Site Planning | Planetizen Courses

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

rendering of city streets and buildings

The DIY Form-Based Code: An Introduction

28 Mins

detached accessory dwelling unit ADU in backyard

Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

building program rendering

Educational Space Programming for a New or Renovated Facility

Carolyn Staskiewicz

30 Mins

Two hands holding up a digital globe.

The 21st Century Comprehensive Plan

64 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

site plan created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 3

Jaymes Dunsmore

50 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

plot map of United States creating in python for urban planning course

Python Geospatial Analysis and Mapping

65 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

mountains and trees at dawn

Drawing in the Landscape: Painting Color

68 Mins

AICP CM

Boston buildings and bridge

The Elements of Citymaking: Design, Policy, and Finance

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

office buildings surrounding small park

Property Cash Flow Analysis for Planners

72 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

The I-5 in Portland, Oregon.

Roadways for People, Part 1

Lynn Peterson, Elizabeth Doerr

79 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

bus created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 2

Jaymes Dunsmore

66 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

3D model created in CityEngine for urban planning course

CityEngine for Planners 1: Introduction

47 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

watercolor of house and trees

Drawing in the Landscape: Water and Oil

44 Mins

AICP CM

storefronts with different building heights

Right-Sizing Zoning for Better Outcomes

129 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

building development under construction

Property Valuation for Planners

54 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

Two people using a measuring wheel on the side of a road

How to Scope for Plan Implementation

44 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

parking structure created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Modeling Complex Forms and Structures

Jaymes Dunsmore

70 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

3d model created in CityEngine for urban planning course

CityEngine for Planners 2: Coding in Computer Generated Architecture (CGA) and Exporting

70 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

rendering of neighborhood

The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development

66 Mins

Building exteriors downtown dixon illinois

Zoning for Incremental Development

101 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

exterior of office buildings

Office Property Valuation Case Study for Planners

83 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

Philadelphia Neighborhood

Green Infrastructure

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

illustratin of street with buildings and trees

Design in Planning: An Overview

Jason Kambitsis

58 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

3d model built in CityEngine for urban planning course

CityEngine for Planners 4: Sharing Your Work

77 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

Top Site Planning Instructors

Jaymes Dunsmore

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

Kristin Faurest

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

Kevin Credit

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

Menka Sethi

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

Norman Wright

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

Darryl Jones

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

David Dixon

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

Elliot Hartley

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

Mike Ernst

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

David Rouse

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

Christy Dodson

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

Jason Neville

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

Carolyn Staskiewicz

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

Chuck Donley

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

Jeff Speck

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

Kelly Porter

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

Elizabeth Doerr

Elizabeth Doerr is a writer with expertise and awareness around social and racial justice issues and...

Lynn Peterson

Lynn Peterson is a nationally recognized transportation and land use integration expert.

Adam Fine

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

John Hersey

John is a planner with two decades of experience critically evaluating and advancing transit-oriented development as...

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...

Geoff Boeing

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

JJ Zanetta

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

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All Site Planning Courses

Resilience Planning for Heat and Drought Events

Instructor: Chris Holtkamp

Learn how cities can prepare their infrastructure and social services for heat waves and droughts in a warming world.

4.40

85 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix it

Instructor: Nolan Gray

Nolan Gray presents the complex history of zoning regulation, showing how major legislative decisions led to the country's current state of car reliance, sprawl, and inequity. Now, zoning reform is in the air. But why stop at mere reform?

4.53

67 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM