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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Build A WordPress Website

Alexander Schilpp

50 Mins

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Coding for Planners: Up and Running with Python

71 Mins

AICP CM

Sketch of a mixed-use street scene

Placemaking for Innovation: Creating Innovation Ecosystems

50 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Intermediate

130 Mins

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Podcasting for Planners

58 Mins

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

70 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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InDesign for Planners - Intermediate

73 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Site Planning

Jaymes Dunsmore

39 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

3D model of neighborhood in Unity software

Virtual Reality for Planners 4: Refining the End User Experience

74 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

site plan created in autocad

Jaymes Dunsmore

63 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

59 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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What Is Generative AI and Why It Matters for Urban Planning

61 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Advanced

115 Mins

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Photoshop CC for Planners 1: Basic Functions

64 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Tableau for Planners: Introduction

56 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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GIS Walkability Modeling

Steph A. Nelson

46 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

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More Sustainability Appraisal Tools and Future Prospects

69 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to Smart Cities

Amir Hajrasouliha

47 Mins

AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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AutoCAD for Site Planning

Jaymes Dunsmore

74 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Urban Design for Planners 2: Getting Started with QGIS and SketchUp

46 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Generative AI Tools and Workflows for Urban Planning

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Illustrator for Planners - Introduction

99 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Photoshop CC for Planners 2: More Tools and Techniques

58 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

3d model created in cityengine for urban planning course

CityEngine for Planners 3: Integration and GIS

70 Mins

AICP CM
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

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

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

AICP CM