Expertise
- Transportation and Infrastructure Equity
- The Impact of Urban Planning and the Built Environment on Health
- Community Economic Development
- Community-University Partnerships
Education
University of Chicago, B.A., public affairs
University of California–Berkeley, M.A., city and regional planning
University of California–Berkeley, Ph. D., city and regional planning
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Experience
A leader in using innovative tools to make the case for equity, Mr. Rubin guides PolicyLink efforts to reframe infrastructure and transportation debates. He works on issues ranging from school overcrowding and transportation equity to water access and the challenges facing unincorporated communities. He also explores how land use planning affects health and directs an effort to assess the community engagement strategies of state universities.
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Selected Articles, Publications, and Media Appearances
Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society, Guest Editor, Special Issue on Regional Equity, 2008.
The Impact of the Built Environment on Community Health, PolicyLink, 2007.
Why Place Matters: Building the Movement for Healthy Communities, PolicyLink, 2007.
Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Eugenie Birch and Susan Wachter (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007). Chapter title: “The Roots of the Urban Greening Movement in Four Types of Community Organizing and Policy Change.”
Safety, Growth, and Equity: A Series of Policy Briefs on Water, Transportation, and Parks, PolicyLink, 2006.
The Power of Partnership: Ten Years of the Community Outreach Partnership Program (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2004). Chapter title: “Capacity Building and Resident Empowerment.”
Lead Spokesman, Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and Diabetes, PolicyLink, 2008.
“Would You Like Fries with that Heart Attack,” Central Valley Business Times, April 29, 2008.
“Food Choices Limited,” San Bernardino Sun, April 29, 2008.
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