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Walkable City 5: The Comfortable Walk
Instructor: Jeff Speck
To encourage walking, cities must create comfortable, well-designed pedestrian environments — like outdoor living rooms — with clear orientation, shade, tree cover, and cohesive design, achievable through tools like form-based codes, urban forestry plans, and strong urban design.
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.