Eat 'Em Up
This former president of TXST resided for 30 years during both world wars, and is the namesake for this very building.
Who is Cecil Eugene Evans?
This European architect was one of the pioneers of the modernism movement, but to planners is perhaps most known for his development plan along the River Siene, though never implemented.
Who is Le Corbusier?
This city, home to the largest urban bat colony in the world, is among the fastest growing in the country, and is commonly associated with live music.
They weren't amblin' around with this one! The namesake of zoning comes from a supreme court case comes from the midwestern city of which it was decided for.
What is Euclidean zoning?
This famous rail line runs from Chicago to Emeryville, although the end destination for many is arguably not as beautiful as the journey.
What is the California-Zephyr?
This building has 46 stair steps, is the highest point of TXST, and is home to GEOspace.
What is Alkek Library?
This infamous politician biographized by Robert Caro is perhaps most known for his pervasive planning strategies to segregate communities. Among his most known method include building low-lying bridges to prevent buses from passing under, keeping poor people from accessing many amenities.
Who is Robert Moses?
This state, known for its diverse geography grew the fastest in the 2020 census, is home to the world's deepest open-pit mine, and the largest saltwater lake in the hemisphere.
What is Utah?
This kind of desert is man-made, involving the lack of amenities important to living, and has been theorized to have been created by the emergence of supermarkets displacing smaller neighborhood stores and the use of redlining to hurt marginalized neighborhoods.
What is a food desert?
This train was created in the 1960s in Japan and is often colloquially called a "bullet train," which odes to the fact they can reach upwards of 350+ MPH.
What is Shinkansen?
This professor graduated from Columbia and has been teaching at TXST for 3.5 years. They teach Urban geography, community and regional planning, and researching the city. They are also the faculty advisor for SUPO!
Who is Dr. Ray?
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this figure argued and organized efforts towards preserving neighborhoods from urban renewal within NYC, proving instrumental in canceling the Lower Manhattan Expressway through SoHo, Chinatown, and Littly Italy.
Who is Jane Jacobs?
This two-word country fully surrounds another nation, has been the site of notable civil unrest, and who's current energy crisis has led to adopting rolling blackouts, locally known as "load-shedding."
What is South Africa?
A reform philosophy in architecture and urban planning in North America during the late 1800s and early 1900s, this movement focused on creating morale and increase quality of life through aesthetics as opposed to social reform.
What is the City Beautiful Movement?
This city is home to the oldest surviving streetcar system dating back to 1835; now known as a legacy system aiding many of the 18 million who visit this city annually.
What is New Orleans?
This secondary classification of an institute labels many universities, including TCU, BYU, and our school, TXST using designations that measure number of doctoral programs, annual federal funding, and range of baccalaureate programs offered.
What is a Research 2 University?
This man, who is the namesake for one of the original 13 colonies, also founded a former national capital featuring a square grid and elegant city hall, though most famous for a large metal bell.
Who is William Penn?
What is Duluth, MN?
This process involves more affluent income groups moving into areas populated by typically lower income groups, often resulting in displacement.
What is Gentrification?
First created in 1904, this system was created to move people quickly and efficiently through its city. It currently makes up over 800 miles and is the 11th busiest of its kind in the world.
What is the New York City Subway?
This design style might be most famously found displayed on the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, but locally was employed on Flowers Hall in the 1930s, including the large mural on its southern wall.
What is Art Deco?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development was created by this man in the 1960s, with the goal of growing homeownership and supporting community development. This man began his career teaching at Welhausen school in Cotulla long before eventually becoming US president.
Who is LBJ?
What is the Blackland Prairie?
This action of growing developments from outside an urban core is found globally, usually with disregard for density.
What is Urban Sprawl?
This world's longest railway spans over 5,000 miles from its nation's capital to the Golden Horn Bay. Built using 300,000 prisoners, an estimated third of them died during the construction, most likely due to the extreme weather conditions.
What is the Trans Siberian Railroad?