Web Tools
Chart Your City's Street Network to Understand its Logic
The roads in your city might conform to a grid, or they might divert around natural resources or landmarks. A new tool aims to help you visualize the "hidden logic" behind urban growth.
Redesign D.C.'s Metro With an Interactive Mapping Tool
Metro Map Maker allows users to add, alter, and erase pieces of the WMATA system—or redraw it from scratch.
The First U.S. 'Noise Map' Could Help Reduce Unsafe Exposure
A new tool from the Department of Transportation maps all the noise created by traffic nationwide.
Landlords Recoil from Property Data Websites
An apartment-hunting website that highlights landlords' credibility has not earned their cooperation.
What Are People Saying About Your Building Online?
Andrew Michler gives an overview of a brand new social networking platform that could reshape how we evaluate and compare buildings.
The Local Food Movement Goes Online
Online tools designed to connect local farmers with consumers are helping sustain the local food and urban agriculture movements.
Barrett Planning Group LLC
City of Cleburne
KTUA Planning and Landscape Architecture
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
City of Universal City TX
ULI Northwest Arkansas
City of Laramie, Wyoming
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.
