Innovative Programs

Advancing Research is our Passion

SURP's dedication to advancing research in a variety of planning-related fields is accomplished in the classroom, within the walls of the Visual Planning Technology Lab , and throughout one of the most unique urban laboratories in the world, metropolitan South Florida.

Unmatched Environment

Graduate students working on a research project

News

SURP announces move to Boca Raton campus

After anchoring the Ft. Lauderdale campus for over 20 years, the school will permanently relocate to FAU’s main campus
Students’ research and presentations win top honors

SURP graduate and undergraduate students awarded highest marks at FAU Research Symposia
Dr. Kasama Polakit Articulates the Message of Public Art

Profiled as a member of the Broward Cultural Council’s Public Art & Design Committee
Dr. Eric Dumbaugh published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research

Article examines the relationship between community design and crashes involving older drivers and pedestrians
SURP students collaborate with Boca Raton's Green Living Advisory Board

Graduate students work with the city to design a Neighborhood Certification System
MURP student's article published in The New Planner

Alexandra Andrei's article on planning for bicycles in Ft. Lauderdale's City Center featured in APA's online publication