Development is the process of planning and constructing buildings and other forms of real estate and public and private spaces. Planners can guide development through mechanisms such as zoning codes and permit processes. Understanding how development affects a community can help planners guide smart, equitable growth in their cities. Planetizen Courses will take you deep into important issues like urban growth and sprawl, displacement and gentrification, and density.

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Form-Based Codes 101: Corridors
Geoffrey Ferrell, Kaizer Rangwala
55 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • LA CES

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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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Multi-Family Property Valuation Case Study for Planners
Menka Sethi
67 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A

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The YIMBY Movement: Opportunities and Challenges for Planners
Mark Vallianatos
66 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Form-Based Codes 101: Downtowns
Mary Madden, Victor Dover
66 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • LA CES

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Methods for Neighborhood Scale Revitalization
Jason Neville
68 Mins
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  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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The Story of Sprawl
Tim Halbur
163 Mins

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The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
84 Mins
  • AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Preparing a Form-Based Code
Lisa Wise, Daniel Parolek
61 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A

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Traffic Congestion, Part One: Sources and Responses
Michael Manville
68 Mins
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  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM

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The Story of Sprawl - With Commentary Tracks
Tim Halbur
143 Mins

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Classical Location Theory
Kevin Credit
169 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Legal Aspects
Daniel Parolek, Daniel K. Slone
85 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A

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Right-Sizing Zoning for Better Outcomes
Christy Dodson
129 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM

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Understanding Fiscal Impact Analyses
Todd J. Poole
46 Mins

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Regional Scenario Planning: An Overview
Garlynn Woodsong
47 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Lewis Mumford on the City 5: The City as Man's Home
31 Mins
  • AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Citywide and Countywide Code Updates
Lisa Wise, Daniel Parolek, Mary Madden, Peter Park
59 Mins
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  • AICP CM

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Zoning for Incremental Development
Christy Dodson
101 Mins
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  • AIA CES
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Frontage Types and the Public Realm
72 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Planning and the Law: The Takings Clause
Thomas Hawkins
69 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A

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Designing the Megaregion
Jonathan Barnett
65 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Educational Space Programming for a New or Renovated Facility
Carolyn Staskiewicz
30 Mins

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Equitable Transit Oriented Development
John Hersey
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Menka Sethi

Menka Sethi is an accomplished consultant and professor in the field of real estate development and...

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Daniel Parolek

Daniel Parolek is a nationally recognized thought leader in architecture, design, and urban planning, specifically in...

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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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Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

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

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Geoffrey Ferrell

Geoffrey is one of the originators of the modern practice of Form-Based Codes. His work ranges...

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Mary Madden

Mary Madden has nearly 20 years of experience in the fields of urban planning and design...

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Christy Dodson

Christy is an Urban Designer at Code Studio, with a background in architecture and planning.

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Todd J. Poole

Todd Poole is president, founder, and managing principal of 4ward Planning Inc., with more than 24...

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Lisa Wise

As a planner and Certified Public Accountant, Ms. Wise has 20 years of professional experience in...

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Victor Dover

Victor Dover is a town planner and urban designer with 29 years of leadership in the...

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Peter Gordon

Peter Gordon is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy...

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Tim Halbur

Tim Halbur is communications director for the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), the leading organization...

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Jenny Schuetz

Jenny is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro and an expert in housing policy.

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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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Michael Manville

Michael Manville is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

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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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Jonathan Barnett

Jonathan Barnett is Fellow of the Penn Institute for Urban Research and an Emeritus Professor of...

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Kevin Credit

Kevin is the Assistant Director for Urban Informatics at the Center for Spatial Data Science at...

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Mark Vallianatos

Mark is a policy expert focused on housing, planning and sustainability issues. He the director of...

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Malak Hakim

Malak Hakim is a nationally accredited urban planner.

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Carolyn Staskiewicz

For nearly 16 years, Carolyn has been involved in a multitude of educational facility planning efforts...

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Peter Park

Peter J. Park is a city planner with more than 20 years experience specializing in innovative...

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Daniel K. Slone

Daniel K. Slone is a partner of McGuireWoods LLP in Richmond, VA. Dan assists innovative clients...

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Zoning Code Reform: Legal and Practical Considerations When Making “Quick Fixes” to Your Zoning Code Sign Up

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Zoning Code Reform: Legal and Practical Considerations When Making “Quick Fixes” to Your Zoning Code

Instructor: Peter Henn

This course helps both public and private sector planners update and streamline their Zoning Code Standards of Review using legally sound best planning practices.

4.36
102 Mins
AIA CES
AICP CM
Federal Takings Law: Balancing Private Property Rights with the Public Interest Sign Up

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Federal Takings Law: Balancing Private Property Rights with the Public Interest

Instructor: Peter Henn

This course explores how the U.S. Constitution and federal takings law shape local planning, helping planners understand property rights, recognize legal risks, and advance the public interest within constitutional limits.

4.65
55 Mins
AIA CES
AICP CM
Legal Issues in Sign Codes

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Legal Issues in Sign Codes

Instructor: James Carpentier

This course provides basic knowledge of the legal issues involved in sign codes, focusing on constitutionally-compliant sign codes in the aftermath of U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Reed v Town of Gilbert

4.17
59 Mins
AICP CM
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