Welcome! We're the official student club of the City Planning and Urban Affairs Program at Boston University. The Association hosts social, service, learning, and networking events designed to foster a sense of community within the program and to promote student and alumni interests in various fields of planning.
When: Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 12:00 PM ET (Noon) Where: 329 Pearl Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 RSVP The student-run Boston University Urban Planning Association of the City Planning and Urban Affairs (CPUA) program invites all CPUA students, faculty, alumni, and staff (and guests) to a get-together to meet and enjoy a nice, casual cookout […]
When: Friday, February 27, 2026 | 6:00 PM ET Where: American Flatbread Brighton, 76 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135 RSVP The Urban Planning Association is hosting our February 2026 Friday get-together at American Flatbread (Brighton)! Join fellow urbanists for bowling and connecting with your CPUA peers! Bowling lanes and shoes will be provided on a […]
Join @bu_upa for Part I of their two-part Career Development Panel on Friday, March 5th at 6 pm EST. All BUCPUA students and alumni are welcome! Join this online event via Zoom.
Welcome back, folks!! Join us on February 5th at 6pm for our First Friday, Meet and Greet!! we are looking forward to meeting new students and returning students. Bring your own drink, relax, and let's connect. Link:https://zoom.us/j/92733655578?pwd=dkEwTkV1Y0Yxdy9JRmpsbEhtN2lzUT09
On April 21st Dr. Ramon Sanchez, from the Harvard Center for Health and Global Environment, discussed climate change preparedness for the built environment and a community vulnerability assessment exercise by which attendants interacted to make the lecture more dynamic and insightful. Great Success. Hope to see you in upcoming lectures and workshops.
UPA community regathered at Durty Nellys near Haymarket on April 7th. Nice bar, great talk, and wonderful night. Please come and join us next time.
On April 3rd, Professor Bernd Pfannenstein, from Autonomous University of Guadalajara, shared his experience about accomplishing unification among legal instruments of land use planning at a metropolitan scale. We had a great discussion. Students who worked on Boston Urban Symposium 2017 also gained insights from Bernd's lecture.
April is here. Red Sox is coming. It is time for us to regather and enjoy the Spring. Please come and join us on April 7th at 6:00 P.M, at Durty Nelly's (Haymarket, 108 Blackstone St, Boston) .