100 Best Urban Planning Blogs and Websites

1. CityLab

Washington, District of Columbia, US
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
204.7K⋅ 245.9K⋅ 48.4K ⋅9 posts / month Get Email Contact More

2. Next City Inspiring Better Cities

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
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
40.8K⋅ 117.6K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact More

3. Streetsblog

New York City, New York, US
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
12.6K⋅ 42K ⋅17 posts / week Get Email Contact More

4. The City Fix

US
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
2 posts / week Get Email Contact More

5. Planetizen - The independent resource for people passionate about planning and related fields

Los Angeles, California, US
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
22.5K⋅ 75.6K ⋅30 posts / week Get Email Contact More

6. Strong Towns | Strong Towns Media

US
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/jo..
90.2K⋅ 78.1K ⋅15 posts / week Get Email Contact More

7. UN-Habitat | United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya
UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. Improving the quality of urbanization results in better quality of life.
unhabitat.org/news..
98.6K⋅ 129.4K⋅ 17.8K ⋅12 posts / month Get Email Contact More

8. Inhabitat

El Segundo, California, US
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⋅ 157.4K⋅ 49.1K ⋅30 posts / quarter Get Email Contact More

9. Urban Land Magazine

Urban Land Magazine is the flagship publication of the Urban Land Institute, a member-based organization with global headquarters in Washington, D.C. Popular features include ULX, Developments, Trends, Awards, and other topics on the built environment, urbanism and commercial real estate.
Also in Urban Magazines
urbanland.uli.org
138.1K ⋅5 posts / week Get Email Contact More

10. Architecture Lab

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The goal of Architecture Lab is to make architecture more connected and bring together architects/designers from around the world searching for the latest architectural news: projects, products, events, interviews, and competitions among others.
Also in Canadian Architecture Blogs
architecturelab.net
602.8K⋅ 74.8K⋅ 1.6K ⋅9 posts / month Get Email Contact More

11. Landezine | Landscape Architecture Works

Slovenia
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
46.1K⋅ 11.2K⋅ 5.6K ⋅30 posts / week Get Email Contact More

12. The Urbanist

Seattle, Washington, US
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⋅ 27.3K⋅ 1.8K ⋅3 posts / day Get Email Contact More

13. Seattle Transit Blog | Covering Transit and Land Use in the Greater Seattle Area

Seattle, Washington, US
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..
2.1K⋅ 24.5K ⋅3 posts / week ⋅ Feb 2007 Get Email Contact More

14. PlanningResource | Independent Intelligence For Planning Proffessionals

UK
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.c..
23.2K ⋅16 posts / week Get Email Contact More

15. SPUR | | Ideas Action for a Better City

San Francisco, California, US
Through research, education and advocacy, SPUR promotes good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area.
spur.org
12.9K⋅ 27.7K⋅ 2.3K ⋅7 posts / month Get Email Contact More

16. Human Transit - The professional blog of public transit consultant Jarrett Walker

Portland, Oregon, US
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.
Also in Mass Transit Blogs
humantransit.org
43.7K ⋅5 posts / quarter Get Email Contact More

17. New Geography

NewGeography.com is a site devoted to analyzing and discussing the places where we live and work. We want to know not only what is happening, but also how you, your company and your community can best adapt to rapidly changing conditions. We welcome your writing, your thoughts on the site, and your insights on economic development, metropolitan demographics, and community leadership.
Also in Geography Blogs
newgeography.com/b..
5.9K⋅ 6.3K ⋅6 posts / week Get Email Contact More

18. The Pop-Up City

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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
16.5K⋅ 4.2K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact More

19. Urban Splash | Urban Splash Property News

Manchester, England, UK
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/..
4.4K⋅ 36.2K ⋅2 posts / week Get Email Contact More

20. CityTalk

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Opinions, ideas and knowledge you can apply to local and regional sustainable development.
talkofthecities.ic..
4K⋅ 40.9K ⋅3 posts / quarter Get Email Contact More

21. Spacing | Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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-d..
9.1K⋅ 38.4K ⋅2 posts / week Get Email Contact More

22. Brandon Donnelly

I'm an architect-trained and tech-obsessed real estate developer based in Toronto. This is my daily blog for city builders.
brandondonnelly.com
7K ⋅6 posts / week Get Email Contact More

23. Building Salt Lake

Salt Lake City, Utah, US
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
3.4K⋅ 2.9K⋅ 1.1K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact More

24. ATL Urbanist

Atlanta, Georgia, US
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..
3.8K⋅ 6.6K ⋅2 posts / day Get Email Contact More

25. ICIC

Boston, Massachusetts, US
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⋅ 10.9K ⋅1 post / quarter Get Email Contact More

26. Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space by Richard Layman

Washington, District of Columbia, US
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.
urbanplacesandspac..
4 posts / week Get Email Contact More

27. Michael Geller's Blog

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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..
8.4K ⋅3 posts / month Get Email Contact More

