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The Inheritance Problem: Urban Planning and Community Engagement in U.S. Cities

Urban planning is often confused with adjacent disciplines: urban design, environmental policy, civic strategy, local politics, and data analytics. Truthfully, the overlap makes th...

Planning for love, part 1: The link between urban form and dating

Planning for love, part 1: The link between urban form and dating Diana Ionescu Fri, 06/26/2026 - 05:00 7 minutes

Urban Planning Gone Wrong…

The Metrics We Use Decide the Cities We Build: Urban Indicators and Lived Experience

Modern cities are running on performance indicators. They move millions of people each day, concentrate capital, separate land uses, and sustain complex systems of logistics and co...

New study visualizes how city shapes impact mobility

New study visualizes how city shapes impact mobility Diana Ionescu Wed, 07/08/2026 - 07:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption...

City-Making Through Participation: Lessons from Utopian Hours 2026

Who has the right to the city? Henri Lefebvre's writings question the structures that control urban space and, instead, put the citizens at the center of decision-making. His ideas...

10 great urban planning summer reads

10 great urban planning summer reads Diana Ionescu Fri, 06/12/2026 - 05:00 7 minutes

Planning of cities must be people-centric, says Khattar as Brics forum adopts urban pact

Cities must prioritize people and their needs, according to Housing Minister Manohar Lal, as BRICS nations adopted a declaration for inclusive urban development. The 'Cities for Pe...

A New Urbanist thought experiment

A New Urbanist thought experiment Michael Lewyn Tue, 06/09/2026 - 05:00 Primary Image Caption Bentonville, Arkansas was one of two...

Academics seek to rescue urban planning

Eighteen Greek academics have unveiled what they hope will be a landmark document for spatial planning in Greece.

How cities can fight high housing costs

An expert explains how cities can fix their planning systems to address housing crises.

Building, Taxing, and Financing: New York City's Recent Measures to Tackle the Housing Crisis

The New York City local government is one of the largest of its kind, with hundreds of city agencies and elected offices. The Mayor, city agencies, the city council, the comptrolle...

Routing-App Interventions Easing Urban Traffic Congestion

Urban Congestion Relief Through Intelligent Routing-App Interventions: A Paradigm Shift in City Traffic Management The relentless growth of urban environments across the globe has...

Is the built environment partly to blame for population decline?

Is the built environment partly to blame for population decline? Diana Ionescu Sun, 06/28/2026 - 05:00 Primary Image Primary Image...

Building Public Life: How Bogotá and Mexico City Addressed Urban Inequality

In many Latin American cities, peripheral neighborhoods have historically had less access to the resources that make urban life more than just livable. Housing, transportation, and...

Planning for Love, Part 2: What happens to dating in a car-centric world?

Planning for Love, Part 2: What happens to dating in a car-centric world? Diana Ionescu Fri, 07/10/2026 - 05:00 7 minutes

Urban planning chief resigns amid corruption probe

The Environment and Energy Ministry said Monday it has accepted the resignation of its top urban planning official, as authorities investigate an alleged corruption ring involving...

City authorities urged to prioritise human mobility, gender considerations into urban planning

City authorities must prioritise human mobility and gender considerations in urban planning to enable cities better respond to the growing impacts of climate change, participants a...

Truth in Planning Law Changes Planning and Zoning for Municipalities

Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning

An expert in behavioral science and transportation, Zhao combines these studies with AI and public policy to address some of the most urgent challenges facing cities.

Affordable homes to be built next to LRT, MRT stations – Kayu Ara, Sri Andalas, Bdr Bukit Tinggi, Johan Setia

Surely there’s no reason not to take public transport for daily commuting when you’re living adjacent to a train station? Good news for urban workers – the government is planning t...

How urban design makes the world unsafe for women — and how we can change that

How urban design makes the world unsafe for women — and how we can change that Diana Ionescu Mon, 07/13/2026 - 08:00 Primary Image...

Chandigarh plans vertical shift under master plan 2031

Chandigarh's Master Plan 2031 proposes significant changes, allowing higher density, taller buildings, and greater design flexibility. These amendments aim for vertical growth and...

Council to plough ahead with planning, as majority support College Green pedestrianisation

Dublin City Council said there is “clear backing for a safer, greener and more accessible city centre”.