“Around the World and Back”
By David Leipziger MURP/MBA 2017 As my departing flight crossed Los Angeles, a pall of clouds seeped over the dry, brown city; as I landed in Nairobi, the afternoon sun reflected […]
Entries by UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
If You Plant It, They Will Grow: Vancouver’s Strategy Toward Sustainability
Post by Casey Osborn and Jimmy Tran, MURP candidates ‘15 and ‘16 Our final day in Vancouver was themed “Green Spaces and Sustainable Places.” This catch-all day looked at how Vancouver […]
Pushing the Limits of Sustainable Urbanism at the Olympic Village
Post by Sandra Caballero, MURP candidate ’15 One of our Vancouver highlights was a trip to the Olympic Village to tour the Neighborhood Energy Utility System. Before I jump into […]
Reformatory to Residential: Adaptive Reuse Social Housing in Vancouver
Post by Laura Krawczyk, MURP candidate ’15 As rents rise in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, there is a looming question of whether or not there will still be room for low-income […]
Looking Beyond the Rose-Colored Glasses: A Critical Look at Vancouver’s Urban Design
Post by Naria Kiani and Rachel Lindt, MURP ’15 candidates Vancouver’s urban design is an urban planner’s dream: dense towers with visual transparency, adjacent green space, and thoughtful spacing between […]
An Insider’s View
Post by Anthony Rodriguez, MPP candidate ’16 I begin my third quarter at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs with an invigorating new perspective on the world of International […]
A Housing Option in Vancouver that Might Work in LA
Post by Mike Janusek, MURP candidate ’16 Taking a moment away from our action-packed Vancouverism tour, I ventured around the corner from our quaint Craftsman-style Airbnb to a local cafe. […]
From the Field to the Capitol: The DC Side of Development
Post by Elizabeth Pratt, MBA/MPP candidate ’16 Yesterday, 11 other Luskin students and I wrapped up a fantastic week of meetings with organizations working in international development. From multilateral funders […]
Eager to Learn, Whatever the Weather
By Jeff Loi, MURP candidate ’16 What do you think of when you think of Vancouver? Beautiful landscape? Great bicycle infrastructure? Gray, overcast skies and drizzling rain? Well, our Luskin […]
A Living Exhibit of City Planning Best Practices
Post by Daryl Chan, MURP candidate ’15 I’m Daryl and I’m an urban planning graduate student from UCLA. I decided to spend my Spring Break in Vancouver. And let me […]
