Top 100 Urban Planning Blogs and Websites
Urban Planning Blogs
1. CityLab

Through original reporting, sharp analysis, and visual storytelling, CityLab informs and inspires the people who are creating the cities of the future - and those who want to live there.
Also in Urban Blogs
bloomberg.com/citylab
204.4K ⋅ 245.5K ⋅ 48.4K ⋅ 6 posts / day View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
2. Next City Inspiring Better Cities

The latest stories from Next City's Forefront series. Next City is a nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire social, economic and environmental change in cities through journalism and events around the world.
nextcity.org
36.3K ⋅ 119.2K ⋅ 4 posts / quarter View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
3. Streetsblog New York City

Streetsblog connects people to information about how to reduce dependence on private automobiles and improve conditions for walking, biking, and transit. Streetsblog NYC covers the five boroughs of New York City.
streetsblog.org
11.8K ⋅ 35.4K ⋅ 30 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
4. TheCityFix | The blog of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities on urban mobility and development

WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities catalyzes environmentally and financially sustainable urban solutions to improve quality for millions of people.
Also in Sustainability Blogs
thecityfix.com
5 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
5. Planetizen - The independent resource for people passionate about planning and related fields

Planning: A professional practice and an academic study focused on the future of built environments and connected natural environments from the smallest towns to the largest cities and everything in between. Planetizen: The independent resource for people passionate about planning and related fields.
planetizen.com/news
21.8K ⋅ 76.9K ⋅ 30 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
6. Strong Towns | Strong Towns Media

Strong Towns is a non-profit organization working to support a model of development that allows America's cities, towns and neighborhoods to become financially strong and resilient.
strongtowns.org/journal
72.8K ⋅ 54.7K ⋅ 9 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
7. UN-Habitat | United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. Improving the quality of urbanization results in better quality of life.
unhabitat.org/news-and-stori..
93.4K ⋅ 117.4K ⋅ 17.8K ⋅ 8 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
8. Inhabitat

Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices, and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.
Also in Design Blogs
inhabitat.com
1.2M ⋅ 161.7K ⋅ 49.1K ⋅ 25 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
9. Urban Land Magazine

Also in Urban Magazines
urbanland.uli.org
140.2K ⋅ 7 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
10. Architecture Lab

Architecture Lab is an architecture and urban design magazine dedicated to architecture, urban design, research studies & sustainable design
architecturelab.net
609K ⋅ 76.7K ⋅ 1.6K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
11. Planning Tank

Planning Tank is the Urban, Regional, and Rural planning knowledge base useful for professionals and students of planning profession. Website provides information on various topics, theories, schemes and concepts of Urban Planning.
planningtank.com
10.4K ⋅ 212 ⋅ 2 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
12. Town Planners Diary

Town Planners diary works on behalf of millions of planning professionals internationally to enhance their planning education through research work and projects
townplannersdiary.com
138 ⋅ 5 posts / quarter View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
13. The Urbanist

The Urbanist was founded in early 2014 in order to examine and influence urban policies. We believe that cities provide unique opportunities for addressing many of the most difficult problems we face. Our website serves as a resource for promoting and disseminating ideas, creating community, and improving the places we live in.
theurbanist.org
3.2K ⋅ 10.6K ⋅ 1.8K ⋅ 1 post / day View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
14. Streets.MN

Our mission is to expand and improve the dialogue about land use, transportation, the environment and governance in Minnesota.
streets.mn
2.5K ⋅ 6 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
15. Urban Splash | Urban Splash Property News

The mission of the Urban Splash is to use quality architectural design to breathe new life into old buildings and regeneration areas, making them great places to live and work.
urbansplash.co.uk/blog
4.1K ⋅ 36.4K ⋅ 2 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
16. New Geography

Also in Geography Blogs
newgeography.com/blogs
5.9K ⋅ 6.5K ⋅ 30 posts / year View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
17. CityTalk

Opinions, ideas and knowledge you can apply to local and regional sustainable development.
talkofthecities.iclei.org
4K ⋅ 32.4K ⋅ 2 posts / day View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
18. Seattle Transit Blog | Covering Transit and Land Use in the Greater Seattle Area

Seattle Transit Blog is an independent, award-winning publication covering transit and land use issues in Seattle and the Puget Sound area since 2007.
seattletransitblog.com
2.1K ⋅ 24.1K ⋅ 1 post / day ⋅ Feb 2007 View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
19. Landezine | Landscape Architecture Works

Landezine was started in June of 2009. Since then it has been showcasing landscape architecture projects made by landscape architects and architects from around the globe. Today, Landezine is internationally renowned landscape architecture website and one of the most visible in the profession.
Also in Landscape Architecture Blogs
landezine.com
45.4K ⋅ 11.1K ⋅ 5.6K ⋅ 3 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
20. DenverInfill Blog

