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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InDesign for Planners - Advanced

Mike Ernst

60 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Regulating Electronic Message Centers

James Carpentier

49 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to Urban Informatics

Amir Hajrasouliha

35 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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AutoCAD for 3D Modeling

Jaymes Dunsmore

66 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Urban Design for Planners 3: Neighborhoods and Centers

Emily Talen

59 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Enhancing Public Participation with Generative AI

Tom Sanchez

77 Mins

CIP
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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Photoshop CC for Planners 3: Advanced Techniques

Mike Ernst

62 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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CityEngine for Planners 4: Sharing Your Work

Elliot Hartley

77 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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CommunityViz Introduction

Doug Walker

72 Mins

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Introduction to WebGIS

Yoh Kawano

52 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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History of City Planning 5: The City of Tomorrow

Jason Luger

56 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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GIS Fundamentals: An Introduction

Mike Ernst

56 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Urban Design for Planners 4: Mix and Proximity

Emily Talen

66 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Generative AI, Ethics, and the Future of Urban Planning

Tom Sanchez

66 Mins

CIP
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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Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations

Mike Ernst

75 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Planning for the Autonomous Future

William Riggs

78 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Introductory Population Analysis with Excel

William Riggs

50 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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Building a Transit Map Web App

Yoh Kawano

84 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Solving Coverage and Location-Allocation Problems

Kevin Credit

81 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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GIS Fundamentals: Projections and Map Design

Mike Ernst

107 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Urban Design for Planners 5: Density

Emily Talen

64 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Digital Accessibility for Planners: Documents - Part 1

Jonathan Katz-Ouziel, Thomas Hamed

102 Mins

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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Just Suburbs: The New Frontier for Equity and Inclusion

Instructor: David Dixon

Poverty is being displaced from central cities to suburbs. As a response, planners should look to strategies that create mixed-income neighborhoods—a place that everyone can call home.

4.47

56 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

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Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

Instructor: Jason Neville

Explore the latest ADU policy developments from leading American cities, key challenges and opportunities for increasing or limiting ADU production, first-hand examples, and best practices in ADU affordability programs.

4.50

57 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

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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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Just Suburbs: The New Frontier for Equity and Inclusion

Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology

American Architectural Styles

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