Law and Policy

Understanding laws and regulations is key to implementing effective planning policies and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local statutes. Planetizen Courses offers classes on a wide range of regulations and legal issues that planners routinely come up against. Learn about code drafting, ethics, land use regulation, and how to navigate legal processes.

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Form-Based Codes 101: Legal Aspects

Daniel Parolek, Daniel K. Slone

85 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
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Constitutional Limitations on Planning and Zoning

61 Mins

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Form-Based Codes: Using Building Types, Part 1

63 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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A Brief History of Immigration and Planning

Álvaro Huerta

65 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Planning and the Law: Procedural Due Process

Thomas Hawkins

69 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Federal and State Religious Land Use Statutes

Alan Weinstein

61 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Taking Meaningful Action Towards Fair Housing

Jennifer Raitt

53 Mins

CIP
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

AIA CES
AICP CM

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How Does Zoning Work?

Brad Neumann

49 Mins

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Form-Based Codes: Using Building Types, Part 2

53 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in the U.S.

Angie Schmitt

53 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Economic Thinking for Planners: Overview

Peter Gordon

56 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Complying With Federal Law in Regulating Telecommunications

Alan Weinstein

67 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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U.S. Housing Policy: What Every Planner Needs to Know

Jennifer Raitt

59 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Introduction to Healthy Communities

Matt Raimi

72 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Overview of the Zoning Process

Brad Neumann

38 Mins

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Transportation Planning: The Role of Transportation Systems in Social and Economic Life

Richard Willson

47 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Controlling Rents

Michael Manville

76 Mins

CIP
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AICP CM

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Economic Thinking for Planners: Gains from Trade, Labor, and Immigration

Peter Gordon

47 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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

Peter Henn

55 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Regulating Electronic Message Centers

James Carpentier

49 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Environmental and Sustainability Standards

Carlos Zapata

61 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Transportation Planning: Effects on the Environment, Health, and Social Justice

Richard Willson

57 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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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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Daniel Parolek

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

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Eric Damian Kelly

Eric Damian Kelly is a lawyer and planner with more than 35 years of experience working...

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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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Peter Henn

PETER J. HENN, Esq., AICP, is a land use attorney at Jones Foster in West Palm...

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Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly is a land use educator with Michigan State University Extension.

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Alan Weinstein

Alan Weinstein holds a joint faculty appointment at Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and...

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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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Nolan Gray

M. Nolan Fray is the Research Director for California YIMBY, an expert in urban land-use regulation...

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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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Lance Freeman

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

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Brad Neumann

Brad Neumann is a MSU Senior Extension Educator who serves as an educational resource for local...

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Wayne Beyea

Wayne Beyea is a faculty member and senior specialist - outreach within the MSU School of...

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Malak Hakim

Malak Hakim is a nationally accredited urban planner.

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James Carpentier

James Carpentier is State and Local Government Affairs Manager with the International Sign Association (ISA).

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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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Thomas Hawkins

Thomas Hawkins, a Florida licensed attorney, has represented parties on all sides of the planning and...

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Mark White

S. Mark White is recognized as an expert in zoning and planning/land use law.

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Carol D. Barrett

Ms. Barrett is a highly acclaimed expert in planning ethics.

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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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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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Jonathan Ochshorn

Jonathan is a registered architect with an academic background in structural engineering and urban design as...

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Walkable City 2: The Useful Walk

Instructor: Jeff Speck

Learn the principal components of “the useful walk,” how zoning can create walkability and boost housing density, and why visual components are key to a walkable city.

4.65

82 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

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Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

Instructor: Jeff Speck

Jeff Speck explains his five principal reasons for building more walkable places — Economics, the Environment, Public Health, Equity, and Social Cohesiveness — arming practitioners with a full range of arguments in favor of pro-walkability planning.

4.53

79 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

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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

AIA CES

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

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Walkable City 2: The Useful Walk

Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

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