Media Files
We will be using this space as a library of links to videos and blog posts to help educate folks on planning and zoning issues.
| Zoning Workshop Videos | Creator | Format | |
| Session 1 – Zoning Workshop, 8/28/2021 | DCRPC | Youtube video |  |
| Session 2 – Zoning Workshop, 8/28/2021 | DCRPC | Youtube video | |
| Session 3 – Zoning Workshop, 8/28/2021 | DCRPC | Youtube video | |
| Zoning Commission Handout from BJGLaw | Pete Griggs | Document (pdf) | |
| Board of Zoning Appeals Handout from BJGLaw | Pete Griggs | Document (pdf) | |
| Zoning Intro from Prosecutor’s Handbook | DC Prosecutor | Document (pdf) | |
| Main Zoning Section from Prosecutor’s Handbook | DC Prosecutor | Document (pdf) | |
| BZC Forms from Prosecutor’s Handbook | DC Prosecutor | Document (pdf) | |
| BZA Forms from Prosecutor’s Handbook | DC Prosecutor | Document (pdf) | |
| Rezoning Forms from Prosecutor’s Handbook | DC Prosecutor | Document (pdf) | |
| Podcasts | Creator | Format | |
| Jonathan Miller has a series of planning-related podcasts. Although they are geared toward folks taking the AICP certification test, several entries form a great primer to planning and zoning history in the United States. Take a listen. (Episodes 1-5 are AICP exam-related and not linked but available in the Episode Guide) |
Jonathan Miller, AICP | Podcast with links |  |
| So It Begins | 9/8/2020 | ||
| Now That We Found Land What Are We Gonna Do With It? | 9/15/2020 | ||
| By Land or By Sea | 9/21/2020 | ||
| Civilization is Crumbling | 9/28/2020 | ||
| You Get a Bunch of Acres! | 10/5/2020 | ||
| We’re Chuggin’ Along | 10/12/2020 | ||
| Every Man’s Experience | 10/19/2020 | ||
| Show Me The Money | 10/27/2020 | ||
| The Mountains Are Calling | 11/4/2020 | ||
| A Company Town, a White City, and a Garden City Walk Into a Bar… | 11/12/2020 | ||
| Vicks Won’t Fix This | 2/2/2021 | ||
| Vital Internal Problems | 2/9/2021 | ||
| Writs of Certiotati | 2/17/2021 | ||
| Chicago’s Got No Little Plans | 3/2/2021 | ||
| Early Zoning’s New Heights | 4/1/2021 | ||
| We’re Going Regional | 4/8/2021 | ||
| Baby Planning’s Book of Firsts | 4/15/2021 | ||
| Growing a Garden City | 4/27/2021 | ||
| Boulevard of Beautiful Dreams | 5/6/2021 | ||
| In the Future, the System Must Be First | 6/7/2021 | ||
| You’re Such an Enabler, Wisconsin | 6/29/2021 | ||
| It’s All Pretty Standard | 7/6/2021 | ||
| The Case for Zoning | 7/14/2021 | ||
| General Planning Videos | Creator | Format | |
| “City Beautiful” and Cheddar are YouTube channels that cover a variety of topics including zoning and planning issues. Here is a sampling, but explore the channels for more. | |||
| Planning for People and Bikes, Not for Cars | Streetfilms | YouTube video |  |
| A Brief History of U. S. City Planning | City Beautiful | YouTube video |  |
| Why do so many U.S. cities have gridded streets? | City Beautiful | YouTube video | |
| The Reason Our Streets Switched to Cul-De-Sacs | City Beautiful | YouTube video | |
| Residential Streets are Too Wide – Here’s Why | City Beautiful | YouTube video | |
| Can you build main streets in the suburbs? | City Beautiful | YouTube video | |
| Business Parks Suck, But They Don’t Have To | Not Just Bikes | YouTube video |  |
| What is New Urbanism (Smart Growth)? | City Beautiful | YouTube video | |
| Parking is devouring American cities | Cheddar | YouTube video |  |
| Why do new apartment buildings look the same? | Cheddar | YouTube video | |