202 Courses

Traffic Safety and Urban Design

This course will provide planners, urban designers and local leaders with facts about safety trends for motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians, as well as information about how the design of city streets affects crash rates and how functional streets and walkable places can coexist.

Smart Growth A to Z

Where does New Urbanism end and Smart Growth begin? Using the Smart Growth Manual as a jumping-off point, the authors will delve deeply into the most interesting and challenging issues at the nexus of two important parallel movements.

Principles of Urban Retail Planning & Development*

This fast-paced course will discuss how proven principles of modern retail development were combined with the best practices of New Urbanism to create sustainable, mixed-use urban commercial centers in downtown West Palm Beach at both Clematis Street and CityPlace.

SmartCode Calibration Workshop

In just four hours, three teams led by experienced code calibrators will study base maps, complete field research, calibrate the open-source SmartCode model code metrics for a study area, sketch out a transect-based regulating plan, and compare the new T-zoning with the existing code.

Planning and Redevelopment Strategies for Streets Intersecting Main Street*

Using Delray Beach as the case study, this 202 course will focus on the strategies used to foster redevelopment along secondary corridors that intersect with "Main Street," focusing on urban design concepts, financial tools, and the planning process.

The Criticality of Quality Architecture – Adding Value Through Exceptional Design*

A group of successful new urbanist real estate developers and town architects will show the value added through thoughtful guidance and implementation of architecture pattern books and guidelines.

Sprawl Retrofit: Corridors as the Thread That Tie Everything Together*

This 202 will chart the course from sprawl retrofit design to implementation and from tactical pre-vitalization techniques to innovative policy and funding successes.

How to Lease a Town Center with Proven Results- The Restaurant Effect*

At the core of any great place are the restaurants, bars, cafes, and entertainment concepts that help to shape the personality of the place they are a part of. This session will explore restaurants and the unique deal-making approach on how to source and secure the "best of the best" driving lease momentum and "Place" for your Town Center.

CNU/ITE Recommended Practice, Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares

This course will discuss the Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach manual, and provide examples and best-practices for its implementation to create healthy, vibrant and welcoming places with walkable streets in various locations and contexts.

*cosponsored by NTBA