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Designing the Megaregion

Designing the Megaregion

Instructor: Jonathan Barnett

Current megaregion development is destabilizing the natural environment, causing gridlock on highways and congestion at airports, and making cities and suburbs separate and unequal. This course discusses how we can change these trends and invest in megaregions to improve planning and development outcomes developing and older areas.

65 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
The YIMBY Movement: Opportunities and Challenges for Planners

The YIMBY Movement: Opportunities and Challenges for Planners

Instructor: Mark Vallianatos

Yes In My Back Yard, most commonly referred to as YIMBY, is a grassroots social movement advocating for an increase in housing development at the regional, city, and neighborhood levels. This course examines YIMBY organizational structures and the roots, goals, setbacks, successes, and tactics of the movement.

66 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Transportation Planning: Principles and Practices of Transportation Finance

Transportation Planning: Principles and Practices of Transportation Finance

Instructor: Richard Willson

This course explains principles of transportation finance and reviews the general structure for funding transportation projects. Learn about the history of U.S. funding, from strong local funding to state and federal involvement to regional funding sources.

62 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Defining Neighborhoods

Defining Neighborhoods

Instructor: Emily Talen

This course reviews the varying definitions of neighborhoods and examines methods for defining a physical basis and tangible meaning to neighborhoods based on the location of neighborhood centers, boundaries, and spatial extents.

54 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Transportation Planning: Strategies for Working with Roadway Capacity

Transportation Planning: Strategies for Working with Roadway Capacity

Instructor: Richard Willson

This course explains the menu of contemporary approaches to modifying or adding to transportation capacity. It provides examples of capacity responses to regional mobility for commuters and local accessibility for communities.

63 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Regulating Electronic Message Centers

Regulating Electronic Message Centers

Instructor: James Carpentier

This course provides practical, solution-focused guidance for regulations that leverage digital sign technology while protecting community aesthetic values and safety concerns. This course is available for free.

49 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Free
Multi-Family Property Valuation Case Study for Planners

Multi-Family Property Valuation Case Study for Planners

Instructor: Menka Sethi

This course will take planners through a case study multi-family property valuation. The course will build upon previous course topics of time discounting, internal rate of return, net operating income, lease structures, debt payments, and risk assessment.

67 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Office Property Valuation Case Study for Planners

Office Property Valuation Case Study for Planners

Instructor: Menka Sethi

This course offers a case study of office property valuation, building upon topics from previous courses, including time discounting, internal rate of return, net operating income, lease structures, debt payments, and risk assessment.

83 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Real Estate Debt for Planners

Real Estate Debt for Planners

Instructor: Menka Sethi

This course introduces planners to basic concepts of real estate debt, including metrics used in obtaining a mortgage and other concepts like borrowing capacity, and amortization analysis.

73 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Property Valuation for Planners

Property Valuation for Planners

Instructor: Menka Sethi

This course builds on topics covered in the previous two courses from this series, time value of money and property cash flow, to undertake a discounted cash flow analysis of property value.

54 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Property Cash Flow Analysis for Planners

Property Cash Flow Analysis for Planners

Instructor: Menka Sethi

This course will introduce planners to property cash flow analysis, which provides the foundation for real estate pro forma analysis.

72 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Time Value of Money for Planners

Time Value of Money for Planners

Instructor: Menka Sethi

This course will introduce planners to the concept of time value of money that will provide the foundation for real estate pro forma analysis.

80 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Form-Based Codes 101: Legal Aspects

Form-Based Codes 101: Legal Aspects

Instructor: Daniel Parolek

This course explores the legal issues of creating and using a form-based code.

85 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations

Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations

Instructor: Mike Ernst

In this course, we'll use the skills and techniques covered in the previous three Photoshop CC courses to create an advanced visual simulation of a re-imagined public space.

75 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Defensible Sign Regulations

Defensible Sign Regulations

Instructor: Eric Damian Kelly

Communities regulate the characteristics of signs to achieve multiple goals, such as limiting driver distraction, maintaining the aesthetic character of the community, and implementing aspects of related plans. This course will show participants how to draft—and adopt—sign ordinances that accomplish those purposes while conforming with the First Amendment.

63 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Regulating Sex Businesses, Part 2: Practical Tips

Regulating Sex Businesses, Part 2: Practical Tips

Instructor: Eric Damian Kelly

This course will provide practical tips for developing local zoning and licensing regulations for sexually oriented businesses. This course builds on material from Part 1 of this two-part series.

62 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Regulating Sex Businesses, Part 1: Principles and Foundations

Regulating Sex Businesses, Part 1: Principles and Foundations

Instructor: Eric Damian Kelly

This course shows how to lay the foundation for ordinances that mitigate the negative effects of sex businesses while conforming with constitutional requirements under the First Amendment.

61 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Photoshop CC for Planners 3: Advanced Techniques

Photoshop CC for Planners 3: Advanced Techniques

Instructor: Mike Ernst

This course builds upon the first two courses in the "Photoshop CC for Planners" series. In this installment, we'll cover more advanced functions in the program and start building a digital library, which we'll use in the next course to create a complex visual simulation.

62 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Photoshop CC for Planners 2: More Tools and Techniques

Photoshop CC for Planners 2: More Tools and Techniques

Instructor: Mike Ernst

This course builds upon the first Photoshop CC course, giving you step-by-step instructions on how to use more complex tools and techniques in the program.

58 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Photoshop CC for Planners 1: Basic Functions

Photoshop CC for Planners 1: Basic Functions

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Adobe Photoshop CC is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier image editing software, with a number of useful applications for urban planning. This course gives you a step-by-step introduction to the basic tools of Photoshop CC.

64 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A

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