx?audioID=30594

December 03
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was interviewed by First Business on the extent to which decreased car sales will affect municipal sales tax revenues across the country. First Business is a nationally syndicated morning news program. The video is available at:
http://www.firstbusinessx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=887&Itemid=76

November 11
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted in the Daily Herald on the likelihood of Canadian National's purchase of the EJ&E railroad despite regulatory delays. The purchase has been controversial because it will move some freight traffic from Chicago to suburbs. The article is online at: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=249787

November 05
Sanjeev Vidiyarthi, assistant professor in urban planning and policy compares the marked differences of general elections in India to the recent presidential elections in America. The article can be read here.

November 02
The Louisville Courier-Journal reported on a performance by Hannah Higgins, associate professor of art history, that was part of the University of Louisville's exhibition on Fluxus, an influential art movement that began in the 1960s.

The article is online at: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081102/SCENE05/811020319/1011/SCENE

October 01
Nik Theodore, associate professor in urban planning and policy, was named to the inaugural class of Emerging Leaders, a two-year program of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs established to make the city more competitive globally. The full article can be read at:
http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/uicnews/articledetail.cgi?id=12408

October 30
Michael Shiffer, clinical associate professor in urban planning and policy, was quoted by Medill Reports on the implications an Obama vs. McCain presidency would have on public transit in Chicago. The article is available at:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=102975

October 30
John Hagedorn, fellow in the Great Cities Institute and associate professor in criminology, was quoted by Medill Reports on the implications the presidential election would have on crime in Chicago. The article is available at:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=102975

October 26
Rachel Weber, associate professor of urban planning and public policy, was quoted in the Mobile Press-Register on cities renegotiating incentive deals to prevent companies from relocating. The story is available at:
http://www.al.com/press-register/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1225026942118540.xml&coll=3

October 16
Nik Theodore, director of the center for urban economic development at the college of urban planning and public affairs was quoted by a Medill news service on the current housing slump and the direct effect on day laborers. The article is available at:
http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/10/26/news/illiana/doc28c16be15eec1af0862574ed007b6709.txt

October 07
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted in the International Herald Tribune on the extent to which cities are affected by the financial crisis. Pagano writes the National League of Cities' annual survey of fiscal conditions in more than 300 U.S. cities. He predicts that the effects will linger for at least the next two fiscal years. The article is online at:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/07/america/07citybudgets.php

October 07
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted in the New York Times on the current financial crisis and the affects on major general tax sources. The full article can be found at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/us/07citybudgets.html?scp=1&sq=finnancial%20crisis%20takes%20toll%20on%20already-squeezed%20cities&st=cse

October 07
Siim Soot, interim director of the Urban Transportation Center in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted by Medill Reports on the ramifications of extending lakefront parks from Edgewater to Evanston. The article is online at:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=100077

October 06
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story on the reasons for Chicago's budget deficit. Pagano said that Chicago relies heavily on real estate transfer taxes. The article is online at:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-chicago-budget-analysis-06-oct06,0,6345754.story

"Pedaling Ahead: Planning for Bicycle Transportation & Transit," a panel discussion presented by the alumni association of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, will air on CAN TV Channel 21 on October 12 at 12:30 p.m., October 15 at 1:30 p.m., and October 20 at 2 p.m.; and on Channel 19 on October 16 at 9:30 a.m., October 20 at 2 p.m., and October 28 at 8 a.m.

September 30
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, is quoted extensively in a Medill Reports article on Metra's growing ridership:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=99361

September 25
Phil Ashton, assistant professor of urban planning and public affairs, appeared on “First Business” to discuss the effect of a federal bailout on homeowners and the housing market. The video is available at:
http://www.firstbusinessx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=688&Itemid=76

or http://tinyurl.com/45t4vw

September 24
Nik Theodore, director of the Center for Urban Economic Development in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was interviewed by Chicago Public Radio on how and why an increasing number of workers seek or hold second jobs.

