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Urban Design for Planners 2: Getting Started with QGIS and SketchUp

Urban Design for Planners 2: Getting Started with QGIS and SketchUp

Instructor: Emily Talen

Course instructor Emily Talen guides viewers through the process of transferring a shapefile of building outlines into SketchUp and processes of basic manipulation necessary to create a 3D model. Learn how to load data into QGIS, set the coordinate reference system, and change the graphic display of data layers.

46 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

Instructor: Emily Talen

Urban planners and urban designers are interested in building places that embody beauty and hope. In this course, Emily Talen, PhD, FAICP, presents free urban design software tools that can help urban planners and urban designers visualize changes in the built environment to support the overarching goal of creating better places.

59 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Storytelling for Planners

Storytelling for Planners

Instructor: Andy Boenau

This course will teach planners how to adapt proven storytelling methods employed by creative artists for centuries. We will cover the storytelling applications to analog and digital outreach methods.

54 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Coding for Planners: Up and Running with Python

Coding for Planners: Up and Running with Python

Instructor: Geoff Boeing

Python is one of the world’s most popular programming languages, particularly among beginners, thanks to its clear and straightforward syntax. It is also one of the most widely used languages for data science.

71 Mins
AICP CM
Conceptual Drawing for Planners

Conceptual Drawing for Planners

Instructor: JJ Zanetta

In this course, we will learn effective ways of drawing as a means to communicate design ideas and explore digital tools that support traditional drawing.

73 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Regulatory Implications of Tiny Homes

Regulatory Implications of Tiny Homes

Instructor: Malak Hakim

In this course we will define a tiny home and explore the history and appeal of this seemingly recent movement. The course touches on challenges associated with the legal development and regulation of this alternative residential option.

58 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners

Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners

Instructor: JJ Zanetta

This course explores three affordable mobile drawing apps and how each might facilitate the planner’s creative process.

72 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Exploring the Regulation of Short-Term Rentals

Exploring the Regulation of Short-Term Rentals

Instructor: Malak Hakim

This course will provide an overview of recent short-term rental trends, the impact of short-term rentals on local and national housing markets, the potential effects of short-term rentals on neighborhoods and adjacent properties, and the zoning and licensing requirements, emerging as a means of regulating short-term rentals.

67 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Introduction to New Mobility

Introduction to New Mobility

Instructor: Lisa Nisenson

The course on "New Mobility" covers the gamut of technological advancements where planning, transportation, and infrastructure design intersect.

77 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Transit Planning: The First/Last Mile

Transit Planning: The First/Last Mile

Instructor: Lisa Nisenson

This course covers the range of elements needed to boost access to transit, with a focus on door-to-door transportation from a destination to a transit station.

83 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Regional Planning Workflows in the UrbanSim Cloud Platform

Regional Planning Workflows in the UrbanSim Cloud Platform

Instructor: Sam Blanchard

This course reviews the basic land use forecasting workflows that can be completed using the UrbanSim Cloud Platform, as illustrated by a set of case studies.

57 Mins
Free
Introduction to the UrbanSim Cloud Platform

Introduction to the UrbanSim Cloud Platform

Instructor: Sam Blanchard

At the end of this course, participants will be acquainted with the UrbanSim forecasting methodology, understanding the features available in the UrbanSim Cloud Platform and the basics of an UrbanSim model at the Census block level.

51 Mins
SACPLAN CPD
Free
Beyond Complete Streets for Walking and Biking

Beyond Complete Streets for Walking and Biking

Instructor: William Riggs

This course covers current practices in planning and implementation of infrastructure for biking and walking.

54 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Crowdsourcing and Urban Planning

Crowdsourcing and Urban Planning

Instructor: Kendra Smith

Crowdsourcing is the gathering of ideas, content, voices, and services by leveraging the collective intelligence and wisdom of crowds.

26 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Citizen Science in Urban Planning

Citizen Science in Urban Planning

Instructor: Kendra Smith

This course introduces planners to citizen science and how citizen science can play a meaningful role in urban planning.

35 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Understanding the Great Recession

Understanding the Great Recession

Instructor: Peter Gordon

This course explores the causes of the Great Recession, the recession's impact on local policy discussions, and how planners should think about economic impacts when thinking about long-term plans.

74 Mins
Writing Master Plans, From Start to Finish

Writing Master Plans, From Start to Finish

Instructor: Claudia Kousoulas

In this course you’ll learn how to approach a master plan—starting with concept development and community voice, and finishing with the mechanics of organizing and expressing ideas.

103 Mins
AICP CM
Transit Service Design 101

Transit Service Design 101

Instructor: Emily Yasukochi

In this course, we will review the principles of transit service design, how resources are allocated and accounted for, and using the Remix software platform, we will design and evaluate a new transit route.

52 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Free
Mastering Mailchimp

Mastering Mailchimp

Instructor: Ben Schulman

In this course, we will review the Mailchimp email-publishing platform and create a simple, engaging e-newsletter.

43 Mins
Writing a Press Release

Writing a Press Release

Instructor: Ben Schulman

At the end of this course, you will feel confident in establishing your audiences and crafting language that provides the most impact in your press releases.

49 Mins

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