Civic Engagement

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

crosswalk intersection painted with rainbow colors

Tactical Urbanism: How It's Done

Mike Lydon

96 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Planning Official Ethics 101

Wayne Beyea

62 Mins

Introduction to Charrettes

William Lennertz

54 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

people sitting inside a New York subway car

Women and Cities 4: Gender Equity in the Public Sphere

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

55 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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

Overview of the Planning Process

Mary Reilly

40 Mins

The Charrette Way: The Secrets to Collaborative Creativity

William Lennertz

54 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Women and Cities 5: The Feminist Future City

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

United States Census 2020: All About Census 2020

Chris Williamson

85 Mins

AICP CM

A time piece on top of a stack of one hundred dollar bills.

Planning the Plan: How to Develop the Scope for a Planning Study

Kelly Porter

75 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

Creating Interactive iPlans with iBooks Author

Brittany Kubinski

55 Mins

Working with the Public

Mary Reilly

67 Mins

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

A man sitting in front of a scale with AI on one end and a digital brain on the other.

Navigating the Ethical Landscape for AI in Urban Planning

Tom Sanchez

66 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

Podcasting for Planners

Ma'ayan Dembo

58 Mins

Overview of the Zoning Process

Brad Neumann

38 Mins

Writing Master Plans, From Start to Finish

Claudia Kousoulas

103 Mins

AICP CM

Introduction to Culture and Placemaking

Annalise Fonza

63 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

Video for Planners

Tim Halbur

25 Mins

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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AutoCAD 101

Instructor: Jaymes Dunsmore

This course provides an introduction to AutoCAD’s essential functions for first-time users and demonstrates how to create site plans, street sections, and other two-dimensional scaled diagrams.

4.28

63 Mins

AICP CM

CNU-A

SACPLAN CPD

Civic Engagement