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Two new hour-long courses from me are now live on Planetizen Courses, and you can watch the first one for free! Introduction to Transit Service Policy gives the tools you need to understand how public transit networks are designed and how this informs public policy. I explain the geometric facts underlying how transit networks work and how these networks interact with the built environment to create ridership potential. Planning Communities for Maximum Transit Access is geared more for people focused on city-building activities such as city planning, real estate and architecture, but advocates and elected officials will find it valuable as well. In fact, it’s relevant for anyone making decisions about where to locate anything. Here, I critique the assumption that rail service, but not bus service, is relevant to urban redevelopment. Then, I offer an alternative approach to traditional transit-oriented land use planning, one where access to destinations via transit is the primary focus. The key to this approach lies in locating and planning development to maximize access to opportunities using sustainable modes. This course requires a regular Planetizen subscription, but I’m proud of it and I think you’ll find it worthwhile. Both courses are relevant to audiences worldwide, although when dealing with the economic aspects of the topic I’m focused mostly on higher-wage countries (US, Canada, UK, EU, Japan, etc.) The language is US English but any English speaker should have no trouble following it. For links to the courses, reviews, and sample snippets, see here: https://lnkd.in/gidVg4Be Please share!

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This course will provide introductory information about fair housing including: the need for fair housing laws; what it means to affirmatively further fair housing and its limitations; land use policy and zoning; development and plan review; zoning maps; planning processes and fairness; an overview of fair housing assessments and action plans; strategies to affirmatively further fair housing for planners. https://lnkd.in/gaJbmEPE