28. Streets.MN

Minnesota, US
Our mission is to expand and improve the dialogue about land use, transportation, the environment and governance in Minnesota.
streets.mn
2.5K ⋅5 posts / week Get Email Contact More

29. DenverInfill Blog

Denver, Colorado, US
Denver's online source for urbanism, planning, and infill and sustainable development.
denverinfill.com/blog
6.6K⋅ 3.4K⋅ 2.4K ⋅6 posts / quarter ⋅ Aug 2006 Get Email Contact More

30. Price Tags | Perspective from Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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
8⋅ 724 ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact More

31. The Black Urbanist | The Placemaking Blog of Kristen Jeffers

North Carolina, US
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.c..
2.2K⋅ 14.4K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact More

32. BLDGBLOG

Los Angeles, California, US
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.
Also in Architecture Blogs
bldgblog.com
343 ⋅3 posts / quarter Get Email Contact More

33. PlaceMakers | PlaceShakers and Newsmakers

US
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/pl..
7.7K⋅ 6.1K ⋅2 posts / week Get Email Contact More

34. The Antiplanner

Welcome to the Antiplanner, a blog dedicated to ending government land-use regulation, comprehensive planning, and transportation boondoggles.
ti.org/antiplanner
5 posts / week Get Email Contact More

35. Urban Design Group

London, England, UK
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/publica..
10.1K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact More

36. The Corner Side Yard

Chicago, Illinois, US
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.blo..
6.8K ⋅2 posts / month Get Email Contact More

37. Planning Tank

New Delhi, Delhi, India
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
10.3K⋅ 237 ⋅5 posts / week Get Email Contact More

38. Car Free America | City Planning, Transportation Policy, Sustainable Life

Miami, Florida, US
Articles on City Planning, Transportation Policy and Sustainability by Mark R. Brown, AICP, PTP, a city planner and complete streets designer who has been car free since 2010.
carfreeamerica.net
365⋅ 2.6K ⋅1 post / quarter Get Email Contact More

39. Child in the City | Urban planning

We are dedicated to improve well-being of children worldwide and share knowledge and expertise to transform lives of children and young people.
childinthecity.org..
3.5K⋅ 3K ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact More

40. Maptionnaire

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
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
871⋅ 749 ⋅2 posts / week Get Email Contact More

41. Centre for Urban Research

Washington, District of Columbia, US
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/categor..
3.2K⋅ 2.9K ⋅3 posts / month Get Email Contact More

42. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

England, UK
A blog about better decisions, better urban planning and better economics.
Also in Urban Economics Blogs
andrewlainton.word..
8 posts / quarter Get Email Contact More

43. UQ Urban Planning | Shaping a better world

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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
1.7K⋅ 2.2K ⋅3 posts / month Get Email Contact More

44. Stephen Rees's blog

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Thoughts about the relationships between transport and the urban area it serves by a transportation economist and regional planner Stephen Rees.
stephenrees.blog
1.1K ⋅4 posts / month Get Email Contact More

45. NewCastle University | Urban Design

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Welcome to our blog! We are a group of postgraduate students studying Urban Design at Newcastle University with backgrounds consisting of Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape. We are a diverse cohort coming from India, China, Malaysia, Turkey and England, and we are going to share a variety of elements of urban design.
nclurbandesign.org..
238 ⋅6 posts / week Get Email Contact More

46. WHA Blog | Value, Insight and Conversation On Architecture, Planning and Design

Santa Ana, California, US
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
629 ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact More

47. Hamilton Urban Blog

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Thoughts on Hamilton's urban environment and future direction.
hamiltonurbanblog...
290⋅ 428 ⋅2 posts / month Get Email Contact More

48. The Market Urbanism Report

Atlanta, Georgia, US
The Market Urbanism Report advocates for market-oriented policy reform in cities.
marketurbanismrepo..
14.3K⋅ 37⋅ 2.9K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact More

49. Reprogramming The City

Reprogramming The City is a global overview of ways in which existing urban structures, surfaces and systems are being re-imagined, re-purposed and re-invented to do more in the city. Created by urban strategist Scott Burnham FRSA, the initiative is a catalyst of ideas showing how cities can do more with the infrastructure, assets, and systems they already have.
reprogrammingtheci..
160 ⋅3 posts / year Get Email Contact More

50. Community Architect

This is an urban design, architecture and cities blog exploring design, art, culture, planning, transportation and cultural landscapes.Articles from this blog have been published on ArchDaily, Jan Gehl's blog, Sustainable Cities, Project for Public Spaces, the NOMA magazine and elsewhere.
archplanbaltimore...
1 post / day Get Email Contact More

51. The Planning Lady

Omaha, Nebraska, US
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.co..
216 ⋅1 post / quarter Get Email Contact More

52. Urban & Regional Planning Blog

Urban, Town & Country Planning Information.
urbanplanninginfor..
15 ⋅2 posts / day Get Email Contact More

