/r/cityplanning/

r/cityplanning

6k members
r/cityplanning is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses city planning, urban planning, transportation, cities, and urban design.
Welcome to r/CityPlanning. This is a subreddit to discuss on a multitude of topics related to cities.

Popular Themes in r/cityplanning

#1
Advice Requests
: "What is the name of this art style commonly used with city planning and development project displays?"
13 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Why Are Cities Drowning in Trash, even with recycling bins on every corner??"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "What would need to happen for us to be able to build tree cities?"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Innovative Mechanical Parking Solutions for Urban Planning"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "What’s the biggest urban failure happening in your city right now?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "My new Substack blog"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/cityplanning

#1

City Planning

: "What is the name of this art style commonly used with City Planning and development project displays?"
49 posts
#2

Urban Planning

: "Is it possible to get into urban/ city planning without an Urban Planning degree?"
44 posts
#3

Transportation

: "How would you plan a freeway in Kansas City?"
14 posts
#4

Cities

: "Why Are Cities Drowning in Trash, even with recycling bins on every corner??"
13 posts
#5

Urban Design

: "Paris now has more than 100 city streets that are closed year-round to motorized vehicles."
13 posts
#6

Planning

: "Any Planning consultants here? Please, advise!"
11 posts
#7

Housing

: "Cambridge, Massachusetts Ends Single-Family Zoning, Paving Way for More Housing"
6 posts
#8

Career Advice

6 posts
#9

Public Transit

5 posts
#10

Architecture

: "Response I received from my city planning commission when asked why we don’t more new classical Architecture style homes being built"
5 posts

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+2k members(78.7%)

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Last updated: June 28, 2026