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2021

04/29/2021 Mobility Changes in the Spread of Coronavirus in Dense Urban Environments by Dr. Peng Chen
04/20/2021 Fiscal Impacts of COVID-19 Mitigation Policies: Why the American Rescue Plan Act is a Major Relief for U.S. Local Governments by Dr. Stephen Aikins
03/31/2021 Transfer of Development Rights: Innovations from Florida by Dr. Evangeline Linkous
03/18/2021 Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force to Present to USF Students by Dr. Steven Spina
03/03/2021 Employer Required COVID-19 Vaccine Programs: Should They Be Instituted? by Dr. John Daly
01/28/2021 Funding Local Transportation Improvements through Value Capture by Dr. Mark Hafen

2020

12/04/2020 Prepare, Practice, Perform: Lessons Learned by Tampa Bay Nonprofits and Faith-based Agencies in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria by Dr. Robin Ersing
11/12/2020 Facebook and the Paradox of Digital Politics by Dr. Stephen Neely
10/27/2020 Modeling Sea Level Rise with Tidal Floods in Shore Acres Neighborhood of St. Petersburg, Florida by Steven Fernandez, MA, GISP, CCM
09/29/2020 Florida Doesn't Need Open Primaries. Vote No On Amendment 3. by Dr. Elizabeth Strom
05/11/2020 Cities Are Still the Place to Be by Dr. Elizabeth Strom
05/04/2020 The Impacts of COVID-19 and the Heroism of American and Global Frontline Workers by Dr. Stephen Aikins
04/27/2020 Mobility After COVID 19: Will Telecommuting be our "New Normal"? by Dr. Peng Chen
04/06/2020 Blockchain, Property Rights, and Public Policy by Dr. Evangeline Linkous
03/27/2020 Is New Tampa Losing Businesses? SPA Team Investigates by Samuel Becker, USF MURP Student
02/24/2020 To Save the Planet, Plant a Tree: Tracking the Tree Canopy of the City of Temple Terrace using Aerial Lidar Datasets by Steven Fernandez, MA, GISP, CCM
02/06/2020 It's Time for Transportation Equity by Dayna Lazarus, USF MURP Class of 2019
01/24/2020 A New Way for SPA Students to Engage in Local Planning Issues by Student Advocates for Progressive Planning (SAPP)

2019

11/21/2019 Medical Marijuana Policies among Florida's Local Municipalities by Dr. Stephen Neely & Steven Fernandez, MA, GISP, CCM
10/30/2019 Planning in Shrinking Cities by Dr. Mark Hafen
10/21/2019 Heads in Beds: The Politics of Hotel Taxes by Dr. Elizabeth Strom
10/01/2019 USF MURP Students Take Part in FAPA Annual Conference by Dr. Evangeline Linkous & select MURP students
09/18/2019 Poverty, Housing, and Matthew Desmond's Evicted: It's Not About Gentrification by Dr. Elizabeth Strom
06/13/2019 Employment Trends Signal Fresh Opportunities in the Public Sector by Dr. Stephen Neely
06/03/2019 A Lesson of Recovery and Resilience Post-Disaster by Dr. Robin Ersing
05/23/2019 "Government Outsourcing and Organizational Performance: The Employee Perspective" by Dr. Shinwoo Lee
05/13/2019 A GIS Analysis of the USF Campus Bus Transit Stop Accessibility by Steven Fernandez, MA, GISP, CCM
05/02/2019 Using Social Media for Disaster Communications: Things to Consider by Dr. Christa Remington
04/22/2019 Smart Cities: Innovative Solution to Rapid Urbanization Challenges by Dr. Stephen Aikins

04/11/2019 Human Security Challenges in eSwatini (Swaziland) by Dr. John Daly
04/01/2019 Flooding and Climate Change by Dr. Mark Hafen
03/20/2019 Murals and Public Art are Putting Florida Cities on the Cultural Map by Dr. Elizabeth Strom
03/13/2019 "Transfer of Development Rights": An Effective Way to Preserve Florida's Natural Environments by Dr. Evangeline Linkous