100 Best Urban Planning Blogs and Websites

1. 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 environ...mental change in cities through journalism and events around the world.more
nextcity.org
40.8K 117.1K 1 post / week DA 72 Get Email Contact

2. The City Fix

US
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities catalyzes environmentally and financially sustainable urban solutions to improve quality for millions of people....more
thecityfix.com
1 post / week DA 58 Get Email Contact

3. 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 smalle...st towns to the largest cities and everything in between.Planetizen: The independent resource for people passionate about planning and related fields.more
planetizen.com/news
22.5K 74.9K 26 posts / week DA 68 Get Email Contact

4. 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 becom...e financially strong and resilient.more
strongtowns.org/jo..
90.2K 91K 12 posts / week DA 60 Get Email Contact

5. 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..
99.6K 131.8K 70.3K 4 posts / week DA 73 Get Email Contact

6. 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.more
urbanland.uli.org
137.2K 4 posts / week DA 67 Get Email Contact

7. 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 addre...ssing 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.more
theurbanist.org
3.2K 30.6K 3.8K 1 post / day DA 54 Get Email Contact

8. 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 f...rom around the globe. Today, Landezine is internationally renowned landscape architecture website and one of the most visible in the profession. more
landezine.com
46.1K 11.1K 5.6K 6 posts / week DA 54 Get Email Contact

9. 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 24.4K 1 post / week Feb 2007 DA 58 Get Email Contact

10. 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.
planningresource.c..
23.2K 26 posts / week DA 57 Get Email Contact

11. 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 poli...cies 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.more
humantransit.org
44.1K 1 post / week DA 57 Get Email Contact

12. 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 3.9K 4 posts / month DA 60 Get Email Contact

13. 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.more
theoverheadwire.bl..
173.1K 1 post / quarter DA 36 Get Email Contact

14. 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.more
newgeography.com/b..
5.9K 6.3K 4 posts / week DA 69 Get Email Contact

15. 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 grea...t places to live and work.more
urbansplash.co.uk/..
4.4K 36K 16.2K 1 post / week DA 51 Get Email Contact

16. 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.more
popupcity.net
16.4K 6.1K 3 posts / month DA 59 Get Email Contact

17. 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.more
buildingsaltlake.com
3.4K 3.3K 1.1K 3 posts / week DA 36 Get Email Contact

18. 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
7.6K 4.8K 6 posts / week DA 40 Get Email Contact

19. 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 D...eisgn, Public Transit, City Hall, Parks, Walking, Bikes, Streetscape, History, Waterfront, Maps, Public Spacesmore
spacing.ca/urban-d..
9.1K 38.3K 1 post / week DA 59 Get Email Contact

20. 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 7K 5 posts / month DA 32 Get Email Contact

21. CityTalk

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Opinions, ideas and knowledge you can apply to local and regional sustainable development.
talkofthecities.ic..
4K 41.3K 2 posts / quarter DA 62 Get Email Contact

22. 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.more
icic.org
2.5K 10.8K 3 posts / quarter DA 55 Get Email Contact

23. 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 e...fficient transit and mixed use, compact places. Therefore, I end up writing mostly about mobility and urban design authored by Richard Laymen.more
urbanplacesandspac..
2 posts / month DA 48 Get Email Contact

24. 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 DA 59 Get Email Contact

25. DenverInfill Blog

Denver, Colorado, US
Denver's online source for urbanism, planning, and infill and sustainable development.
denverinfill.com/blog
6.6K 3.4K 4.9K 4 posts / quarter Aug 2006 DA 47 Get Email Contact

26. 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.more
planningtank.com
10.3K 233 2.6K 4 posts / week DA 43 Get Email Contact

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, pri...vate and institutional sectors.more
gellersworldtravel..
8.4K 2 posts / month DA 37 Get Email Contact

28. The Antiplanner

Welcome to the Antiplanner, a blog dedicated to ending government land-use regulation, comprehensive planning, and transportation boondoggles.
ti.org/antiplanner
4 posts / week DA 49 Get Email Contact

29. 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 sector...s. 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.more
cornersideyard.blo..
7.1K 2 posts / month DA 38 Get Email Contact

30. 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.more
bldgblog.com
347 1 post / quarter DA 58 Get Email Contact

