Name: Planning Implications and Design for AV Futures
Rating: 4.44 (9 reviews)
Author: Jun Wang

Course Info

7 video lessons (52 Mins)
Published
2026
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1.

Introduction

1 min
2.

AVs and Potential Users

11 mins
3.

AVs and Built Environment

13 mins
4.

Safety Performance and Policy

8 mins
5.

Urban Design and Retrofitting Suburbia

4 mins
6.

Shared AV Futures

8 mins
7.

What Planners Should Watch For

3 mins

What You Will Learn

Assess planning and policy challenges associated with AV deployment, including infrastructure readiness, equity and governance. Develop strategic approaches for integrating AVs — especially shared AVs — into suburban retrofitting and mobility hub design. Formulate planning considerations that ensure AV integration supports sustainable, inclusive and efficient cities.

Course Description

This session builds on foundational knowledge to explore how AV technology interacts with urban form, travel behavior and community design. Drawing on the instructor’s research, it examines how AV adoption relates to potential users, built environment characteristics and safety outcomes compared to ADAS. The session highlights opportunities to integrate AVs into suburban retrofitting and urban design strategies, including shared autonomous vehicle (SAV) models. It concludes with a framework for how planners can shape equitable, efficient and sustainable AV futures.

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AICP CM

This course is approved for 1 AICP CM Credit.

CIP

This course is eligible for self-reported CIP unstructured CPL units.

Meet Your Instructor

Jun Wang

Jun Wang, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida Atlantic University. Her research sits at the intersection of urban design and transportation planning, with a focus on shared autonomous mobility, multimodal access, and evidence-based suburban retrofits.

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