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

street with buildings and trees

Form-Based Codes 101: Corridors

Geoffrey Ferrell, Kaizer Rangwala

55 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

Brooklyn Bridge Park at golden hour

History of U.S. Landscape Architecture, Part 2

Kristin Faurest

61 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

vector map of new york created in adobe illustrator

Illustrator for Planners - Advanced

100 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

storefronts lined on sidewalk

Frontage Types and the Public Realm

72 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

site plan created in autocad

AutoCAD for Site Planning

Jaymes Dunsmore

74 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

screenshot of map using Lingo software

Area-Based Location Optimization: Urban Green Space Selection

48 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

downtown salt lake city skyline

Form-Based Codes 101: Downtowns

Mary Madden, Victor Dover

66 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

Findlay market on a colorful street in Ohio.

Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 1

Kristin Faurest

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

3-d house created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - An Introduction

Jaymes Dunsmore

39 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

3-d map created in urbansim cloud platform for urban planning course

Introduction to the UrbanSim Cloud Platform

51 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

3d model created in autocad

AutoCAD for 3D Modeling

Jaymes Dunsmore

66 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

a map comparison

Solving Coverage and Location-Allocation Problems

81 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

elementary school building exterior

K-12 Master Facility Planning

Carolyn Staskiewicz

47 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

A busy street in Vienna, Austria.

Landscape Design for Social Sustainability, Part 2

Kristin Faurest

53 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

building created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 1

Jaymes Dunsmore

54 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Sketchup model in google earth pro for urban planning course

Conceptual Drawing for Planners

73 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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

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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CommunityViz Introduction

Instructor: Doug Walker

In this course you will learn practical applications for CommunityViz, one of the world's premiere GeoDesign and planning scenario tools. Planners, resource managers, local and regional governments, and others use CommunityViz to help them make decisions about development, land use, transportation, conservation and more.

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72 Mins