53. Millennial Cities

Millennial Cities is an online urban planning resource that seeks to serve as an all-purpose hub for interactive, data-driven visualization tools, create articles using the tools, and serve as a research medium for planners, changemakers, and curious observers. A hub for interactive data tools that explore demographics, climate change, sustainability, social justice, environment, housing, and more.
millennialcities.com
17⋅ 281 ⋅18 posts / year Get Email Contact More

54. Crikey | The Urbanist | Discussion about cities

Australia
Crikey is an Australian news and commentary website and newsletter, offering unique perspectives on politics, business, media, culture and more.
blogs.crikey.com.a..
87.9K⋅ 198K Get Email Contact More

55. Plataforma Urbana

The most widely read city and urban site in Latin America. The site is about News in Town Planning, City, Growth, Public Participation.
plataformaurbana.cl
135.1K⋅ 54.6K⋅ 37.5K Get Email Contact More

56. The Overhead Wire

San Francisco, California, US
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.bl..
175.1K Get Email Contact More

57. Second Ave. Sagas - A New York City Subway Blog

New York City, New York, US
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.
secondavenuesagas.com
2.8K⋅ 36.1K⋅ 2.9K ⋅1 post / year Get Email Contact More

58. Project for Public Spaces | Placemaking Blog

New York City, New York, US
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
88.1K⋅ 83.9K Get Email Contact More

59. Market Urbanism | Urbanism for Capitalists / Capitalism for Urbanists

Market Urbanism examines how market forces and property rights enable complex, yet vibrant and economically robust communities and regions to emerge through the 'spontaneous order' of the land use and transportation marketplace.
marketurbanism.com
2K⋅ 47.1K ⋅7 posts / year Get Email Contact More

60. UrbanCincy | Connecting The Region With Its Urban Core.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US
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⋅ 20.1K Get Email Contact More

61. Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design

Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Copenhagenize Design Co. works to create life-sized cities and we focus on the integral role that Bicycle Urbanism plays in our return to them.
copenhagenize.com
30.6K⋅ 572⋅ 10.4K Get Email Contact More

62. Meeting of the Minds - Urban Sustainability

San Francisco, California, US
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
8.8K Get Email Contact More

63. GreenCityBlueLake

Cleveland, Ohio, US
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
1.9K⋅ 4.5K Get Email Contact More

64. Cyburbia Forums

Ithaca, New York, US
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 Get Email Contact More

65. City Notes by Daniel Kay Hertz

Chicago, Illinois, US
I am a Senior Policy Analyst at the Chicago-based Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, and write about urban issues here and in several other publications, including City Observatory.
danielkayhertz.com
11.1K Get Email Contact More

66. Urban Life Signs

San Francisco, California, US
Urban Life Signs blog about urban planning, transportation, maps, and life in a city.
urbanlifesigns.blo..
3.5K ⋅1 post / year Get Email Contact More

67. The Global Grid | Urbanist news. Local views.

The Global Grid is a platform dedicated to providing unique hyperlocal urbanist news from around the world. Using their insights from local culture, politics, religion and context, our team provides local perspectives to global themes. You'll find the latest developments in urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture and engineering, here, every weekday.
theglobalgrid.org
3.9K⋅ 6K⋅ 8K Get Email Contact More

68. Urban Indy

Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Urban Indy is a collaborative blog featuring authors with a passion for urban design in Indianapolis.
urbanindy.com
1.5K⋅ 1.7K ⋅1 post / year ⋅ Apr 2007 Get Email Contact More

69. Transportist

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
It is a blog about Networks, Economics and Urban Systems and Transport in Sydney.
transportist.org
5.5K ⋅22 posts / year Get Email Contact More

70. Broken Sidewalk | A Place For Urbanism

Louisville, Kentucky, US
Here at Broken Sidewalk, we cover urbanism, architecture, transportation, development, and more at a neighborhood level.
brokensidewalk.com..
3.6K Get Email Contact More

71. SERA Architects | Sustainable Design for the Built Environment.

Portland, Oregon, US
SERA is a Portland-based Architecture, Interior Design and Urban Design & Planning firm that specializes in sustainable placemaking at all scales.
seradesign.com/blog
1.9K⋅ 4.8K Get Email Contact More

72. Itinerant Urbanist

Boston, Massachusetts, US
A Footloose Take on Cities, Transit, and Some Other Random Things
itineranturbanist...
8.3K ⋅1 post / year Get Email Contact More

73. vivaNext

York Mills, Ontario, Canada
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⋅ 3.4K Get Email Contact More

74. Restoring Prosperity to Ohio | Greater Ohio Policy Center Blog

Columbus, Ohio, US
The Mission of the Greater Ohio Policy Center is to champion revitalization and sustainable growth in Ohio.
greaterohio.org/blog
2.7K Get Email Contact More

75. Topos Magazine

Germany
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
11.6K Get Email Contact More

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