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r/urbanplanning

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Urban planning aims to improve the built, natural, social and economic aspects of towns and cities. This sub encourages thoughtful discussion of related topics, like transportation, land use, and community development here among enthusiasts and professionals.

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to r/urbanplanning by AromaticMountain6806
2 months ago
Thoughts on St. Louis?
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by Ok-Strawberry-9474
3 months ago
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Kamala Harris says America needs more homes. Here’s why that’s different.
Economic Dev
to r/urbanplanning by rectal_expansion
3 months ago
If walkability builds strong towns, why are all the most walkable cities in the US in the most debt?
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by Miserable-Reason-630
3 months ago
Everyone says they want walkable European style neighborhoods, but nobody builds them.
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by FreneticAlaan
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Could the US adopt a similar Polykatokia model? image
Could the US adopt a similar Polykatokia model?
Sustainability
to r/urbanplanning by Iamnotlefthanded22
1 month ago
What's the biggest public misconception about urban planning you wish you could correct?
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by leapinleopard
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Millennials are getting priced out of cities -- The generation that turned cities into expensive playgrounds for the young is now being forced to flee to the suburbs. image
Millennials are getting priced out of cities -- The generation that turned cities into expensive playgrounds for the young is now being forced to flee to the suburbs.
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by leapinleopard
10 months ago
The Concept of "Housing Supply" Shaped by Major Lobbying Forces in the U.S.: Developers and the National Association of Realtors
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by PastTense1
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car image
Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car
Transportation
to r/urbanplanning by BostonSubwaySlut
3 weeks ago
Cities can't exist without the countryside, so how can urban planning improve living standards for people in rural areas?
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by Libro_Artis
1 year ago
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Can This Car-Free Neighborhood Clone Itself?
Urban Design
to r/urbanplanning by TurretLauncher
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for California city Lancaster spent $11.5 million turning ugly five-lane road into 'America's best main street', lined with pretty trees and parks that have boosted local economy by $280 million image
California city Lancaster spent $11.5 million turning ugly five-lane road into 'America's best main street', lined with pretty trees and parks that have boosted local economy by $280 million
Urban Design
in Lancaster, CA
to r/urbanplanning by vivianyesdarkbloom
10 months ago
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How Parking Ratios Kill Homes
Land Use
to r/urbanplanning by crakening
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Sydney - state government plan sees Rosehill Racecourse replaced by more than 25,000 homes as Metro West confirmed image
Sydney - state government plan sees Rosehill Racecourse replaced by more than 25,000 homes as Metro West confirmed
Transportation
to r/urbanplanning by vivianyesdarkbloom
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for In bid for more housing, Alexandria ends single-family-only zoning: The Northern Virginia city’s ‘Zoning for Housing’ plan will allow buildings with up to four units in any residential neighborhood image
In bid for more housing, Alexandria ends single-family-only zoning: The Northern Virginia city’s ‘Zoning for Housing’ plan will allow buildings with up to four units in any residential neighborhood
Land Use
in Alexandria, VA
to r/urbanplanning by BostonSubwaySlut
3 weeks ago
Can anyone reccomend English language books about Chinese urban planning?
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by Iroh4ii
1 year ago
Induced demand is misunderstood
Transportation
to r/urbanplanning by ForeverWandered
1 year ago
Is modern urban planning philosophy out of touch?
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by fiftythreestudio
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for ‘Unique in the world’: why does America have such terrible public transit? image
‘Unique in the world’: why does America have such terrible public transit?
Transportation
to r/urbanplanning by pickovven
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Skinny roads save lives, according to a study on the width of traffic lanes image
Skinny roads save lives, according to a study on the width of traffic lanes
Transportation
to r/urbanplanning by bykelyfe2
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid Transit: At $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach image
How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid Transit: At $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach
Transportation
to r/urbanplanning by LosIsosceles
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for I lost my job at Caltrans for speaking out against a freeway widening. The rot in our transit planning runs deep image
I lost my job at Caltrans for speaking out against a freeway widening. The rot in our transit planning runs deep
Transportation
to r/urbanplanning by lmikles
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Other thoughts for the local gas station image
Other thoughts for the local gas station
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by thmsb25
4 months ago
Why do I see planners get upset they're not making any money? There's tons of high paying jobs
Discussion
to r/urbanplanning by scientificamerican
4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Discrimination has trapped people of color in unhealthy urban 'heat islands' image
Discrimination has trapped people of color in unhealthy urban 'heat islands'
Public Health