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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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
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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
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The Charrette Way: The Secrets to Collaborative Creativity
William Lennertz
54 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Women and Cities 5: The Feminist Future City
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
59 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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United States Census 2020: All About Census 2020
Chris Williamson
85 Mins
  • AICP CM
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Planning the Plan: How to Develop the Scope for a Planning Study
Kelly Porter
75 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Creating Interactive iPlans with iBooks Author
Brittany Kubinski
55 Mins
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Working with the Public
Mary Reilly
67 Mins
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Blogging About Planning
Claudia Kousoulas
96 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Methods for Neighborhood Scale Revitalization
Jason Neville
68 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Virtual Reality for Planners 1: Introduction
Chase Mullen
45 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Navigating the Ethical Landscape for AI in Urban Planning
Tom Sanchez
66 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Podcasting for Planners
Ma'ayan Dembo
58 Mins
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Overview of the Zoning Process
Brad Neumann
38 Mins
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Writing Master Plans, From Start to Finish
Claudia Kousoulas
103 Mins
  • AICP CM
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Introduction to Culture and Placemaking
Annalise Fonza
63 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Video for Planners
Tim Halbur
25 Mins
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Virtual Reality for Planners 2: Modeling in SketchUp
Chase Mullen
72 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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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MetroQuest Public Involvement Software: In Practice and In Action Sign Up

MetroQuest Public Involvement Software: In Practice and In Action

Instructor: Dave Biggs

This course provides an introduction to working with MetroQuest, what it helps planners achieve, and some of its most important features and capabilities. The course also presents a series of case studies to demonstrate the results MetroQuest has achieved for a wide range of planning projects.

4.19
74 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Best Practices for Community Engagement Sign Up

Best Practices for Community Engagement

Instructor: Dave Biggs

This course provides you with solid understanding of the benefits to community engagement, the psychology of public participants, an overview of the tools and tactics to choose from and advice on the creation of a public engagement plan to meet the needs of your projects.

4.35
70 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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