Engaging the public is a crucial aspect of planning practice. Learn the most effective best practices for conducting effective public outreach and garnering useful stakeholder input on urban planning projects.

Civic Engagement Courses

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Planning and Promoting Your Community Engagement Process
Dave Biggs
78 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in the U.S.
Angie Schmitt
53 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Citizen Science in Urban Planning
Kendra Smith
35 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Connecting Households to Sewer Systems
Seema Thomas
55 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Tactical Urbanism: An Introduction
Mike Lydon
81 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Effective City Branding
Fabian Geyrhalter
57 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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MetroQuest Public Involvement Software: In Practice and In Action
Dave Biggs
74 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
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Engaging At-Risk Youth in Arts and Culture Curation
Kayla Hunter
41 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Crowdsourcing and Urban Planning
Kendra Smith
26 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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The 21st Century Comprehensive Plan
David Rouse
64 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Gephi for Network Analysis and Visualization
Nader Afzalan
121 Mins
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Introduction to Planning
Mary Reilly
46 Mins
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Comprehensive Planning for Healthy Communities
Matt Raimi
78 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Creative Placemaking for Minority Communities
Kayla Hunter
40 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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United States Census 2020: Introduction
Chris Williamson
74 Mins
The I-5 in Portland, Oregon.
Roadways for People, Part 1
Lynn Peterson, Elizabeth Doerr
79 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Tactical Urbanism: How It's Done
Mike Lydon
96 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Planning Official Ethics 101
Wayne Beyea
62 Mins
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Introduction to Charrettes
William Lennertz
54 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Women and Cities 4: Gender Equity in the Public Sphere
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
55 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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United States Census 2020: Using FactFinder and the American Community Survey
Chris Williamson
79 Mins
  • AICP CM
A roadway and an Amtrak train during golden hour.
Roadways for People, Part 2
Lynn Peterson, Elizabeth Doerr
54 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
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Build A WordPress Website
Alexander Schilpp
50 Mins
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Overview of the Planning Process
Mary Reilly
40 Mins

Top Civic Engagement Instructors

Kayla Hunter

Kayla is an experienced non-profit professional who works with at-risk youth to reimagine unused, neglected spaces...

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Chase Mullen

Chase is the Director of Design Visualization at MIG. With an acute eye for graphics and...

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Ben Schulman

Ben Schulman is a writer and editor based in Chicago, with a focus on architecture, urban...

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Tom Sanchez

Tom Sanchez is a professor of Urban Planning specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Landscape Architecture.

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Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly is a land use educator with Michigan State University Extension.

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Dave Biggs

Dave Biggs is an internationally-recognized speaker, author and public engagement strategist focusing on best practices to...

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Claudia Kousoulas

Claudia has more than 25 years of experience as an urban planner with work ranging from...

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Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson has spent 40 years in academia, public and private sector planning, and environmental analysis.

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Carol D. Barrett

Ms. Barrett is a highly acclaimed expert in planning ethics.

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Elizabeth Doerr

Elizabeth Doerr is a writer with expertise and awareness around social and racial justice issues and...

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Lynn Peterson

Lynn Peterson is a nationally recognized transportation and land use integration expert.

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Annalise Fonza

Dr. Annalise Fonza is a Lecturer in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning at the...

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Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

Katrina is a lecturer, researcher, and advocate for heart-centered cities. Her work focuses on human behavior...

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Kendra Smith

Kendra L. Smith, Ph.D. is the Associate Director for Community Engaged Research in the Office of...

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Jeff Levine

Jeff is the Planning and Urban Development Director for Portland, ME.

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William Lennertz

William Lennertz, AIA, is the Executive Director and lead trainer at the National Charrette Institute (NCI)...

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Jessica White

Jessica White is a GIS Analyst and cartographer who is passionate about the possibilities of GIS...

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Mike Lydon

Mike Lydon is a Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative.

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Corrin Wendell

Corrin Wendell, FAICP is the Founder and Executive Director of YEP! Youth Engagement Planning, President &...

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Kelly Porter

Kelly Porter is the Assistant Director for City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department...

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David Rouse

David is a consultant, educator, and author with over 40 years of experience in urban and...

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Kristin Faurest

Kristin Faurest is a public garden education and outreach professional, author, and landscape architecture educator, committed...

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David Dixon

David is well known for helping create new, mixed-use urban districts (in both cities and suburbs)...

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Jason Neville

Jason is an experienced urban planner, redevelopment professional, and affordable housing developer.

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US Disability Access Laws for Planners Sign Up

US Disability Access Laws for Planners

Instructor: Jonathan Katz-Ouziel

Explore the key disability rights laws that shape planners' work — including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Architectural Barriers Act, the Fair Housing Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 — to understand their core provisions.

4.33
109 Mins
AIA CES
AICP CM
Walkable City 3: The Safe Walk (A) Sign Up

Walkable City 3: The Safe Walk (A)

Instructor: Jeff Speck

Pedestrian deaths are up 78% since 2009. While car use and size are long-term issues, safer street design — like narrower lanes and two-way roads — can reduce speeding now.

4.54
77 Mins
CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
Equitable Transit Oriented Development Sign Up

Equitable Transit Oriented Development

Instructor: John Hersey

Equitable transit oriented development (eTOD) prioritizes inclusive community development in multi-modal regional growth.

4.38
57 Mins
CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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