University of Cincinnati

Niehoff Urban Studio

Lessons from a Groundbreaking Interdisciplinary Design Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati

Niehoff Urban Studio brings students from different departments together to work on bettering Cincinnati's built environment.

May 8, 2014 - Anna Bergren Miller

A New Tool for Those Searching for a Similar Sense of Place

A new program developed by University of Cincinnati Professor Tomasz Stepinski allows users to find sections of the American landscape with similar land coverage or ecological patterns.

September 27, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities

Octagenarian Artist Bequeaths Plans for 'City of Tomorrow'

Futurist Orville Simpson envisioned a hyper-efficient city housed in a single, interconnected mega-complex. Lauren Boettcher explores plans by the University of Cincinnati to take on Simpson's legacy.

June 27, 2012 - Enhanced Online News

Streetcars are Go in Cincinnati

In Cincinnati, voters have defeated an attempt to block the city's new streetcar, which now will move forward and could be operational as early as 2013. The new streetcar will link downtown and the uptown district around the University.

November 11, 2011 - Sustainable Cities Collective

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.