Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

City and Regional Planning

Spring Break: Students Take Deep Dives into Coursework and Volunteering

During the week of March 11, a number of Pratt students are using spring break to be immersed in intensive coursework abroad, and to volunteer in service of more local needs. Highlighted below are a few…

City and Regional Planning

Educating for the Future: Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment Chair Eve Baron

Exploring new models for education is one of the pillars of President Frances Bronet’s inauguration and an important area of discussion in academia. We live during a time of dramatic change, where the landscape is quickly shifting. How is…

Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

MetroCards and Open Data Research by Planning Professor Ben Wellington Garner Press Attention

In a recent television interview with PIX11 News, Ben Wellington, visiting assistant professor in the Graduate Center for Planning, discussed how New York commuters can save money by identifying the specific amounts riders can add to their MetroCards to make…

Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

The New York Times Quotes Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment Chair

John Shapiro, chair of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, was quoted in a September 17 New York Times article on the city's redevelopment plans for a vacant area in New York's Lower East Side long…