Regulations dictate urban design and development at the local, state, and federal level. Planetizen Courses will bring you up to speed with a broad spectrum of regulations, from signage to cannabis businesses. Understand how to draft regulations and present them to policymakers and the public, as well as how regulatory systems govern planning decisions.

Regulations Courses

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The Story of Sprawl
Tim Halbur
163 Mins
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Resilience Planning for Wildfires
Chris Holtkamp
58 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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The DIY Form-Based Code: An Introduction
Norman Wright
28 Mins
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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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U.S. Housing Policy: What Every Planner Needs to Know
Jennifer Raitt
59 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Defensible Sign Regulations
Eric Damian Kelly
63 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Introduction to Planning
Mary Reilly
46 Mins
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The Story of Sprawl - With Commentary Tracks
Tim Halbur
143 Mins
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Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology
Jason Neville
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development
Norman Wright
66 Mins
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Planning for the Autonomous Future
William Riggs
78 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Economic Thinking for Planners: Local Government and Governance
Peter Gordon
53 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Basic Legal Framework for Planning Officials
Wayne Beyea
47 Mins
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Regulating Electronic Message Centers
James Carpentier
49 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Women and Cities 3: Gender Equity in Private Life
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
54 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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The DIY Form-Based Code: Testing and Refining
Norman Wright
81 Mins
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The Ethics of Disruptive Transportation Technologies
Carol D. Barrett
83 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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Form-Based Codes 101: Introduction
Mary Madden, Victor Dover
74 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
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Constitutional Limitations on Planning and Zoning
61 Mins
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Legal Issues in Sign Codes
James Carpentier
59 Mins
  • AICP CM
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Controlling Rents
Michael Manville
76 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Healthy Urban Food Systems: Planning Retail Facilities
Lauren Dunning
55 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
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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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Form-Based Codes 101: Learning How To Look
Geoffrey Ferrell
71 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A

Top Regulations Instructors

Eric Damian Kelly

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

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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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Norman Wright

Norman Wright is the Director of Neighborhood Services for Adams County, Colorado. In his career as...

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Meredith Johnson

Meredith is the owner of Johnson Planning and Preservation LLC, a boutique firm that works to...

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Donald Shoup

Donald Shoup is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA. His research...

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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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Geoffrey Ferrell

Geoffrey is one of the originators of the modern practice of Form-Based Codes. His work ranges...

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Mary Madden

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

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Christy Dodson

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

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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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Victor Dover

Victor Dover is a town planner and urban designer with 29 years of leadership in the...

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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 Hawkins

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

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Lauren Dunning

Lauren Dunning is a lawyer and public health practitioner whose work has focused on developing strategies...

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Tim Halbur

Tim Halbur is communications director for the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), the leading organization...

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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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Jennifer Raitt

Jennifer Raitt is the Executive Director of the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments. She has nearly...

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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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Lindsay Malbon

Lindsay is an urban lighting and dark sky educator. Her lighting research has been featured in...

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Jenny Schuetz

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

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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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Michael Manville

Michael Manville is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

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Conceptual Drawing for Planners Sign Up

Conceptual Drawing for Planners

Instructor: JJ Zanetta

In this course, we will learn effective ways of drawing as a means to communicate design ideas and explore digital tools that support traditional drawing.

4.34
73 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Urban Design for Planners 8: Parking and Traffic Sign Up

Urban Design for Planners 8: Parking and Traffic

Instructor: Emily Talen

The final course in the Urban Design for Planners series addresses the automobile as part of the urban fabric. The storage of cars and high levels of congestion can be very detrimental to neighborhoods, but good design can mitigate those negative effects. 

4.20
90 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES
The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development Sign Up

The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development

Instructor: Norman Wright

Covering concepts critical to developing the foundation for a code, this course takes a a tour through the creation of a code for the hypothetical city of Wrightville.

4.35
66 Mins

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