Education & Careers

AICP: Does Planning Certification Matter?

Architects, engineers and lawyers have professional certifications. Planners have the AICP. But does it matter? Richard Carson argues that it will hurt your planning career.

February 8, 2001 - Planetizen

Dunham-Jones Brings New Urbanist Philosophy

Ellen Dunham-Jones, a national authority on urban sprawl and the new director of Georgia Tech's College of Architecture, sees opportunities for New Urbanism in Atlanta

February 7, 2001 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Community Building With Al Gore At UCLA

Al Gore will be working with staff at UCLA to develop a family-centered community building curriculum.

January 31, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Gore's New Class On Community Building

Former Vice President Al Gore will be developing a course on community building, and looking to UCLA for help.

January 26, 2001 - The New York Times

Low Salaries Causing Shortage Of Planners

Suburban counties are desperate to hire experts to manage growth but the jobs don't offer incentive for the few new graduates.

December 26, 2000 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

HUD Selects Candidates For New Masters Program

U.S. Housing and Urban Development announced the first candidates selected for the HUD Masters Program in public policy.

December 12, 2000 - HUD News

States Ranked By Education

Education Week summarizes state level scores on educational progress. How does your state rank?

December 5, 2000 - Education Week

LA's School Construction: A Model For The Future?

The Los Angeles Unified School District hasn't built a school in 20 years. Their most recent attempt has been a disaster. Is this the future?

November 10, 2000 - Los Angeles Forum For Architecture and Urban Desig

Finding A Planning Job

One planner's journey of finding a new job.

November 1, 2000 - Planning Magazine

LA's School District --Can They Build 'Em?

Consider the bleak picture: the Los Angeles Unified School District must create 85,000 new seats in the next five years.

October 20, 2000 - The Planning Report

Master's Degree in Public Housing Offered

HUD and University of Maryland to offer Master's degree in Public Housing.

August 31, 2000 - HUD News

LAUSD's Failed School Planning Efforts

The Planning Report presents an excerpt from KCRW's Which Way L.A.? with key players arguing both sides of this $200 million fiasco.

August 31, 2000 - The Planning Report

How to Finance LA's New Schools?

Los Angeles Unified School District is presenting a new facilities master plan for $2.4 billion for new school construction and renovation.

July 22, 2000 - Los Angeles Daily News

New Funds for New Schools in LA

New state allocation system may mean millions more for LAUSD to help with land-acquisition and development of new schools.

July 22, 2000 - Los Angeles Daily News

School Bond Measure Failure Forces Re-districting

Failed school bond measure forces Folsom Cordova Unified School District to redraw school attendance boundaries to reduce overcrowding

June 10, 2000 - The Sacramento Bee

LAUSD's Crisis: How to Site, Plan and Build 30 New Schools?

LA Weekly challenges Mayor Riordan and LAUSD's new Chief: Build new schools. Fast.

June 9, 2000 - LA Weekly

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.