Videos

MBTA Bus

Video: How to Give Your Bus System a BRT Makeover

Streetfilms explores the efforts of cities in the Boston region tp redesign bus operations.

December 6, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

San Francisco

Friday Eye Candy: The World's Most Beautiful Cities, Viewed From Above

A collection of drone footage of the world's most beautiful cities, for those of us ready for a deskcation.

September 14, 2018 - The Mercury News

Video: The Case for Free Public Transit

City Beautiful Dave Amos makes the case that everyone—even people who never use transit—would be better off if no one had to pay for public transit.

August 31, 2018 - City Beautiful

New York Apartments

Explained: Community Land Trusts

Wondering what a Community Land Trust is? Look no further.

January 22, 2018 - Marketwatch

US 43 Historic Maps

Friday Eye Candy: Charting Road Maps By Hand

In the days before Google Maps, when AAA TripTiks and Thomas Guides ruled the planet…

January 19, 2018 - National Geographic

Mobility

Explained: Mobility as a Service

Mobility as a Service, or MaaS for short, is a buzzword you've probably seen a lot of in recent months.

December 6, 2017 - Eno Center for Transportation

D.C. Metro

Friday Eye Candy: Time-Lapse Video Captures the Many Charms of the Subway

Few rail transit systems have faced as many challenges in recent years as the Metrorail system serving the Washington, D.C. Consider this video an appreciation.

November 3, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

Gentrification Mural

Friday Funny: The Best of the Best Gentrification Parodies

Sometimes you have to stop and laugh about the big problem with no immediate nor obvious solution. You might even learn something while doing it.

December 9, 2016 - The Guardian

Making Venice Work

The city of Venice, Italy, is a complex, historic, watery, tourist-filled place. This video explains how the city works.

April 8, 2011 - Open Culture

Videos Critique Twin Cities' Skyways

Skyways in Minneapolis and St. Paul have been a major part of the two cities downtowns for years, but are also blamed for killing their streetlife. A new video competition challenged filmmakers to explore that dichotomy.

April 7, 2011 - MinnPost

Video Series on Cities Going Beyond the Car

Streetfilms has begun a ten-part video series looking at non-automobile transportation in cities across the U.S.

March 3, 2011 - Streetfilms

Urban Favorites

The Polis Blog presents a huge list of "urban favorites" -- songs, movies, initiatives and places that explain or highlight the best of the world's urban areas.

January 15, 2011 - The Polis Blog

Best Videos About Urban Planning

Democrablog offers this list of 50 videos on YouTube that focus on urban planning and related issues.

September 30, 2010 - Democrablog

Five Funny Planning YouTube Videos

As the summer winds down, here are a list of the five funniest urban planning videos I've found on YouTube over the years, covering news for Planetizen.

September 13, 2008 - Chris Steins

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Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

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Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.