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Welcome to the Department of Urban Design and Planning (UDP). Our core mission is to develop a community of inquiry, learning, and practice that helps urban regions to become more livable, just, economically effective, and environmentally sound through a democratic process of urban design and planning.

UDP Announcements

Congratulations to Community, Environment, and Planning senior Katie Stultz for receiving a 2012 Husky Green Award!

visit the Husky Green Awards page for details »
Local paper features an article about MUP Gloria Ramirez's effort to help develop Uptown Bellevue into a neighborhood with a distinctive identity

read the article on the Bellevue Reporter website »
Glenn Crellin of the UW Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies dicusses the local housing market on KUOW's Weekday

listen to the show on the KUOW website »
Students from UDP's Community, Environment, and Planning program are featured in an article in
The Highline Times

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Christopher Bitter Participates in Town Hall Panel Discussion "Should You Rent or Buy?"

Department of Urban Design and Planning professor Christopher Bitter joined real estate reporter Jane Hodges, Seattle Times business columnist Jon Talton, and Zillow senior economist Svenja Maarit Gudell in a Town Hall panel discussion titled "Should You Rent or Buy?" ...read the complete article »

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UDP Professor Co-Awarded Grant to Develop a University of Washington Québec Studies Unit

UW Urban Design and Planning professor Fritz Wagner and UW Henry M Jackson School of International Studies’ Center for Canadian Studies associate director, Nadiene Fabbi, were awarded a grant to develop a Québec Studies Unit to be housed within the Canadian Studies ...read the complete article »

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