r/urbandesign is a subreddit with 370k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas, and the community frequently discusses urban planning, city planning, city, transit, and design, 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
Ideas
: "Concept: Atlantic Avenue (Brooklyn) Street Redesign"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/urbandesign
#1
Urban Planning
: "im 17 Years old in the uk and im extreemly interested in Urban Planning/design i want to get into the field? i often play cities skylines, and over the years i only keep gettyong ebtter and better at visualisting spaces and development. i really want top take a carrer path down this route?"
18 posts
#2
City Planning
: "16 years in Hangzhou, China"
11 posts
#3
City
: "16 years in Hangzhou, China"
9 posts
#4
Transit
6 posts
#5
Design
: "im 17 Years old in the uk and im extreemly interested in Urban planning/Design i want to get into the field? i often play cities skylines, and over the years i only keep gettyong ebtter and better at visualisting spaces and development. i really want top take a carrer path down this route?"
5 posts
#6
City Design
: "Adelaide's Interesting City Design"
3 posts
#7
Community Participation
3 posts
#8
China
: "Park in Shenzhen, China"
3 posts
#9
Masters
3 posts
#10
Housing
: "Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China"
2 posts
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
Showcase
: "Skate park under an overpass in China"
56 posts
#2
Question
: "Is Cape Coral, Florida the worst designed city in the USA?"
48 posts
#3
Street design
: "Rio de Janeiro's docks"
31 posts
#4
Architecture
: "China has a rural revitalization program called "New socialist countryside". This is Li Yuan village in Changshu, one of the areas that so far benefited from it"
15 posts
#5
Other
: "WHAT THE HELL IS EGYPT DOING?? this is so unsustainable?"
14 posts
#6
Road safety
: "Mexico City built an elevated linear park over a metro line, its been getting A LOT of criticism here in Mexico, what do you think of this?"
11 posts
#7
News
: "The struggles of urban planning"
9 posts
#8
Article
: "Majority of Americans prefer a community with big houses, even if local amenities are farther away"
9 posts
#9
Urban furniture design
: "Take a seat in Amsterdam"
4 posts
#10
Social Aspect
: "So a 65db datacenter across the road is acceptable but mixed use is not?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/urbandesign
Yearly
+18k members(5.1%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026