Students present community projects at MURP Workshop Kickoff

Yesterday, the five teams of students from this year’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) Workshop class presented their projects at the 2025 MURP Workshop Kickoff.

The Urban Center Parsons Gallery was overflowing with students, faculty, industry professionals, and community members interested in learning about the students’ projects and eager to offer their advice.

Here are the names of the teams, along with their projects and community partners.

• The Columbia Salmonry Group’s project is East Portland Green Resilient Industrial District (GRID) (partner: Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability).

• Grounded Growth Planning Cooperative’s project is Affordable Infill Initiative (partner: Sabin CDC).

• Culture by Design’s project is Rosewood Initiative Resilience Hub (partner: Rosewood Initiative).

• Rhododendron Planning’s project is Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and Anti-Displacement Community-Driven Policies (partner: Southwest Washington Equity Coalition).

• Span’s project is Bridgeless to Better Burnside (partner: Better Block PDX).

The teams will continue to work on their projects until the end of the school year. They will present their results in June.

The MURP Workshop course gives students hands-on planning experience by providing them with the opportunity to work with community partners on real issues in and around Portland. Learn more about the course here.

Photo: Students Hayley Still (left) and Ken Yoneda present their project at the 2025 MURP Workshop Kickoff.