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Five Questions with Jason Sartori
On any given day at the office, Jason Sartori M.C.P. ‘05 might review a development application, offer guidance for a placemaking event, evaluate the state of school infrastructure, or all of the above.A day in the life as a planning director for Montgomery County, Md.—one of the most diverse, populous counties in the country—is never boring. In his role, Sartori tackles a variety of formidable tasks relating to issues such as affordable housing, zoning and transportation—but he wouldn't have it any other way, he said.View Article Details for Five Questions with Jason Sartori 
Tayo Taiwo’s Road to Success
Growing up in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, Tayo Taiwo experienced a tragic event that changed his life forever: He witnessed his uncle die in a road accident. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.19 million people die every year in traffic accidents. For Taiwo, his loss was more than a statistic: and it was the motivation for him to find a solution.View Article Details for Tayo Taiwo’s Road to Success 
Whose ‘Right to Suburbia’?
This article originally appeared in Maryland Today.Ellsworth Avenue in Silver Spring, Md., sizzles on a summer evening: Residents stroll along its tree-lined sidewalks under the neon glow of upscale chain restaurants, retailers and a Whole Foods Market. Beyond the din of downtown is a different kind of sizzle: the intoxicating aroma of sliced meat frying in butter, garlic and onion—called tibs—wafting from one of many Ethiopian restaurants just outside the city center.View Article Details for Whose ‘Right to Suburbia’? 
Road Rage(r)
Some of the University of Maryland’s biggest parties during football season originate out of the back of a car. But a block-long bash along Preinkert Drive on Friday proves you don’t need a tailgate to congregate—and might change your perspective on the prime real estate reserved for cars.View Article Details for Road Rage(r) Ariel Bierbaum Promoted to Associate Professor
Dr. Ariel Bierbaum has been promoted with tenure to associate professor of urban studies and planning by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.View Article Details for Ariel Bierbaum Promoted to Associate Professor 
New Tools for Keeping Immigrant-Owned Shops In Place
Jenn Tran admits that her favorite childhood memory of Eden Center, a strip of Vietnamese shops in Falls Church, Va., is controversial. Of the many snacks offered at the grocery store where she shopped each week with her mother, she always beelined to durian, the spiky fruit revered for its creamy, mango-like pulp and reviled for its stinky smell.View Article Details for New Tools for Keeping Immigrant-Owned Shops In Place