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Plan Making Courses

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Introduction to Planning: The Comprehensive Plan

Eric Damian Kelly

56 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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What is a Comprehensive Plan?

60 Mins

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Urban Design for Planners 8: Parking and Traffic

90 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

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The 21st Century Comprehensive Plan

64 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Introduction to Planning: Implementation of the Plan

Eric Damian Kelly

38 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Overview of the Planning Process

40 Mins

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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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Planning the Plan: How to Develop the Scope for a Planning Study

75 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Introduction to Planning: Zoning as an Implementation Tool

Eric Damian Kelly

50 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Overview of the Zoning Process

38 Mins

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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 to Scope for Plan Implementation

44 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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History of City Planning 2: Modern Ideas of City Planning (1900-1939)

49 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Writing for Planners: Documents that Work

Claudia Kousoulas

74 Mins

AICP CM

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Design for Peace and Democracy

Kristin Faurest

50 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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History of City Planning 3: Midcentury Modern (1940-1979)

64 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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The Elements of Citymaking: Design, Policy, and Finance

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Comprehensive Planning for Healthy Communities

78 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

48 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Transportation Planning: Making Transportation Plans—Rationality and Politics

Richard Willson

60 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Methods for Neighborhood Scale Revitalization

68 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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The American City, Part 1: A Brief History of the Regular Grid

Mark David Major

47 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Walkable City 3: The Safe Walk (A)

77 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

Top Plan Making Instructors

Emily Talen

Emily Talen is Professor of Urbanism at the University of Chicago. Her research is devoted to...

Kristin Faurest

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

Jason Luger

Jason Luger is a lecturer in City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley, College of Environmental...

Mark David Major

Dr. Mark David Major, AICP, CNU-A is a Professor of Urban Design at the Savannah College...

Jason Neville

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

Eric Damian Kelly

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

Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst is an urban planner and designer whose work has focused on participatory planning, community...

Kelly Porter

Kelly Porter is the Assistant Director for City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department...

Mary Reilly

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

Claudia Kousoulas

Claudia has more than 25 years of experience as an urban planner with work ranging from...

Lisa Wise

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

Daniel Parolek

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

Jeff Speck

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

David Rouse

David is a consultant, educator, and author with over 40 years of experience in urban and...

David Dixon

David is well known for helping create new, mixed-use urban districts (in both cities and suburbs)...

Jenny Schuetz

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

Christy Dodson

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

Brad Neumann

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

Daniel Garcia

Daniel Garcia is a freelance urban designer. His most important works deal with the auto-constructed city...

Matt Raimi

Matt Raimi is the president and founder of Raimi + Associates, a Berkeley-based planning, design and...

Peter Park

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

Mary Madden

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

Richard Willson

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

Brittany Kubinski

Brittany is a graduate student at the Ohio State University studying City & Regional Planning. She...

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Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

Instructor: Tom Sanchez

Explore the ethical and equity implications of using generative AI in urban planning. This course addresses bias, transparency, public trust, emerging tools like digital twins, and offers practical guidance for responsible adoption.

4.30

66 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

The Ethics of Disruptive Transportation Technologies

Instructor: Carol D. Barrett

This course discusses the process for making ethical decisions as part of planning for disruptive technologies.

4.38

83 Mins

AICP CM

CNU-A

SACPLAN CPD