Denver's online source for urbanism, planning, and infill and sustainable development.
denverinfill.com/blog
6.6K ⋅ 2.5K ⋅ 2.4K ⋅ 4 posts / week ⋅ Aug 2006 View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
21. Second Ave. Sagas - A New York City Subway Blog

Second Ave. Sagas is the premier news blog for all things New York City subways. It is the home for news, views and commentary on the subway system, MTA and transportation in New York City.
Also in Mass Transit Blogs
secondavenuesagas.com
2.8K ⋅ 18.2K ⋅ 2.9K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
22. Spacing | Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

Spacing covers Canadian urbansim in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, Ottawa, & east coast cities. The topics ranges from Architecture, Urban Deisgn, Public Transit, City Hall, Parks, Walking, Bikes, Streetscape, History, Waterfront, Maps, Public Spaces
spacing.ca/urban-design
9.1K ⋅ 37.6K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
23. The Pop-Up City

Golfstromen is an Amsterdam-based urban design and communications agency that launched Pop-Up City in 2008, out of a fascination for the ways in which citizens, organizations, enterprises, and governments were coming up with creative and flexible solutions to deal with this new urban dynamic.
popupcity.net
17.1K ⋅ 4.2K ⋅ 2 posts / quarter View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
24. Cyburbia Forums

Cyburbia Forums is a third place for planners, planning students, architects, urbanists, and others interested or involved in shaping the built environment.
cyburbia.org/forums
1.7K ⋅ 3 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
25. Child in the City | Urban planning

childinthecity.org/category/..
3.3K ⋅ 2K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
26. Meeting of the Minds - Urban Sustainability

Meeting of the Minds brings together urban sustainability and technology leaders to share knowledge and build lasting alliances. We foster person-to-person and city-to-city learning by spotlighting projects and practitioners working on urban solutions.
meetingoftheminds.org
9.2K ⋅ 2 posts / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
27. Human Transit - The professional blog of public transit consultant Jarrett Walker

I'm Jarrett Walker, and this is my professional blog. Since 1991 I've been a consulting transit planner, helping to design transit networks and policies for a huge range of communities. My goal here is to start conversations about how transit works, and how we can use it to create better cities and towns.
humantransit.org
41.4K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
28. The Antiplanner

ti.org/antiplanner
5 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
29. Market Urbanism | Urbanism for Capitalists / Capitalism for Urbanists

Also in Urban Economics Blogs
marketurbanism.com
2K ⋅ 30.2K ⋅ 2 posts / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
30. Transportist

It is a blog about Networks, Economics and Urban Systems and Transport in Sydney.
transportist.org
5.4K ⋅ 2 posts / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
31. The Market Urbanism Report

The Market Urbanism Report advocates for market-oriented policy reform in cities.
marketurbanismreport.com/blog
14.5K ⋅ 22K ⋅ 2.9K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
32. Topos Magazine

Topos is the definitive international publication about landscape architecture and urban design. Topos covers a broad range of topics and scales, from urban landscapes to rural areas, from infrastructure to gardens.
toposmagazine.com
11.2K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
33. Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space by Richard Layman

I am an urban/commercial district revitalization and transportation/mobility advocate and consultant. Urban economic competitiveness is dependent on efficient transit and mixed use, compact places. Therefore, I end up writing mostly about mobility and urban design authored by Richard Laymen.
urbanplacesandspaces.blogspo..
4 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
34. ICIC

ICIC's mission is to drive economic prosperity in America's inner cities through private sector investment to create jobs, income and wealth for local residents.
icic.org
2.5K ⋅ 11.2K ⋅ 3 posts / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
35. Community Architect

archplanbaltimore.blogspot.com
1 post / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
36. Maptionnaire

Features stories about community engagement and urban planning. Discover insights and best practices about public participation, latest Maptionnaire tech developments and news, and tips for using Maptionnaire.
maptionnaire.com/blog
814 ⋅ 736 ⋅ 2 posts / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
37. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

A blog about better decisions, better urban planning and better economics.
andrewlainton.wordpress.com
1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
38. Michael Geller's Blog

Michael Geller is a Vancouver based architect, planner, real estate consultant and property developer with four decades' experience in the public, private and institutional sectors.
gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com
8K ⋅ 4 posts / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
39. PlanningResource | Independent Intelligence For Planning Proffessionals

Follow us to keep up with news, appeals decisions & best practice for development management & strategic planners on PlanningResource.
Also in UK Urban Planning Blogs
planningresource.co.uk/news
23.4K ⋅ 30 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
40. Millennial Cities

millennialcities.com
14 ⋅ 309 ⋅ 2 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
41. SPUR | | Ideas Action for a Better City

