Technology | Planetizen Courses

Technology can make your planning practice easier, faster, and more effective, but also poses new and unique challenges to city planning. Planetizen Courses features dozens of courses that teach the latest software and tools, as well as emerging concepts and technologies such as smart city tech, autonomous vehicles, and micromobility devices.

Technology Courses

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GIS Fundamentals: Geocoding, Geoprocessing, and Online Sharing

54 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

Autonomous vehicle driving in an intersection

Autonomous Vehicles: Technology, Trends and Planning Concerns

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 2

Jaymes Dunsmore

66 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Building Websites with Squarespace

65 Mins

virtual reality scene of buildings and street

Virtual Reality for Planners 1: Introduction

45 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Visual Simulation: Advanced Rendering in SketchUp

46 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

high tech bus in intersection for urban planning course

Introduction to New Mobility

77 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

A man sitting in front of a scale with AI on one end and a digital brain on the other.

Navigating the Ethical Landscape for AI in Urban Planning

66 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Video for Planners

25 Mins

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GeoDesign with CommunityViz: Land Use Designer

86 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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Python Street Network Analysis

46 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Inside an autonomous vehicle

Planning Implications and Design for AV Futures

52 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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SketchUp for Planners - Modeling Complex Forms and Structures

Jaymes Dunsmore

70 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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MetroQuest Public Involvement Software: In Practice and In Action

74 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

3-D city created in SketchUp

Virtual Reality for Planners 2: Modeling in SketchUp

72 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp

29 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners

72 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Philadelphia Neighborhood

Green Infrastructure

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Introduction

85 Mins

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GeoDesign Using CommunityViz: Buildout and Visualization

130 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

3D model created in CityEngine for urban planning course

CityEngine for Planners 1: Introduction

47 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

site plan layout created in adobe indesign

InDesign for Planners - An Introduction

103 Mins

CNU-A

model created in sketchup

SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Introduction

Jaymes Dunsmore

44 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

Top Technology Instructors

Mike Ernst

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

Jaymes Dunsmore

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

Tom Sanchez

Tom Sanchez is a professor of Urban Planning specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Landscape Architecture.

Emily Talen

Emily Talen is Professor of Urbanism at the University of Chicago. Her research is devoted to...

Chase Mullen

Chase is the Director of Design Visualization at MIG. With an acute eye for graphics and...

Elliot Hartley

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

Geoff Boeing

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

Ben Schulman

Ben Schulman is a writer and editor based in Chicago, with a focus on architecture, urban...

William Riggs

William (Billy) Riggs, Ph.D., AICP, LEED AP is a nationally recognized professor, consultant, and strategist.

Thomas Hamed

Thomas Hamed, AICP is a transportation planner who specializes in commuter transportation and mobility for all...

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel is an autistic planner, an independent accessibility consultant, and the founder of Opossum House...

Sean Maguire

Sean is a planning and economic development professional based in New York’s Capital Region.

Jun Wang

Jun Wang, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at...

David Rouse

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

David Dixon

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

Amir Hajrasouliha

Amir Hajrasouliha is an architect, urban designer, and city planner with years of professional and academic...

Sam Blanchard

Sam Blanchard is a Data Scientist at UrbanSim Inc. where he specializes in land use modeling...

Yoh Kawano

Yoh Kawano works at the UCLA GIS and Visualization Sandbox as a member of the Research...

Chuck Donley

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

Kevin Credit

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

Jason Luger

Jason Luger is a lecturer in City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley, College of Environmental...

JJ Zanetta

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

Lisa Nisenson

Lisa Nisenson has 20 years of experience and leadership in smart growth, sustainable development and civic...

James Carpentier

James Carpentier is State and Local Government Affairs Manager with the International Sign Association (ISA).

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All Technology Courses

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

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