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Plan Making Courses

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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

Car crashed into interstate wall with firefighters and people pointing.

Walkable City 3: The Safe Walk (A)

77 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

view of Shanghai, China skyline

History of City Planning 4: Planning in the Postmodern Age (1980-Today)

74 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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InDesign for Planners - An Introduction

103 Mins

CNU-A

storefronts with different building heights

Right-Sizing Zoning for Better Outcomes

129 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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The American City, Part 2: The Invention of a New Scale

Mark David Major

50 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

A collage of four megacities

History of City Planning 5: The City of Tomorrow

56 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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InDesign for Planners - Intermediate

73 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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How Zoning Shapes Cities, Communities, and Regions

84 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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The American City, Part 3: Learning from the Grid

Mark David Major

53 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

portrait of Daniel Burnham

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

58 Mins

AICP CM

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Design in Planning: An Overview

Jason Kambitsis

58 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park.

History of U.S. Landscape Architecture, Part 1

Kristin Faurest

64 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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The American City, Part 4: Complexity and Pattern in the City

Mark David Major

53 Mins

AIA CES

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Hand Drawing Master Plans

70 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

documents created in adobe indesign

InDesign for Planners - Advanced

60 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

Findlay market on a colorful street in Ohio.

Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 1

Kristin Faurest

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

tall building for urban planning course

Writing Master Plans, From Start to Finish

Claudia Kousoulas

103 Mins

AICP CM

City Dreamers film ad

81 Mins

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Creating Interactive iPlans with iBooks Author

Brittany Kubinski

55 Mins

A busy street in Vienna, Austria.

Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 2

Kristin Faurest

53 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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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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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

American Architectural Styles

Instructor: Meredith Johnson

This course traces the history of American architectural styles and discusses how to identify styles for historic preservation projects.

4.53

71 Mins

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