r/urbandesign is a subreddit with 372k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses city design, worst street design, worst traffic, worst urban design, and urban planning, and they frequently recommend/review map making software.
For everything that is about design mixed with urbanism!
The design of urban furniture, the design of roads, of pedestrian areas, the design of traffic calming measures,...
Popular Themes in r/urbandesign
#1
Advice Requests
: "What outstanding stadium designs do you know of?"
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I hate this form of car first pedestrian infrastructure"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "I redesigned a problematic T junction in this neighborhood by slapping in a Roundabout 😄"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/urbandesign
#1
City Design
1 post
#2
Worst Street Design
1 post
#3
Worst Traffic
1 post
#4
Worst Urban Design
1 post
#5
Urban Planning
1 post
#6
Design
1 post
Products Discussed in r/urbandesign
Map Making Software
19 reviews
#1
QGIS
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Adobe Illustrator
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Affinity Designer
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/urbandesign
#1
Question
: "Shenzhen, China looks a lot like the Utopia meme city"
37 posts
#2
Showcase
: "Public escalator in Chongqing, China"
30 posts
#3
Article
: "La Plata, Argentina"
18 posts
#4
Street design
: "Urban development in Madina, Saudi Arabia. U can almost see the quality of the air got better"
15 posts
#5
Architecture
: "5 of my favourite urban photos"
14 posts
#6
Other
: "Back Bay, Boston"
12 posts
#7
News
: "Addis Ababa Corridor Project"
5 posts
#8
Social Aspect
: "Playing field in residential area - Copenhagen"
4 posts
#9
Urban furniture design
: "Take a seat in Seville"
4 posts
#10
Road safety
: "I hate this form of car first pedestrian infrastructure"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/urbandesign
Yearly
+18k members(5.1%)
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Last updated: August 26, 2026