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r/urbanplanning is a subreddit with 223k 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
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?"
7 posts
#2
News
: "Is ‘Walk Score’ Really Just a ‘White Score’? | A provocative new paper argues that one of America's most popular real estate tools is driving investment to predominantly white urban neighborhoods, without meaningfully expanding walkability for anyone else"
7 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "What are some books that you think every urban planner should read?"
4 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Large apartments are a solution to Australia's housing crisis"
3 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "I can't do this job anymore"
2 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Cul-de-sacs - why don't we just inverse them?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/urbanplanning
#1
Urban Planning
: "Urban Planning is woke now..."
69 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"
62 posts
#3
Cities
: "By letting public spaces and services fail, our Cities are breaking a fundamental promise to the people who live there"
44 posts
#4
Development
: "Living in a walkable place reduces dementia"
18 posts
#5
Zoning
: "More than 16,000 new dwelling units approved in Edmonton one year after new Zoning bylaw."
15 posts
#6
City
: "Shops make a City great"
15 posts
#7
Planning
: "Could transportation Planning be influenced by misleading statistics on automobile ownership?"
13 posts
#8
Career
: "Seeking Career Advice: How often do you work on policies you disagree with?"
12 posts
#9
Urban
: "Is ‘Walk Score’ Really Just a ‘White Score’? | A provocative new paper argues that one of America's most popular real estate tools is driving investment to predominantly white Urban neighborhoods, without meaningfully expanding walkability for anyone else"
12 posts
#10
Transportation
: "U.S. DOT Sec. Duffy Cuts Vital Research Grants on Transportation Inequity, Deriding ‘Woke’"
10 posts
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