r/urbanplanning is a subreddit with 233k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and opportunities, and the community frequently discusses urban planning, cities, housing, planning, and development, and they frequently recommend/review mapping software and project management tools.
Urban planning is about making our cities and towns better—looking at the built environment, people, culture, the economy, and nature. This group is for quality discussion about planning topics like land use, the built environment, planning practice and regs, transportation, and community development. This is for high level discussion among professionals, academics, and amateurs... so no low effort meme posts, rants, or spam allowed.
Popular Themes in r/urbanplanning
#1
Advice Requests
: "The Book "Cities Without Suburbs" is Indispensable for Those Who Want to Understand How Cities/Metropolitan Areas Work in the 21st Century Despite Being ~16 Years Old. It Belongs on the Sub's Reading List"
5 posts
#2
Opportunities
: "A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead | In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I am trying to run an entire department 1.5 months into a my first planning job with zero municipal experience. It is not going well."
3 posts
#4
News
: "To host the World Cup, Kansas City built a whole new transit system"
3 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "I want to make a lot of money, but i still want to do urban planning/design"
2 posts
#6
Solution Requests
: "Whatcom County (northwest corner of WA State) is hiring a new planning director (and it could be you!)"
1 post
#7
Ideas
: "how can we make cities walkable again?"
1 post
#8
Self-Promotion
: "The City of Miami is voting tomorrow on adopting its Bike Master plan! We need your support! Please call your commissioners or come to the meeting tomorrow at 9 am at City Hall."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/urbanplanning
#1
Urban Planning
: "Urban Planning Boardgame - Walkable City"
184 posts
#2
Cities
: "The smaller Cities in America should invest and make their streets walkable"
88 posts
#3
Housing
: "Monterey Park voters rejected a proposed data center. Residents are now pushing for Housing, retail and other alternatives."
53 posts
#4
Planning
: "My 7 month job search (Urban Planning / Post Grad School)"
36 posts
#5
Development
: "A new Development in Vancover owned, managed and championed by the Squamish Nation."
34 posts
#6
Transportation
: "Senators Introduce Bill to Spur Housing Construction Near Transportation Hubs"
34 posts
#7
Looking For
30 posts
#8
Urban
: "Denmark Just Switched to Red Streetlights to Solve an Urban Crisis Most Modern Cities Still Ignore"
24 posts
#9
Worst
23 posts
#10
Struggling
21 posts
Products Discussed in r/urbanplanning
Mapping Software
5 reviews
#1
QGIS
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
ArcGIS
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
ArcMap
5.0★ from 1 review
Project Management Tools
4 reviews
#1
Asana
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
ProofHub
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Microsoft Planner
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/urbanplanning
#1
Discussion
: "Why do you think interest in the word “walkable” has jumped so much in the last 5 years?"
74 posts
#2
Transportation
: "Palo Alto pays commuters $5 to bike to work — the program has already cut nearly 3 million vehicle miles"
25 posts
#3
Land Use
: "A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead | In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million"
19 posts
#4
Sustainability
: "Denmark Just Switched to Red Streetlights to Solve an Urban Crisis Most Modern Cities Still Ignore"
14 posts
#5
Urban Design
: "Traffic safety improvements frequently die by popular vote. It’s time to stop that | We don’t hold referendums on airplane safety. The same logic should apply to street design"
13 posts
#6
Community Dev
: "<100k college towns are genuinely depressing in the summer"
11 posts
#7
Economic Dev
: "A Michigan farm town voted down plans for a giant OpenAI-Oracle data center. Weeks later, construction began"
10 posts
#8
Other
: "Study finds US cities have a $1 trillion infrastructure problem"
10 posts
#9
Education / Career
: "Got told that I don't have the "minimum experience" needed... for an entry level position"
10 posts
#10
Jobs
: "I am trying to run an entire department 1.5 months into a my first planning job with zero municipal experience. It is not going well."
8 posts
Member Growth in r/urbanplanning
Yearly
+11k members(4.8%)
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Last updated: June 26, 2026