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.

Equity Courses

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Prospects for Zoning Reform
Jenny Schuetz
96 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Measuring Neighborhood Segregation and Diversity
Emily Talen
56 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
Philadelphia Neighborhood
Green Infrastructure
David Rouse
56 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology
Jason Neville
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
mixed-use development with people walking, retail stores
Walkable Density: Building Livable, Equitable, and Resilient Communities
David Dixon
60 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
freeway with Dallas skyline in background
Transportation Planning: Principles and Practices of Transportation Finance
Richard Willson
62 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
aerial view of houses
U.S. Housing Policy: What Every Planner Needs to Know
Jennifer Raitt
59 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
women and children sitting at praxagora kok project in Stockholm
Women and Cities 3: Gender Equity in Private Life
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
54 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
a row of three suburban homes
Just Suburbs: The New Frontier for Equity and Inclusion
David Dixon
56 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
Exterior of Pruitt Igoe housing complex
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
84 Mins
  • AICP CM
Walled garden
Designing the Built Environment for People With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Kristin Faurest
54 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
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
emergency call box on public street
Crime and Urban Planning in the United States
Qian He
51 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
materiality determination graphic
Principles of Materiality, Responsiveness, Inclusivity, and Impact
Carlos Zapata
61 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
car-free modern condominiums
Walking Towards Inclusion
David Dixon
41 Mins
  • AICP CM
pedestrians and bicyclist in helsinki
Women and Cities 5: The Feminist Future City
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
59 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
sign in subway station that reads "Please stand this far apart"
Public Transit During Covid-19: Challenges and Lessons
Qian He
42 Mins
  • AICP CM
Panel of five speakers on webcams
Housing and Racial Justice: Current Events Urban Resilience
59 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
A dry, cracked river bed baking in the sun.
Resilience Planning for Heat and Drought Events
Chris Holtkamp
85 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
New Orleans neighborhood with city skyline in background
Methods for Neighborhood Scale Revitalization
Jason Neville
68 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
group of volunteers sitting and talking
Placemaking for Community-Based Organizations
Kayla Hunter
53 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
book cover for Right of Way
Right of Way: How Racial and Class Disparities Created a Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths
96 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
Cityscape view of buildings, roads, highways, and sea
Decking Highways: Reconnecting Communities
David Dixon
51 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
cars waiting at a toll road
Traffic Congestion, Part Two: Congestion Pricing
Michael Manville
56 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM

Top Equity Instructors

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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Getting There

Getting There was produced by planners in New Hampshire to inform other planners of the concepts and benefits of universal design. The big idea illustrated by the film is that a built environment designed with the needs of the visually impaired in mind would be universally accessible for every single member of the community.

4.35
58 Mins
AICP CM
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The Story of Sprawl

Instructor: Tim Halbur

This series of historic films, ranging from 1939 until 1965, offers a unique look at the forces that created urban sprawl.

4.40
163 Mins
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The Story of Sprawl - With Commentary Tracks

Instructor: Tim Halbur

This series of historic films, ranging from 1939 until 1965, offers a unique look at the forces that created urban sprawl. Join expert commentators as we go back in time and uncover how America changed shape. 

4.47
143 Mins
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