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r/Urbanism is a subreddit with 66k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
Welcome to /r/urbanism where we discuss urban design, development, and planning including: architecture, unbuilt projects, and design criticism. Cities are amazing places, or can be - share your stories and thoughts and let's grow this community together. (Please keep it civil and on-topic!)
Popular Themes in r/Urbanism
#1
News
: "Brick streets looks a lot nicer than asphalt streets"
12 posts
#2
Opportunities
: "Baltimore is the most underrated city In the us, here are some pics of fells point, my personal favorite neighborhood"
11 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Overpriced average urban city. Vancouver, Canada"
9 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "Study: If You Want More Babies, Make Mortgages Affordable For Young People"
8 posts
#5
Ideas
: "What to do with the American suburban garage? Turn it into retail."
7 posts
#6
Solution Requests
: "Help me improve this historic intersection in Spain, part of a citizen-led urban planning initiative"
3 posts
#7
Money Talk
: "Car-free lifestyle is boosting sales in Houston's newest neighborhood"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Urbanism
#1
Urbanism
: "Smaller Pennsylvania cities are Urbanism hidden gems"
70 posts
#2
Cities
: "Smaller Pennsylvania Cities are urbanism hidden gems"
43 posts
#3
Housing
: "The Anglosphere has a Housing shortage"
41 posts
#4
Transportation
: "More Americans Are Taking The Train Than Ever"
14 posts
#5
Development
: "What’s the take on these kind of Developments? Larger than missing middle, mixed use, often owned and managed by a large real estate firm. Would love to hear thoughts about what these mean for urbanism, density, affordability, walkability. "
12 posts
#6
Zoning
: "My city's (Las Cruces,NM) city council just voted in favor of major Zoning reform. The NIMBYs were out in full force with their fear mongering, but they lost"
11 posts
#7
Urban Planning
: "The High Cost of Saying No: Why I Can't Stop Talking About Housing"
11 posts
#8
Public Transit
: "USA: Safe, walkable, mixed-use development, reliable Public Transit at ski resorts but not in our cities. Why?"
8 posts
#9
Suburbs
: "Why haven’t Suburbs with alleys become the norm?"
6 posts
#10
Parking
: "Who needs Walkable Neighborhoods when you can have Empty Parking Lots and Car Sprawl?"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/Urbanism
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+28k members(73.5%)
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