Technology

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.

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SketchUp for Planners - An Introduction

Jaymes Dunsmore

39 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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CartoDB for Planners

Mike Ernst

62 Mins

CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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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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Introductory Housing Analysis with Excel

William Riggs

55 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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Mastering Mailchimp

Ben Schulman

43 Mins

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A New Era of Downtown Opportunity: The Intersection of Housing and Innovation

David Dixon

65 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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GIS Fundamentals: Thematic Maps

Mike Ernst

55 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Urban Design for Planners 6: Streetscape Design

Emily Talen

59 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Digital Accessibility for Planners: Documents – Part 2

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel, Thomas Hamed

78 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 1

Jaymes Dunsmore

54 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Building Websites with Tumblr

Ben Schulman

62 Mins

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Tableau for Planners 2: Worksheets

Sean Maguire

64 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Introductory Urban Economics Analysis with Excel

William Riggs

28 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to the UrbanSim Cloud Platform

Sam Blanchard

51 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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Planning in an Era of Disruptive Change

David Rouse

47 Mins

AICP CM

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GIS Fundamentals: Importing, Selecting, and Managing Data

Mike Ernst

55 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Python Data Analysis and Visualization

Geoff Boeing

72 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Digital Accessibility for Planners – Web

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel, Thomas Hamed

84 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 3

Jaymes Dunsmore

50 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Managing Multiple Social Media Platforms with Hootsuite

Ben Schulman

61 Mins

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Tableau for Planners 3: Dashboards

Sean Maguire

51 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Gephi for Network Analysis and Visualization

Nader Afzalan

121 Mins

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Regional Planning Workflows in the UrbanSim Cloud Platform

Sam Blanchard

57 Mins

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Demystifying AI: Terminology, Tools, and Techniques for Urban Planners

Tom Sanchez

70 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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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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Jaymes Dunsmore

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

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Tom Sanchez

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

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Emily Talen

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

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Chase Mullen

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

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Elliot Hartley

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

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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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Ben Schulman

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

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William Riggs

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

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Thomas Hamed

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

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Jonathan Katz-Ouziel

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

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Sean Maguire

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

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Jun Wang

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

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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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David Dixon

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

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Amir Hajrasouliha

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

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Sam Blanchard

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

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Yoh Kawano

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

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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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Sloan Campi

Sloan is an innovative and accomplished urban planner, environmental designer, and educator with over a decade...

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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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Jason Luger

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

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JJ Zanetta

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

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Lisa Nisenson

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

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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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What Is Generative AI and Why It Matters for Urban Planning

Instructor: Tom Sanchez

This course introduces urban planners to Generative AI (GenAI), covering its fundamentals and demonstrating how it can create text, images, videos, and designs to enhance planning practices.

4.38

61 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

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American Architectural Styles

Instructor: Meredith Johnson

This course traces the history of American architectural styles and discusses how to identify styles for historic preservation projects.

4.53

71 Mins

AIA CES

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Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

What Is Generative AI and Why It Matters for Urban Planning

American Architectural Styles

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