Regional Planning + Policy

“The character of our civilization must be judged by the quality of life in our cities. It is in our cities that American democracy will succeed or fail.”

-Hubert Humphrey, July 31, 1967

Research Centers

The State and Local Policy Program engages in research and public education in the broad policy areas of transportation and economic development. Recent activity includes work on value pricing, rural vitality, knowledge clusters, corridor design, rural safety, and transportation technology.

The Project on Regional and Industrial Economics conducts research of planning and public policy interest on the intersection between industries and occupations. Each project involves a team of faculty members and students and disseminates results through scholarly publications, the popular press, and person-to-person outreach to parties directly concerned with the issue.

Faculty Experts
Assistant Professor Ryan Allen
Professor Ragui Assaad
Professor Emeritus Richard Bolan
Professor John M. Bryson
Professor Jason Cao
Assistant Professor Yingling Fan
Professor Edward G. Goetz
Professor Greg Lindsey
Professor Emerita Ann Markusen
Senior Fellow Lee Munnich
Associate Professor Carissa Schively-Slotterback

Carissa Schively Slotterback

Regional Policy and Planning chair