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r/urbanplanning is a subreddit with 221k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size.
Urban planning aims to improve the built, natural, social, cultural, and economic aspects of cities and towns. This sub encourages thoughtful discussion of related topics, like transportation, land use, and community development here among enthusiasts and professionals. Low effort posts are not allowed and will be strictly moderated.
Popular Themes in r/urbanplanning
#1
News
: "Trumps Considers Ending Congestion Pricing in NYC"
12 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What are some books that you think every urban planner should read?"
6 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Congestion Pricing is a glorious miracle"
6 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Why is it that 60 years ago you could build an eight lane elevated freeway right through the heart of a neighborhood with no second thought, but nowadays a transit project that would benefit millions can be completely shut down by a few dozen NIMBYs concerned about "riffraff" or whatever?"
5 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness | A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting"
4 posts
#6
Solution Requests
: "What is the solution for old mill cities in the northeast?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/urbanplanning
#1
Urban Planning
: "WAKE UP, ZOOMERS: YOU’RE RUINING PROGRESSIVE Urban Planning WITH YOUR HOUSING OBSESSION"
94 posts
#2
Housing
: "White House Announces Plan to Use Federal Lands to ‘Reduce Housing Costs’ | The Trump White House is ready to divvy up public lands for private profits"
48 posts
#3
Cities
: "What exactly do we call this style of urban layout (examples in text) that has become big in American Cities? It's a sort of sporadic scattering of new apartments surrounded predominantly by parking lots."
43 posts
#4
Transportation
: "Trump's Cabinet pick for secretary of Transportation is Sean Duffy. Here's what to know"
29 posts
#5
Worst
24 posts
#6
Transit
: "Texas Republicans take aim at public Transit in two major cities | The Texas Legislature is considering bills that Transit officials warn could hamper public transportation in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions"
19 posts
#7
Planning
: "I did a deep dive on the Salaries of Urban Planners using data from the American Planning Association and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics"
16 posts
#8
Career
: "Seeking Career Advice: How often do you work on policies you disagree with?"
14 posts
#9
Traffic
: "Widening highways doesn’t fix Traffic. Here’s what can"
12 posts
#10
Zoning
: "Court Ruling Paves the Way for State to Sue Towns with Exclusionary Zoning Laws (Massachusetts)"
12 posts
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