The transcript and audio are available at:
http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=29072

September 17
Charles Hoch, professor of urban planning and public affairs, appeared on CBS 2's 6 p.m. news in a story on Forbes magazine naming Chicago the most stressful city in the nation. Hoch said the magazine's method was inadequate. The video and text are available at:
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/chicago.number.one.2.819963.html

September 08
Nik Theodore, Director of the Center for Urban Economic Development was quoted by the orange County Register on the response of immigrant day laborers to the present housing slump. The full article is found:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/says-work-day-2149292-workers-mexico

September 03
Rebecca Hendrick, associate professor of public administration, was interviewed by First Business about the reasons why an Alabama county may go bankrupt. First Business is a national financial news program seen locally on WCIU Channel 26 and elsewhere on network and independent stations.
The video can be seen at:
http://firstbusinessx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=604&Item

August
Rachel Weber, associate professor of urban planning and policy, was quoted in Governing Magazine on the customary secrecy surrounding economic development deals between cities and corporations. Weber noted that the lack of transparency leads to misunderstanding of the process among taxpayers. The article appears at:
http://www.governing.com/articles/0808taxdeals.htm

August 13
Research by John Hagedorn, fellow of the Great Cities Institute and assistant professor of criminology, is cited in a Chicago Journal editorial about the nature and causes of a recent spike in crime in Chicago:
http://chicagojournal.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=5646&SectionID=1&SubSe

August 07
The Daily Herald published a letter to the editor by Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, stating that high gas prices could change transportation habits for the better in the long run:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=226094

August 02
Joe Dijohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted on Delawareonline on the proposed cattle-car experiment to increase cta ridership during rush hour. The full article is available at:
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008808020314

August 01
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was interviewed by National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" on the states' failure to budget adequately for the maintenance of infrastructure. Pagano heads the Pew Charitable Trust's program to grade each state on its infrastructure every two years. The text and audio are available at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93194956

July 26
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted in a Bloomberg News story on rising costs and lower tax revenues affecting even affluent municipalities like East Hampton, NY. The article as it appeared in the Turkish Daily News can be read at:
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=11085

July 25
John Hagedorn, fellow of the Great Cities Institute and author of the recent book, "World of Gangs," was interviewed by the Washington Times on the reasons for an increase in violent crime in Chicago:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/25/spiraling-murder-rate-sparking-political-spats/

July 25
Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was quoted by Bloomberg.com on the fact that even affluent cities such as East Hampton, N.Y., are facing deficits:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=abSnNUZwDblU&refer=home

July 18
Siim Soot of the Urban Transportation Center in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs was interviewed by Fox News on the possible effects of reinstating a speed limit of 55 mph to save gas. The piece is tentatively scheduled to air between 5 and 6 p.m. today on Fox 32 locally and Fox stations around the country.

July 16
David Merriman, professor of public administration and in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, spoke in a panel discussion on WTTW 11's "Chicago Tonight" on MillerCoors' relocation of its corporate headquarters to Chicago. Merriman's focus was the incentive package that the City of Chicago offered the company compared to the few hundred few jobs that it will bring and the symbolic value of the relocation. The clip can be seen at:
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,4&vid=http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wttw/c2n/071608a.flv

July 15
John Hagedorn, fellow of the Great Cities Institute and associate professor of criminology, was interviewed by the Chicago Reader for its Clout City politics blog on Chicago's means of stemming gang violence:
http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/politics/2008/07/15/advice-jody-weis-stop-cycle-violence/

June 14
Occupational Health & Safety magazine reported on "Emotional Labor: Putting the Service in Public Service," a new book co-written by Sharon Mastracci, assistant professor of public administration, that compares emotional labor to physical and mental labor:
http://www.ohsonline.com/articles/64360/

July 13
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the College ofUrban Planning and Public Affairs, is quoted in the Daily Herald on the tendency of the federal government to approve rail mergers like Canadian National's proposed purchase of a smaller line, potentially quadrupling freight traffic in some suburbs:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=220615

July 12
Phil Ashton, assistant professor of urban planning and public policy, is quoted in the Daily Herald on the reasons why consumers will pay higher interest rates if national mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac become unable to provide mortgage loans:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=220523

June 20
In an article on a new day labor center, the (Portland) Oregonian cites a 2006 study by the Center for Urban Economic Development in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs that surveyed the status and working conditions of day laborers across the country:
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/12136

June 19
Siim Soot, Associate Professor Emeritus in the Urban Transportation Center in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs was quoted on his response to golf carts sharing roads in the village of Wheeling in an effort to combat congestion. The full text can be read at:
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/wheeling/news1012422,wh-golfcarts-061908-s1.article

June 17
Michael Pagano, Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and an expert on infrastructure, is quoted in the Daily Herald on the reasons for varying estimates of cost overruns for the O'Hare expansion project:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/id=208650&src=2

