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DCRP News • June 2009 Therese (Watkins) McMillan, a 1984 MCP graduate and one of DCRP's first graduates in the MCP/MS Transportation Engineering concurrent degree program, was recently appointed Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA). From the FTA's news announcement: "Ms. McMillan joins Administrator [Peter] Rogoff in leading a staff of more than 500 in Washington, D.C., and 10 regional offices around the United States, and managing an annual budget of approximately $10 billion plus $8.4 billion in Recovery Act funds." Ms. McMillan has been co-chair of the CED Alumni Association's board of directors for the last 2 years and a member of the board since 2005. She has participated in CED's mentorship program since 1999. DCRP News • May 2009 Four renowned professors are joining the faculty at the Department of City and Regional Planning. Beginning in the fall semester of 2009, Drs. Jennifer Wolch, Michael Dear, Paul Waddell, and Daniel Chatman bring an array of research work, planning expertise, and professional involvement to the department. Jennifer Wolch joins the Berkeley community both as the William W. Wurster Chair in City and Regional Planning and as Dean of the College of Environmental Design. She previously was Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, and Director of the Center for Sustainable Cities at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on metropolitan sprawl, physical activity and urban design, urban parks, environmental justice, and the carbon "hoofprint" of cities. Michael Dear comes to DCRP from the University of Southern California, where he was a professor in the Department of Geography and in the School of Policy, Planning and Development. He also is Honorary Professor in the Bartlett School of Planning at University College, London (England). Michael was founding editor of Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, and is a leading exponent of the Los Angeles School of Urbanism. He brings his research to the classroom, and will teach courses on the U.S.–Mexico borderlands and on urban theory. Paul Waddell previously was Professor of City & Regional Planning at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle. He conducts research on modeling and planning of land use, housing, economic geography, transportation, and the environment. He has led the development of an urban simulation model now used by metropolitan planning organizations and other local and regional planning agencies in Detroit, Houston, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Seattle, as well as Paris, Zurich, and Tel Aviv. His current research focuses on the impacts of land use regulations and transportation investments on real estate, travel, emissions, and resource consumption. He will teach courses in urban economics and modeling. Daniel G. Chatman most recently was Assistant Professor of City & Regional Planning at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has also served as Research Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center. His research focuses on the intersections between transportation, land use, and the economy, with particular areas of interest including travel behavior and the built environment; immigration and household travel; smart growth; municipal fiscal decision making; and local economic development. He will teach an undergraduate course entitled "Introduction to Transportation Planning," as well as graduate courses in transportation and land use planning and methods. DCRP News • April 2009 Ph.D. Candidate Studies Las Vegas. Stefan Al, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of City and Regional planning, is the focus of a recent article in the Las Vegas Sun. His research focuses on virtual urbanism in the creation of Las Vegas’ built environment. Malo Hutson Researches Green Planning. Assistant Professor Malo Hutson is currently undertaking research about urban sustainability and community development, focusing on Detroit and the Bay Area in the fields of economics, environment, equity, and health. His work explores the ways in which the green movement can improve the quality of life in urban communities, including opportunities and challenges that exist in making urban communities more equitable and sustainable. Professor Hutson’s Joint Regional and Community Economic Development Studio features three student projects:
DCRP Alums Recognized for Website. Planetizen, one of the most respected websites in city planning, has named ZoomProspector.com one of its Top 10 Websites of 2009. ZoomProspector, which helps businesses find the locations that meet their needs, was developed by DCRP alums Pablo Monzon and Anatalio Ubalde, co-founders of the San Francisco-based company GIS Planning, Inc. Eric Simundza, another DCRP alum, manages the site. Planetizen writes of the site, "The depth and functionality of ZoomProspector make it a great tool for anyone interested in uncovering the demographic and economic data of a location. We chose to recognize the site because it takes a new approach to economic development information, making it accessible to anyone." Ph.D. Student Receives Prestigious Scholarship. Allie Thomas is a recipient of a 2009 Critical Language Scholarship. The CLS Program provides fully-funded, seven-to-ten-week, group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences held overseas at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels for U.S.