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The High Cost Of Minimum Parking Requirements. Donald Shoup has famously argued that minimum parking requirements cause congestion, air pollution, sprawl, poor urban design, and auto-dependence, among other consequences. Now Shoup teaches the central tenet of parking reform for Planetizen Courses. View Course.
Urban Planning Jobs Board - Planetizen
Program Manager - Unclassified (Transportation Systems Management & Operations Manager) Pima County Transportation. August 5 - Tucson, AZ. Find urban planning jobs and browse open positions in the fields of urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, development, engineering, and more.
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Hundreds of Thousands of Housing Units Could Lose Affordability. As the 30-year term of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit expires for many affordable housing units, the families living there face steep rent hikes and evictions. Stay up to date with Planetizen's daily roundup of the latest urban planning news from around the world, including ...
Ranking the Top 15-Minute Cities of the United States
Aug 19, 2021 · Natalie Bicknell shares news of a new report by moveBuddha, an online company that shares information and resources for moving, that ranks U.S. cities by their achievement of the "15-minute city" ideal that has gained traction in urbanism circles in recent years. "[Mi]d-size American cities of 250,000 to 750,000 residents dominated the rankings of the top 25 future 15-minute cities in the ...
Online Training in Urban Planning | Planetizen
Planning Commissioner Training. The Planning Commissioner Training series from Planetizen Courses offers ten courses on the essentials of citizen planning—everything from planning ethics, comprehensive plans, site plans, approval processes, planning law, zoning, and the essential role of the public in planning. Learn More.
The Top Schools For Urban Planners | Planetizen Features
Jun 22, 2023 · Planetizen publishes the top 25 master’s programs in planning in the Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs (Guide), currently in its 7th Edition.. Topping the Top 25 for the first time is the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program at the University of California, Los Angeles, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; the ...
What Is Infill Development? | Planetizen Planopedia
3 minute read. Billed as an alternative to urban sprawl, infill development encourages the development of underused or vacant land in existing urban areas to increase density and place new development near existing resources and infrastructure. shipfactory/ Shutterstock. Infill development refers to the construction of buildings or other ...
Top 20 Urban Planning Books (Of All Time) - Planetizen
The “Planetizen 20” features the all-time top 20 urban planning books that every planner should read. Planetizen's annual top urban planning books list features the top 10 urban published during each year. In addition to clicking through to buy the books listed below, be sure to check out the Planetizen Store for authoritative and informative books in …
AICP Exam Preparation Class - Planetizen
Jeff Levine, AICP, is an urban planner with over 25 years’ of professional experience. Currently, Levine is the owner and principal of Levine Planning Strategies, a consulting firm that specializes in bridging the gap between the development community and city planners, while also teaching housing and economic development planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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