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
Mike Ernst
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
Geoff Boeing
65 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
Autonomous vehicle driving in an intersection
Autonomous Vehicles: Technology, Trends and Planning Concerns
Jun Wang
57 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
bus created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 2
Jaymes Dunsmore
66 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
closeup of hands typing on laptop
Building Websites with Squarespace
Ben Schulman
65 Mins
virtual reality scene of buildings and street
Virtual Reality for Planners 1: Introduction
Chase Mullen
45 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
rendering created in sketchup
Visual Simulation: Advanced Rendering in SketchUp
Mike Ernst
46 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
high tech bus in intersection for urban planning course
Introduction to New Mobility
Lisa Nisenson
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
Tom Sanchez
66 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
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Video for Planners
Tim Halbur
25 Mins
land use design created in geodesign community viz
GeoDesign with CommunityViz: Land Use Designer
Chuck Donley
86 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD
street network map created in python for urban planning course
Python Street Network Analysis
Geoff Boeing
46 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
Inside an autonomous vehicle
Planning Implications and Design for AV Futures
Jun Wang
52 Mins
  • CIP
  • AICP CM
parking structure created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Modeling Complex Forms and Structures
Jaymes Dunsmore
70 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
women holding mobile phone
MetroQuest Public Involvement Software: In Practice and In Action
Dave Biggs
74 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
3-D city created in SketchUp
Virtual Reality for Planners 2: Modeling in SketchUp
Chase Mullen
72 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
rendering of buildings created in sketchup
Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp
Mike Ernst
29 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
street perspective in audodesk sketchup for urban planning course
Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners
JJ Zanetta
72 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
Philadelphia Neighborhood
Green Infrastructure
David Rouse
56 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
image of building manipulation in photoshop
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Introduction
Mike Ernst
85 Mins
screenshot of map created with communityviz
GeoDesign Using CommunityViz: Buildout and Visualization
Chuck Donley
130 Mins
  • SACPLAN CPD
3D model created in CityEngine for urban planning course
CityEngine for Planners 1: Introduction
Elliot Hartley
47 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
site plan layout created in adobe indesign
InDesign for Planners - An Introduction
Mike Ernst
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...

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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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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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James Carpentier

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

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Urban Design for Planners 8: Parking and Traffic Sign Up

Urban Design for Planners 8: Parking and Traffic

Instructor: Emily Talen

The final course in the Urban Design for Planners series addresses the automobile as part of the urban fabric. The storage of cars and high levels of congestion can be very detrimental to neighborhoods, but good design can mitigate those negative effects. 

4.20
90 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES
The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development Sign Up

The DIY Form-Based Code: Research and Development

Instructor: Norman Wright

Covering concepts critical to developing the foundation for a code, this course takes a a tour through the creation of a code for the hypothetical city of Wrightville.

4.35
66 Mins

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