Tuesday, June 3
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, is quoted in a Medill Reports article on the lack of federal funding for CREATE, the Chicago Regional Environmental and Transportation Efficiency project, to help ease rail congestion:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=92185

June
John Mudd, E-Learning Initiatives Specialist for Professional Education at the Great Cities Institute in the University of Chicago, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs was quoted by KSLA News on the unique benefits enrollment in a nonprofit management certificate program offers. The complete article may be found at:
http://www.ksla.com/global/story.asp?s=8353255&ClientType

Monday, May 26
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support initiative in the Urban Transportation Center, is quoted in the Daily Herald on the need to extend Route 53 to reduce congestion in the northwestern suburbs:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=197598

Wednesday, May 21
Medill Reports quotes John Hagedorn, faculty fellow of the Great Cities Institute and professor of criminology, on the relationship between public housing demolition and continued high crime rates in certain neighborhoods. Hagedorn says the dispersed gang members fight for turf in their new neighborhoods.
The article is available at:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=90167

Thursday, May 8
The Chicago Sun-Times cited a study by the Center for Urban Economic Development in the
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs that looked at 14 local companies and found that in 2006, they spent about $228 million with local minority business enterprises, creating at least 4,000 jobs and an economic impact of about $425 million:
http://www.suntimes.com/business/938728,CST-FIN-min08w.article

Thursday, May 8
The Associated Press cited a study by the Center for Urban Economic Development in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs that looked at 14 local companies and found that in 2006, they spent about $228 million with local minority business enterprises, creating at least 4,000 jobs and an economic impact of about $425 million. The Chicago Tribune's version of the article appears at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-thu-chicago-united-may08,0,2

Wednesday, May 7
John Hagedorn, senior fellow in the Great Cities Institute and professor of criminal justice, was
interviewed on Chicago Public Radio's "Eight Forty-Eight" in regard to Chicago's gang violence
and methods that have curbed violence in other cities. Hagedorn's latest book is "World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture."
The interview can be heard at:
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/content.aspx?audioID=22324

Tuesday, March 4
Michael Pagano, interim dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was interviewed on Chicago Public Radio's "Eight Forty-Eight" on the various means to turn vacant city land to tax revenue-generating uses. The audio is available at:
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=19096

March 2008
The City Design Center in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs was featured by the City of Chicago’s Department of Environment on it’s concepts for green development. The full ninety page electronic publication Green Schemes: Sustainable Urbanism in Garfield Park is available at:
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment

Thursday, April 24
Sharon Haar, associate professor of architecture, and Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the Urban Transportation Center, are quoted in a Chicago Tribune RedEye story on future development in Chicago.

The article appears on page 21 of today's UIC news clips:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/paff/clips/04-24-2008.pdf

Monday, April 21
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative, was quoted in a Daily Herald story on the cause and effect of poor enforcement of the violations system on Illinois toll roads:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=176297#storycomments

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=176481

Sunday, April 20
In an op-ed in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Rep. Neil Abercrombie cites a study by the Center for Urban Economic Development in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs showing that many employers have intimidated employees during union organizing drives:
http://starbulletin.com/2008/04/20/editorial/commentary3.html

Tuesday, March 4
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was interviewed by the Columbia Cronicle on the need for more state funding of transit:
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/paper/citybeat.php?id=4825

February 17
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on an ongoing study by Eric Welch, associate professor of public administration, and Julia Melkers, former associate professor of public administration, that will indicate the effect of social networks on the careers of women in science and engineering:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/conference/1697/social-network-analysis-provides-

February 08
David Perry, Director of the Great Cities Institute in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was among the speakers addressing some 200 people from around the globe at the Arizona State University for a panel discussion about the economic, social and cultural momentum universities can create in major metropolitan areas:
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/02/04/daily63.htm

The Chicago Defender, in a story on homeless youth, cites a study by the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs that indicated the reasons why about 25,000 people under 21 are homeless in Illinois:
http://www.chicagodefender.com/view.php?I=366

The study is cited also in a column item about a youth program:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/paff/clips/02-04-2008.pdf

Sunday, January 27
Joe DiJohn, director of the Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative in the Urban Transportation Center, is quoted in Sunday's Chicago Tribune on the causes of the Chicago Transit Authority's recurring budget crises:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/autocorner/chi-mxa0127ctajan27,0,821199.story