-citizen undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. students. The CLS Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical-need foreign languages. Ph.D. Student Conducts Dissertation Research with Fulbright Support. Sylvia Nam is currently undertaking fieldwork research on her dissertation project, "Speculative Urbanism: The Remaking of Phnom Penh," with support from the Fulbright Institute of International Education and the Center for Khmer Studies' Council of American Overseas Research Centers Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Sylvia’s research interests include migration, gendered work, transitioning economies, development, and urban theory. She received her MCP from DCRP. DCRP News • March 2009 Join DCRP alums and current students for a special night of mixing, mingling and networking. Reconnect with old friends and meet Bay Area planners as we kick-off our exciting new alumni-student network. Neither practicing professionals nor aspiring planners can afford to miss this opportunity to establish valuable contacts and learn more about the experiences of your peers. Alumni: Reconnect with the program that gave you your professional boost! Join us for complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres. When: Thursday, April 2, 2009 RSVP: Email
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and include: Planning colleagues are welcome! DCRP is on LinkedIn and you are invited to join! LinkedIn is an online professional networking site that connects you with your professional contacts, as well as your network's contacts. It is a fabulous, secure way to get in touch with professionals in your field of interest. DCRP has established a network group on LinkedIn that can help connect you with fellow DCRPers and alumni! Just visit https://www.linkedin.com/register and register with the site. To join the DCRP group, search under "groups" for DCRP or follow this link, click on the logo and request to join. LAEP News • February 2009
KQED San Francisco Public Television and Public Radio has named Landscape Architecture Professor Walter Hood one of its 2009 Black History Month Local Heros. KQED's Heritage Months program recognizes "unsung Bay Area Local Heroes.... who have demonstrated leadership and a strong commitment to community service." From the KQED news story: "Through his pioneering work as an "urbanist," Hood has integrated architectural features such as playgrounds, plazas and squares into city sites whose pasts are vibrant but forgotten. By reflecting the shifting cultural composition and respecting the evolving nature of neighborhoods throughout San Francisco and Oakland, he has created an oasis in these areas, and through his close involvement with the local communities, he developed tailored solutions for Bay Area based parks while retaining a cohesive artistic vision." Read the full KQED news story. DCRP News • February 2009 DCRP doctoral student Alvaro Huerta, a visiting scholar at UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center, researches marginalized populations in California. UCLAToday has featured a brief essay by Huerta about misplaced government aid, the stigmatization of the poor, and his experience as a low-income student.
Dowall and landscape architecture professor Louise Mozingo have received a renewal of their funding to conduct collaborative studios with Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. Dowall has been running collaborative studios in Thailand since 1997. There will be a summer studio in Thailand (late May-June 2009) and a follow-on class in the fall of 2009 to complete the field work generated during the summer. The fall class will have regular video conferences with Chulalongkorn students to coordinate work. Recently, Dowall also drafted Albania's new law on Territorial Planning, which has been approved by the Albanian Council of Ministers and is now being debated in Parliament. Additionally, he has had articles accepted for publication this year in Urban Studies, International Real Estate Review, Public Works Management and Policy, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, and Transportation Research. ARCH News • January 3, 2009 Kite Aerial Photography on MAKE: television
DCRP News • January 2009 As the 12th head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), DCRP MCP and Ph.D. graduate Amy Glasmeier brings a wealth of scholarly research work in economic geography and U.S. poverty policy to her new position. MIT’s School of Architecture + Planning has featured her in a published interview. LAEP News • January 2009
Congratulations to Professor Joe McBride, who received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) on January 15, 2009, at the CELA national meeting in Tucson Arizona. Colleagues and former students, many of whom are now distinguished educators and professionals from around the world, shared in the nomination of Professor McBride for this award, given for his significant and sustained contributions to landscape architecture education. Since 1970, Professor McBride has held a split appointment in Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) and LAEP, where he has inspired students to integrate ecological understanding into their design proposals. His research, publications, and professional consulting projects integrate solid and scientific forest ecology into site design and have profoundly influenced the profession. Although his role as a serious scientist and ecologist has provided his most obvious contribution to the landscape architecture discipline, his visual literacy (he is an accomplished water colorist) and his understanding of landscape architecture design have helped him provide important connections between ecological science and thoughtful, inventive design solutions. |
Professor Walter Hood Named 2009 Black History Month Local Hero 
DCRP professor David Dowall was interviewed on ABC's evening news regarding the Obama administration’s stimulus package and its impact on infrastructure. He was also interviewed on KCBS radio and featured in USA TODAY (January 2009). In February 2009, Dowall testified before the Little Hoover Commission in Sacramento on how to improve California's infrastructure delivery system.
Professor Joe McBride Wins CELA Outstanding Educator Award