Through research, education and advocacy, SPUR promotes good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area.
spur.org
11.6K ⋅ 27.6K ⋅ 2.3K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
42. Building Salt Lake

Building Salt Lake is the premiere source for urban development news happening along the Wasatch Front. Because smart growth starts with us, Building Salt Lake seeks to engage readers and encourage its audience to become active participants in the development of their communities.
buildingsaltlake.com
2.4K ⋅ 1.6K ⋅ 1.1K ⋅ 2 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
43. UQ Urban Planning | Shaping a better world

Urban Planning is concerned with improving built and natural environments. UQ|UP is part of the the leading School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) at the University of Queensland a university in the world's top 50 and one of Australia's Group of Eight. We are located in Brisbane, a beautiful subtropical city on Australia's east coast.
uq-urbanplanning.org
1.6K ⋅ 2.1K ⋅ 2 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
44. parCitypatory

Consultancy & blog advocating for more participation in cities from all over the world.
parcitypatory.org
152 ⋅ 264 ⋅ 1K ⋅ 1 post / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
45. WHA Blog | Value, Insight and Conversation On Architecture, Planning and Design

WHA is a land planning and architectural design firm that specializes in shaping new communities, and reshaping urban and existing in-town neighborhoods.
whablog.com
545 ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
46. Stephen Rees's blog

Thoughts about the relationships between transport and the urban area it serves by a transportation economist and regional planner Stephen Rees.
stephenrees.blog
1.2K ⋅ 3 posts / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
47. Reprogramming The City

reprogrammingthecity.com
158 ⋅ 1 post / quarter View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
48. ATL Urbanist

Darin Givens lives in Downtown Atlanta with his family and writes about urbanism. Co-founder of ThreadATL, an urbanism advocacy group. ThreadATL.org
atlurbanist.tumblr.com
3.7K ⋅ 5.2K ⋅ 3 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
49. Centre for Urban Research

CUR is located at RMIT University's City campus and has strong links with urban researchers and centres across Australia and internationally. CUR is strongly committed to interdisciplinary research, with staff expertise in urban planning, public policy geography, economics, environmental sciences, spatial analysis, history, and sociology.
cur.org.au/category/blog
3K ⋅ 2.6K ⋅ 1 post / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
50. The Corner Side Yard

I've been a planner for more than 20 years now, based in Chicago. I've had the opportunity to work in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Currently I'm a planning consultant. My bonafides: I have a bachelors in urban planning from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, and a masters in urban planning and policy from the Universsity of Illinois at Chicago.
cornersideyard.blogspot.com
6.5K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
51. The Black Urbanist | The Placemaking Blog of Kristen Jeffers

Black Urbanist is a forum about ideas, for solutions , ideas and for dreams about what our cities, our diverse cities, and all the places that support them, can be.
theblackurbanist.com/blog
2.2K ⋅ 13.3K ⋅ 1 post / quarter View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
52. Price Tags | Perspective from Vancouver

The Blog on the urban issues by the Gordon Price Gordon. He is a regular lecturer on transportation and land use for the City of Portland, Oregon and Portland State University. He also sits on the board of the Sightline Institute, based in Seattle.
pricetags.ca
4.9K ⋅ 724 ⋅ 10 posts / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
53. Nairobi Planning Innovations

Innovations in Urban Planning for the Nairobi Metropolitan Area.
nairobiplanninginnovations.com
91 ⋅ 2 posts / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
54. Hamilton Urban Blog

Thoughts on Hamilton's urban environment and future direction.
hamiltonurbanblog.co.nz
290 ⋅ 432 ⋅ 1 post / day View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
55. Civic Blogger

civicblogger.blogspot.com
1 post / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
56. Entrapped Spaces

I like to feature kick-ass buildings/urbanism concepts/installations and explore issues that cities.
entrappedspaces.tumblr.com
362 ⋅ 185 View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
57. AESOP Young Academics

aesopyoungacademics.wordpres..
1.3K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
58. Future Cape Town | Co-creating future cities, together

Future Cape Town is a platform that promotes democracy around the future of cities.
futurecapetown.com
25 ⋅ 11 ⋅ 3 posts / year View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
59. Itinerant Urbanist

A Footloose Take on Cities, Transit, and Some Other Random Things
itineranturbanist.wordpress.com
6.9K ⋅ 1 post / quarter View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
60. The Planning Lady

An urban planner who reads and writes about preservation, sustainability, and cities to help make small changes that lead to big impacts on the world.
theplanninglady.com/blog
219 ⋅ 2 posts / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
61. Urban Design Group

