Site Planning

Site planning is the process by which planners and designers decide how a particular project site will look. Planning departments typically require developers to submit site plans to receive construction permits. Planetizen Courses will teach you how to create, review, and evaluate plans for clarity and compliance with local regulations.

Site Planning Courses

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SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Introduction

Jaymes Dunsmore

44 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Construction inside a large two-story mall.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

David Dixon

48 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Drawing in the Landscape: The Adventure Begins

Darryl Jones

36 Mins

AICP CM

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The Site Plan

Brad Neumann

55 Mins

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The DIY Form-Based Code: Publishing and Expanding

Norman Wright

87 Mins

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interpretive sign in the foreground with nature and hills in the background

Interpreting Places and Spaces

Adam Fine

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Illustrator for Planners - Introduction

Mike Ernst

99 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Site Planning

Jaymes Dunsmore

39 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Bright walkway inbetween buildings with palm trees and a man walking in the background in Dubai

Walkable City 5: The Comfortable Walk

Jeff Speck

66 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Drawing in the Landscape: Pen, Pencil and Watercolor

Darryl Jones

57 Mins

AICP CM

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Location Optimization

Kevin Credit

70 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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GeoDesign Using CommunityViz: Buildout and Visualization

Chuck Donley

130 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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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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Illustrator for Planners - Intermediate

Mike Ernst

101 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Calculating the Benefits of Parks, Trails, and Open Space

Todd J. Poole

34 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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AutoCAD 101

Jaymes Dunsmore

63 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Suitability Analysis and Linear Optimization: Siting a New Transit Line

Kevin Credit

92 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Corridors

Geoffrey Ferrell, Kaizer Rangwala

55 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

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History of U.S. Landscape Architecture, Part 2

Kristin Faurest

61 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Illustrator for Planners - Advanced

Mike Ernst

100 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Frontage Types and the Public Realm

72 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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AutoCAD for Site Planning

Jaymes Dunsmore

74 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Area-Based Location Optimization: Urban Green Space Selection

Kevin Credit

48 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Form-Based Codes 101: Downtowns

Mary Madden, Victor Dover

66 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

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Jaymes Dunsmore

Jaymes is a planner and urban designer who recently completed a Master in City Planning and...

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Kristin Faurest

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

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Kevin Credit

Kevin is the Assistant Director for Urban Informatics at the Center for Spatial Data Science at...

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Menka Sethi

Menka Sethi is an accomplished consultant and professor in the field of real estate development and...

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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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Darryl Jones

Darryl Jones is an artist and filmmaker based in Oakland, CA.

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David Dixon

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

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Elliot Hartley

Elliot Hartley is an internationally recognised geodesign and Esri CityEngine expert.

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Mike Ernst

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

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David Rouse

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

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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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Jason Neville

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

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Carolyn Staskiewicz

For nearly 16 years, Carolyn has been involved in a multitude of educational facility planning efforts...

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Chuck Donley

Mr. Donley is an urban and regional planner who specializes in creating CommunityViz applications. He brings...

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Jeff Speck

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

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Kelly Porter

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

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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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Adam Fine

Adam is the Director of experiential graphic design at Nova Scotia-based Fathom Studio and has worked...

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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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Brad Neumann

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

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Daniel Garcia

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

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Geoff Boeing

Geoff Boeing has a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.

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JJ Zanetta

JJ is an architectural illustrator working in traditional and digital media.

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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.

4.31

66 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

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Navigating the Ethical Landscape for AI in Urban Planning

Instructor: Tom Sanchez

Uncover some of the largest ethical issues related to using AI in urban planning and the steps cities around the world are taking to ensure fairness, honesty, and accountability as this revolutionary technology becomes more embedded in the modern world.

4.38

66 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

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Measuring Neighborhood Segregation and Diversity

Instructor: Emily Talen

This course reviews the various ways to measure both segregation and diversity at the neighborhood scale.

4.17

56 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM

CNU-A

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Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

Navigating the Ethical Landscape for AI in Urban Planning

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Master Urban Planning Skills With A Planetizen Courses Subscription.

All Site Planning Courses

Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

Navigating the Ethical Landscape for AI in Urban Planning

Measuring Neighborhood Segregation and Diversity

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Course Filter

Credit

Software

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