Bicycle planning focuses on how streets, sidewalks, transit facilities, and other features of the public realm serve people riding bicycles. Bicycle planners design various forms of bike infrastructure—such as paths, protected lanes, and bike-friendly intersections—that facilitate safe, convenient access to roads for bicyclists and reduce the potential for dangerous interactions between bikes, vehicles, and pedestrians. Effective bike planning can create safe, inclusive public spaces for a variety of micromobility devices and pedestrians.

Bicycle Planning Courses

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Principles of Intersection Design
Lennart Nout, Nick Falbo
51 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
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Bicycle-Friendly Streets: Design Standards
Michelle DeRobertis
41 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD
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The Good Street: A New Methodology for Balancing Place and Flow
Lennart Nout
55 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Beyond Complete Streets for Walking and Biking
William Riggs
54 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
Jeff Speck
79 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Transit Planning: The First/Last Mile
Lisa Nisenson
83 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
high tech bus in intersection for urban planning course
Introduction to New Mobility
Lisa Nisenson
77 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals into the Planning Process
Chris Holtkamp
66 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Introduction to Transit Oriented Development
John Hersey
51 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Planning a Municipal Wayfinding System
Adam Fine
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Designing a Wayfinding System
Adam Fine
58 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
A grade-separated roundabout in the Netherlands
Introduction to Dutch Network Planning
Lennart Nout
63 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
Dutch auto-te-gast street with windmill in background
Good Speed by Design: A Network Approach to Traffic Calming
Lennart Nout
58 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM

Top Bicycle Planning Instructors

Lennart Nout

Lennart is an urban mobility design consultant, specializing in design and planning of bicycle networks and...

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Adam Fine

Adam is the Director of experiential graphic design at Nova Scotia-based Fathom Studio and has worked...

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Lisa Nisenson

Lisa Nisenson has 20 years of experience and leadership in smart growth, sustainable development and civic...

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Jeff Speck

Jeff Speck is a city planner who advocates internationally for more walkable cities.

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Nick Falbo

Nick is an urban transportation planner specializing in the design of transportation networks, spaces for people...

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John Hersey

John is a planner with two decades of experience critically evaluating and advancing transit-oriented development as...

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Chris Holtkamp

Chris Holtkamp is a certified planner and is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning at the...

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William Riggs

William (Billy) Riggs, Ph.D., AICP, LEED AP is a nationally recognized professor, consultant, and strategist.

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Michelle DeRobertis

Michelle DeRobertis, P.E. serves as Principal at Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities.

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Form-Based Codes 101: Corridors Sign Up

Form-Based Codes 101: Corridors

Instructor: Geoffrey Ferrell

Corridors have historically been a key element of the urban fabric of every American town and city, yet they are also commonly problematic. This course looks at the roots of the problem for examples of how corridors can be designed and coded.

4.25
55 Mins
AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES
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Urban Design for Planners 8: Parking and Traffic

Instructor: Emily Talen

The final course in the Urban Design for Planners series addresses the automobile as part of the urban fabric. The storage of cars and high levels of congestion can be very detrimental to neighborhoods, but good design can mitigate those negative effects. 

4.20
90 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

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