The Urban Design Group provides a forum for architectural, design, and urban planning firms to address urban design issues including information on urban design companies, events, news, and careers.
udg.org.uk/publications/arti..
9.7K ⋅ 1 post / week View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
62. City Planning Coordinator

Random Thoughts and Ideas of an Urban Planner Working as a City Planning Director (City Planning and Development Coordinator) in a Progressive Medium-Size City in the Philippines.
cityplanningcoordinator.blog
3 posts / quarter ⋅ Sep 2020 View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
63. Urban Design Associates Blog

The Urban Design Associates' blog covers everything you need to know about architecture and building the home of your dreams. Urban Design Associates are award-winning, full-service Scottsdale architects who specialize in bringing your dream home design to life.
Also in Architecture Blogs
urbandesignassociatesltd.com..
989 ⋅ 132 ⋅ 1K ⋅ 1 post / month View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
64. URBAN HUB

URBAN HUB is an interactive platform for people working on the future of cities and mobility. We collect personal stories about urban landmarks and future ideas for the sustainable development of cities worldwide.
urban-hub.com
7.3K ⋅ 1 post / quarter View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
65. Project for Public Spaces | Placemaking Blog

Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is the central hub of the global Placemaking movement, connecting people to ideas, expertise, and partners who share a passion for creating vital places.
pps.org/blog
85K ⋅ 80.2K View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
66. BLDGBLOG

BLDGBLOG (building blog) was launched in 2004 and is written by Geoff Manaugh. In addition to this site, I'm the author of two books the New York Times-bestselling A Burglar's Guide to the City and The BLDGBLOG Book as well as editor of a third, Landscape Futures: Instruments, Devices, and Architectural Inventions.
bldgblog.com
319 ⋅ 25 posts / year View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
67. GreenCityBlueLake

The GreenCityBlueLake Institute is the sustainability center of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. We believe that on rapidly urbanizing planet Earth, the key to sustainability is the development of ecological cities where people can live healthy lives with reduced environmental footprints.
gcbl.org/blog
1.8K ⋅ 4.8K View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
68. UrbanCincy | Connecting The Region With Its Urban Core.

UrbanCincy has served as the source for news on Cincinnati's dynamic urban core. UrbanCincy's team offers a unique collection of professional perspectives that make the website a destination for diverse ideas and engaging conversation. In addition to original news content, our bi-weekly podcast, photographs, videos and events make UrbanCincy.com the region's premier urban lifestyle website.
urbancincy.com
13.2K ⋅ 20.8K ⋅ 1 post / year View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
69. The Naked City Blog

Exploring life in the city Charlotte and the greater metro region. Looking at urban design, transportation, growth, the built environment and more.
nakedcityblog.blogspot.com
4 posts / year View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
70. GiGi The Planner

GiGi The Planner LLC is an organization whose mission is to increase the number of black planners in America by exposing, empowering, and engaging youth is African descent to pursue a degree in urban planning.
gigitheplanner.com
861 ⋅ 625 ⋅ 5 posts / year View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
71. Aaron M. Renn All Things Aaron | Passionate About Cities

Aaron M. Renn is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and an opinion-leading urban analyst, writer, and speaker on a mission to help America's cities thrive and find sustainable success in the 21st century.
aaronrenn.com
4.2K ⋅ 34 View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
72. EnP Marion Micah Tinio

I am a Licensed Environmental Planner. I also have a degree of Master of Science in Environmental Science. Contact me for projects on waste management and environmental planning.
enptinio.wordpress.com/blog
1K ⋅ 14 posts / year View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
73. The Overhead Wire

The Overhead Wire is a consulting firm owned and operated by Jeff Wood in San Francisco California. Their projects include podcasts such as the weekly Talking Headways on Streetsblog, news sites, cartography and data analysis, and research on transit modes and land use strategies.
theoverheadwire.blogspot.com
177.7K View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
74. vivaNext

Whether it is an update on our project, info about an upcoming event, or a look at smart growth planning in York Region, this blog is intended to be a touchpoint between vivaNext HQ and you.
vivanext.com/blog
2.2K ⋅ 3.5K View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
75. PlaceMakers | PlaceShakers and Newsmakers

PlaceShakers and Newsmakers is PlaceMakers' online mouthpiece. Our opportunity to share perspective and engage in the discussion of ideas. Because of the work we do, we spend our days in the company of urban designers, architects, civic boosters, enviros, developers, politicos, city staffers, preservationists, community activists.
placemakers.com/placeshakers
7.4K ⋅ 5.5K ⋅ 1 post / year View Latest Posts ⋅ Get Email Contact
Urban Planning Blogs By Country
| Country | No. of Blogs |
|---|---|
| UK Urban Planning Blogs | 10 |
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