Comprehensive Urban Planning Education

Dive deep into key concepts, planning history, and community development

Equity and Inclusion in Urban Spaces

Explore how planning decisions influence social justice and inclusivity

Real-World Planning Tools Made Easy

Learn practical tools like zoning and community engagement in accessible ways

About the Course -- Introduction: Urban Planning – Reimagined

Urban planning is more than maps and zoning—it’s about shaping how people live, move, and belong. Reimagined, it becomes transformative: a way to design cities that reflect values, repair past harms, and create possibilities for justice and flourishing. Reimagining planning means asking: ---- How are resources and opportunities shared? ---- Whose histories and cultures are honored—or erased? ---- How can design promote safety, health, and resilience? ---- What role do imagination and vision play in building tomorrow’s communities? City design has the power to heal, connect, and empower—or to divide and displace. Urban Planning – Reimagined invites us to see planning as a practice of care and creativity, where every choice is also a choice about justice.

Meet Your Instructor, Lakeshia

As a seasoned urban planner, Lakeshia Wright brings over a decade of experience, insight, and passion to this course. Her work bridges urban planning, geography, and human-centered design, always with equity at the core. Through her journey—shaped by community partnerships, research, and national leadership in planning and engagement—you’ll gain real-world perspectives on both the challenges and the possibilities of city design. Lakeshia’s approach invites you to see planning not just as a technical field, but as a tool for justice, belonging, and transformation. Learn from her experiences to reimagine cityscapes and drive meaningful change in your own community.

Course Curriculum

6 Chapters · 37 Lessons

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      Lesson 1.1 – What is Urban Planning? (An Unconventional Introduction)

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      Intro to Urban Planning - Reimagined

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      Jordan's Story Part 1

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      Lesson 1.2 – How Planning Shapes Daily Life

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      Discussion Board -- Share a personal story "This could have been planned better."

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      Jordan's Story 2

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      Lesson 1.3 – A Historical Perspective on Urban Planning

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      Discussion Board -- Imagine you lived in one of these eras

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      Lesson 2 – Key Concepts in Urban Planning (A Mini-Book Story)

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      Reflection Activity

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      Jordan's Story part 3

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      Chapter 1: Land Use – The Puzzle of Space

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      Chapter 2: Housing – Shelter, Stability, and Choice

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      Chapter 3: Transportation – The City in Motion

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      Chapter 4: Urban Design – The Feel of a Place

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      Chapter 5: The Environment – Nature as Infrastructure

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      Reflection Activity 1: Your City as a Story

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      Maya's Story

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      Chapter 6: Governance – Who Holds the Pen?

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      Chapter 7: Governance Finance – Following the Money

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      Chapter 8: Equity – The Measure of Justice

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      Chapter 9: Culture and Identity – Places That Speak

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      Chapter 10: Participation – Whose Voice Counts?

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      Chapter 11: Migration and Demographics – People on the Move

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      Reflection Activity 2: Choose Your Chapter

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      City Council Story

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      Chapter 12: The Economy – Where Jobs Live

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      Chapter 13: Technology and the Future

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      Chapter 14: Public Health – Cities That Heal or Harm

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      Chapter 15: Safety – Designing for Trust

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      Chapter 16: Resilience – Bouncing Back from Crisis

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      Chapter 17: Imagination and Vision – Planning the Possible

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      Reflection Activity 3: The Invisible Framework

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      Amira's Story

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      Justice in Planning Shaping Equitable, Inclusive, and Resilient Communities

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      Justice in Planning Introduction

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      Final Chapter: The City as a Living Organism

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