Equity

The design of the built environment, land use and zoning decisions, and transportation policy can all have major impacts on the economic, physical, and mental health of communities and their access to resources and opportunities. A focus on equity in planning acknowledges the historical injustices that still pervade much public policy in the U.S. and seeks to build urban systems that enhance social equity and meaningful civic engagement.

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Women and Cities 4: Gender Equity in the Public Sphere

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

55 Mins

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AICP CM
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Crime and Urban Planning in the United States

Qian He

51 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
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Principles of Materiality, Responsiveness, Inclusivity, and Impact

Carlos Zapata

61 Mins

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Walking Towards Inclusion

David Dixon

41 Mins

AICP CM

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Women and Cities 5: The Feminist Future City

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

59 Mins

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Public Transit During Covid-19: Challenges and Lessons

Qian He

42 Mins

AICP CM

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Housing and Racial Justice: Current Events Urban Resilience

59 Mins

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AICP CM
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Resilience Planning for Heat and Drought Events

Chris Holtkamp

85 Mins

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Methods for Neighborhood Scale Revitalization

Jason Neville

68 Mins

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Placemaking for Community-Based Organizations

Kayla Hunter

53 Mins

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Right of Way: How Racial and Class Disparities Created a Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths

96 Mins

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Decking Highways: Reconnecting Communities

David Dixon

51 Mins

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Traffic Congestion, Part Two: Congestion Pricing

Michael Manville

56 Mins

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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Kayla Hunter

59 Mins

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Planning for Universal Design

Lance Freeman

46 Mins

CIP
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Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

Jeff Speck

79 Mins

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Introduction to Culture and Placemaking

Annalise Fonza

63 Mins

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Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 1

Kristin Faurest

57 Mins

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Planning for Racial Equity

Lance Freeman

55 Mins

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Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

Tom Sanchez

66 Mins

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The Theory and Practice of Culture and Placemaking

Annalise Fonza

71 Mins

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Roadways for People, Part 1

Lynn Peterson, Elizabeth Doerr

79 Mins

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Race, Space, and Planning

Álvaro Huerta

66 Mins

AIA CES
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US Disability Access Laws for Planners

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel, Thomas Hamed

109 Mins

AIA CES
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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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Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

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

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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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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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Kristin Faurest

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

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Qian He

Dr. Qian He is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park and...

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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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Annalise Fonza

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

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Jason Neville

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

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Kayla Hunter

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

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Lance Freeman

Lance Freeman is a Professor in the Urban Planning Program at Columbia University in New York...

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Richard Willson

Richard Willson is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at California State...

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Thomas Hamed

Thomas Hamed, AICP is a transportation planner who specializes in commuter transportation and mobility for all...

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Jonathan Katz-Ouziel

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel is an autistic planner, an independent accessibility consultant, and the founder of Opossum House...

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Jeff Speck

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

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Jennifer Raitt

Jennifer Raitt is the Executive Director of the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments. She has nearly...

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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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Jenny Schuetz

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

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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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Seema Thomas

Seema is an urban development professional focused on developing and expanding innovative and inclusive initiatives to...

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Álvaro Huerta

Dr. Álvaro Huerta is a Religion and Public Life Organizing Fellow at Harvard Divinity School and...

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Carlos Zapata

Carlos Zapata is a Sustainability and ESG professional who is a graduate of Yale's MBA in...

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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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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

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How Zoning Shapes Cities, Communities, and Regions

Instructor: Jenny Schuetz

A better understanding of the basic components of zoning, history and evolution of zoning codes, economic and political goals of plan implementation, and impacts on housing prices and production can inform improved planning outcomes.

4.45

84 Mins

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Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

Instructor: Jason Neville

Explore the latest ADU policy developments from leading American cities, key challenges and opportunities for increasing or limiting ADU production, first-hand examples, and best practices in ADU affordability programs.

4.50

57 Mins

CIP

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AICP CM

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Walkable City 3: The Safe Walk (A)

How Zoning Shapes Cities, Communities, and Regions

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Walkable City 3: The Safe Walk (A)

How Zoning Shapes Cities, Communities, and Regions

Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

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