Donald Shoup is Distinguished Research Professor from the University of California, Los Angeles, whose 2005 book, The High Cost of Free Parking, is one the most influential pieces of planning scholarship from the 21st century.
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Donald Shoup63 minutes -
The film "City Dreamers," directed by Joseph Hillel and released in 2018, tells the story of four women designers who worked to shape North American cities throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century.
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Lynn Richards, Susan HendersonZoning and codes represent the very DNA of communities. They dictate how tall buildings can be, where parking goes, and how much landscaping is required.
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Daniel ParolekThe "Missing Middle" is a range of multi-unit or clustered housing types compatible in scale with single-family homes. Missing Middle housing has the benefit of meeting the growing demand for walkable urban living.
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The American City, Part 4: Complexity and Pattern in the City
Instructor: Mark David Major
Understand how sustainable urbanism can be a crucial component of the urban pattern, or otherwise subverted by government regulations and business models.
Missing Middle Housing: Meeting the Growing Demand for Walkable Urbanism
Instructor: Daniel Parolek
Learn about Missing Middle Housing and how to integrate these types into existing neighborhoods.
The American City, Part 3: Learning from the Grid
Instructor: Mark David Major
This course demonstrates the well-defined formal composition and spatial processes of how American cities evolve over time.
The American City, Part 2: The Invention of a New Scale
Instructor: Mark David Major
Understand how the physical characteristics of block size and street length distinguish American cities from earlier models of urbanism, and the implications of these physical characteristics for sustainability in the 21st century.
Legal Issues in Sign Codes
Instructor: James Carpentier
This course provides basic knowledge of the legal issues involved in sign codes, focusing on constitutionally-compliant sign codes in the aftermath of U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Reed v Town of Gilbert
The American City, Part 1: A Brief History of the Regular Grid
Instructor: Mark David Major
Learn why the regular grid has been a standard part of the town planning vocabulary around the world for nearly five millennia.
The Charrette Way: The Secrets to Collaborative Creativity
Instructor: William Lennertz
This course explores the transformative dynamics taking place in a multiple-day charrette.
Introduction to Charrettes
Instructor: William Lennertz
This course introduces the NCI System, a collaborative, design-based approach to public involvement.
Economic Impact Analysis in Land Use Planning
Instructor: Todd J. Poole
This course examines how input-output models contribute to economic impact analyses and presents examples of how economic impact analysis can be applied in a wide range of planning projects.
Frontage Types and the Public Realm
Instructor: Tony Perez
This course reviews the 10 primary frontage types and how each shapes the public realm. This course focuses on understanding the features and distinctions of each type and in which locations or contexts each is appropriate.
Creating a Low-Carbon, Resilient City
Instructor: Michael R. Boswell
This course introduces strategies for achieving low-carbon, resilient communities.
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.
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Cities
Instructor: Michael R. Boswell
This course provides instruction on assessing the impacts of climate change on local assets and populations.
Understanding Fiscal Impact Analyses
Instructor: Todd J. Poole
This course will explore the various elements of a fiscal impact analysis, particularly as it relates to residential projects.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting for Cities
Instructor: Michael R. Boswell
Greenhouse gas emissions accounting is a core tool for developing, implementing, and monitoring climate actions and strategies. This course provides a basic overview of concepts that can be supplemented with training in specific software.
Calculating the Benefits of Parks, Trails, and Open Space
Instructor: Todd J. Poole
This course provides examples of how to calculate market and non-market values of parks, trails, and open space, as well as how to identify potential revenue-generating opportunities for long-term maintenance and operation.
Introduction to Climate Action Planning
Instructor: Michael R. Boswell
This course provides an overview of the purpose, process, and potential of climate action planning.
More Sustainability Appraisal Tools and Future Prospects
Instructor: Eliot Allen
Learn about the Envision infrastructure rating system, other notable tool options for evaluating community and neighborhood sustainability, and trends and prospects affecting future appraisal tools.
Land Use Planning to Support Economic Development
Instructor: Todd J. Poole
This course provides a general understanding of macro level socio-economic and related business and industry trends likely to influence economic development plans and associated land use policies over the next twenty years.
Urban Sustainability Appraisal Tools for Planned Neighborhoods and Landscapes
Instructor: Eliot Allen
This course is the third in a four-part series on urban sustainability appraisal tools as collaboration platforms and sustainability accelerators for communities.
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