Planners have traditionally seen land as a resource; a basis for economic activity. Indigenous perspectives are different and relevant in this time of global reckoning. Learn about: tribal engagement; indigenous leadership in planning; alternative futures for defunct federal property.

Micro-level neighborhood characteristics are often not available, constraining our planning practice. Learn about a prediction model-building process based on Random Forest Regression.

The physical environment of our communities contribute to and benefits from economic and fiscal health. Fiscal health will only become more important in the coming decades, as cities absorb the world's population growth, and challenges such as climate change demand massive, preemptive investments. This session covers ways in which planners can make a difference by seeking opportunities.

Presented in partnership with The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, this course will introduce you to general aspects of how municipalities raise money, spend money, and develop budgets to meet the infrastructure and operations needs of the community.

Planners generally agree the future land use map is a critical component of any comprehensive plan—less so when it comes to the specifics of how the map should look and function. Explore the ins and outs of various approaches.

Is your city ready for air taxis? Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles are anticipated to provide passenger service as soon as 2024. Discover how planners are helping cities prepare an AdvancedAirMobility (AAM) Transportation Plan.

Green affordable housing provides a microcosm of the potential and challenges of urban sustainability. Four emerging trends show how affordable housing is a catalyst for climate action, improved health outcomes, and increased community resilience.

Designathons and community design challenges provide an environment that fosters citizen empowerment and generates ideas for quick build and long-term projects. This course will cover Designathons, participant takeaways, and challenges associated with projects implemented through the iterative process.

Many cities need parking reform to meet housing affordability, emissions, and public health goals. Learn from cities recently approving and implementing the removal of minimums. This session is all about action: how they did it, and how you can, too.

The emerging field of geodesign, combined with innovative online GIS tools, creates dynamic platforms that inform, educate, and build consensus. Learn how to use tools to support an informed decision-making process in your current and advanced planning projects.

Flexible application of technical and analytical skills by planners is important for carrying transit through the pandemic. The Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) supports work on automation, improving the transit experience, and keeping the indoor bus environment healthy.

Dispite efforts to reduce our carbon footprint by making transit-oriented development easy, it's still difficult to get projects approved. A transit planner and a land use attorney discuss why planning theory, legislative intent, and legal reality don't align.

In the wake of a global pandemic and racial unrest, how can planners serve our human need to feel happy, healthy, and welcome in our communities? Embracing their responsibility to serve the public, planners create joy and foster healing.

Codes and regulations play a central role in preparing communities for natural hazards. However, many communities wait to adopt these strategies until after a disaster. This session will highlight lessons and opportunities to encourage more proactive approaches to disaster planning.

As technology proliferates, tasks that previously took days or weeks are now completed in moments (demographic projections, mapping, open data). How can planners enhance their own capabilities, enhance the profession, and benefit historically underserved populations without falling prey to automation.

Communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts are grappling with how to build sustainable futures. Using insights from historical land cover analysis and cultural heritage preservation, this session will help planners imagine innovative policy advancing community and environmental sustainability.

Evanston, Illinois is a community rich in resources, but do the city's zoning regulations limit access to those resources to certain groups? An equity assessment identifies those areas that should be amended to remove the barriers to equitable outcomes.

To rapidly reduce GHG emissions, we must ramp up community-wide retrofits, from city halls to homes to corporate office parks. This session will explore an innovative approach to retrofitting buildings in challenging environments and how governments can collaborate across sectors to achieve this forward momentum.

No bicycle counters? No problem! Learn how to utilize Strava data to analyze current, historic, and even future bicycle travel within your region or along your corridor.

Learn from three city planning directors about the approaches and challenges they have overcome to address inequitable practices and confront inequalities and racism in their communities.

More inclusive and equitable planning methods are needed to better understand and respond to the needs of underserved groups. Design thinking, a creative approach to problem-solving, offers a solution that centers insights from lived experiences .

The world turned to virtual engagements extensively during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we return to the “new” “new” normal, there is greater demand for hybrid events to accommodate a variety of preferences and increase equity and access to information.

We’ve probably all done it. We find a perfect paragraph in a plan or ordinance and we copy and paste. When does borrowing go too far and become an ethical issue?

Low-to-moderate communities face growing gentrification pressures. This course shares techniques and methodologies to follow and forecast neighborhood changes. Learn how to utilize forecasting to advocate for vulnerable communities.

Last year's bipartisan infrastructure law is now being implemented through new federal guidance and regulation. New funding and reforms have major implications for planning. Find out what's coming and how to use it to support planning in your community.

Resilience - preparing for, adapting to, and recovering from threats and hazards depends on interconnected cyber/physical infrastructure systems. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework (IRPF) provides tools to assess dependencies and engage providers in solutions.

Development can bring displacement and gentrification, but it can also bring economic opportunities, housing, and climate resilience. Re-centering existing planning tools on equity and adaptation can ensure that they are no longer afterthoughts but fully integrated throughout the process.

Presented in partnership with The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. This three-part course will introduce you to Scenario Planning methods and tools. Learn how to implement a fully-featured planning process with dynamically responsive plans to react to unexpected changes.

Drones are invading every aspect of our lives and have become an important planning tool. Along with improved 3D modeling, we now have the ability to plan like we have never planned before. Act now - don’t be left behind!

Put Waste to Work calls on NYC's incoming administration to prioritize developing more efficient and effective waste management systems. This plan outlines how to circulate materials for reuse; compact and contain waste; and how to compost organic materials.