r/urbandesign is a subreddit with 375k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution 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
Solution Requests
: "What is the Solution for Housing for the Everyday Human"
1 post
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Who are our cities actually designed for?"
1 post
#3
Ideas
: "My urbanistic ideas about how to improve the Hague (the Netherlands)"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "GIFT city - Hit or miss?"
1 post
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
#7
Looking For
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
: "Urban Designers' Insights on Visualizations Wanted"
38 posts
#2
Article
: "The last Wednesday I visited Ghent, Belgium and fell in love with the idea of the shared space. The combination of the cycle, car and scooter trafic at the same space blew me away. After I left thjs city, I figired out that Ghent is on the 3rd place in the cycle friendly Europe ranking"
12 posts
#3
Architecture
: "Topographies of Encounter: Concordia Square, La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia by AR-AR Martínez Arquitectura y Paisaje + María Paula González Bozzi"
11 posts
#4
Showcase
: "Beautiful brickwork bench in Shiraz, Iran."
10 posts
#5
Other
: "Taken on my walk into work this AM"
6 posts
#6
News
: "The Shanghai Grand Opera House has been inaugurated"
6 posts
#7
Street design
: "We need more of this"
5 posts
#8
Social Aspect
: "Trees"
5 posts
#9
Road safety
: "The 100-year-old bridge always wins"
4 posts
#10
Urban furniture design
: "Why do so many modern public plazas lack shade and comfortable seating?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/urbandesign
Yearly
+19k members(5.4%)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026