Dr. Jonathan Levine

Professor

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Biography

Jonathan Levine is a Professor at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, where he has been a faculty member since 1991. His research is primarily focused on Urban and Regional Planning with an emphasis on Transportation Planning, Housing, Equitable Development, Land Use, and Environmental Planning. Levine's work aims to reform policies on transportation and land use by understanding mobility paradigms. He authored notable publications such as 'Mobility: Transforming Urban Transportation Land-Use Planning' and 'Zoned Regulation, Markets, Choices: Transportation and Metropolitan Land Use'. He has received significant accolades for his research, including the Chester Rapkin Award in 2010 and the Excellence in Urban Policy Scholarship Award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2001. Levine earned his Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and holds a Master of City Planning as well as a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a focus on transportation.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Teaches courses and conducts research in Urban and Regional Planning.

Awards

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Chester Rapkin Award

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Excellence in Urban Policy Scholarship Award

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Residential Fellowship

Courses

URP 801 Research Design URP 603 Urban Regional Planning Capstone Studio URP 560 Transportation Land Use Planning URP 509 Public Economics Urban Planning URP 540 Land Use Planning Development Management

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science