31. Aaron M. Renn All Things Aaron | Passionate About Cities

New York, US
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.more
aaronrenn.com
4.2K 34 4 posts / week DA 52 Get Email Contact

32. 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 suppo...rt them, can be.more
theblackurbanist.c..
2.2K 14.3K 2 posts / month DA 35 Get Email Contact

33. 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. more
carfreeamerica.net
365 2.6K 1 post / year DA 12 Get Email Contact

34. Transportist

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
It is a blog about Networks, Economics and Urban Systems and Transport in Sydney.
transportist.org
5.5K 2 posts / year DA 45 Get Email Contact

35. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

England, UK
A blog about better decisions, better urban planning and better economics.
andrewlainton.word..
2 posts / week DA 41 Get Email Contact

36. UQ|UP Blog

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
UQ|UP is part of the leading School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) at the University of Queensland - a university in the world's top 5...0 and one of Australia's Group of Eight. This is their informal Blog. All UQ|UP staff and HDR students contribute news, opinions, and research papers to this Blog.more
uq-urbanplanning.org
1.7K 2.2K 3.1K 2 posts / day DA 19 Get Email Contact

37. 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 3 posts / month DA 35 Get Email Contact

38. Tata Projects Blogs

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Looking for insights into the world of construction and infrastructure? Check out the TATA Projects blog for expert opinions and industry news. Tata P...rojects is one of the fastest growing and most admired Technology led Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company in India.more
tataprojects.com/b..
78K 213 2 posts / month DA 31 Get Email Contact

39. Centre for Urban Research Blog

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
CUR is located at RMIT University's City campus and has strong links with urban researchers and centers across Australia and internationally. It i...s strongly committed to interdisciplinary research, with staff expertise in urban planning, public policy geography, economics, environmental sciences, spatial analysis, history, and sociology. The blog offers insights into their projects, student activities, urban research, policy, and more.more
cur.org.au/categor..
3.2K 2.9K 1.1K 9 posts / year DA 37 Get Email Contact

40. Urban Design Lab

India
Urban Design Lab research publication platform serves as a space for researchers, urban planners, architects, and designers to share their findings an...d insights on urban design and showcase their work and engage in intellectual discussions with other professionals. It offers a variety of formats, including research papers, case studies, and visual presentations, to share their work and engage with the wider urban design community.more
urbandesignlab.in/..
6.4K 65 2 posts / week DA 21 Get Email Contact

41. Urban Choreography

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Exploring how we create an enhanced user experience in leisure, retail, urban and landscape environments and collaborate together to build our common ...future authored by Landscape Architect DonovanGillman specializing in the experience design of Retail, Leisure, Urban , Landscape Environments.more
urbanchoreography.net
84 5 posts / week DA 23 Get Email Contact

42. 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 neighborhoo...ds.more
whablog.com
629 1.3K 1 post / week DA 11 Get Email Contact

43. 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.more
nclurbandesign.org..
238 30 posts / quarter DA 16 Get Email Contact

44. Hamilton Urban Blog

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Thoughts on Hamilton's urban environment and future direction.
hamiltonurbanblog...
290 425 2 posts / month DA 13 Get Email Contact

45. parCitypatory

Germany & Mexico
Consultancy & blog advocating for more participation in cities from all over the world.
parcitypatory.org
170 278 1.8K 1 post / month DA 16 Get Email Contact

46. Community Architect

This is an urban design, architecture and cities blog exploring design, art, culture, planning, transportation and cultural landscapes.Articles from t...his blog have been published on ArchDaily, Jan Gehl's blog, Sustainable Cities, Project for Public Spaces, the NOMA magazine and elsewhere.more
archplanbaltimore...
2 posts / month DA 35 Get Email Contact

47. Venetian Letter Blog

Enjoy blog posts, interviews, books, and events on human-focused architecture and urban design from Venetian Letter. The Blog is an initiative of two ... architecture professionals with an aim to encourage a dialogue between science and architecture and create places that benefit human wellbeing.more
venetianletter.com..
2 posts / quarter DA 10 Get Email Contact

48. Urban & Regional Planning Blog

Urban, Town & Country Planning Information.
urbanplanninginfor..
15 10.3K 1 post / week DA 3 Get Email Contact

49. Reflections on Auckland Planning by Joel Cayford

Auckland, New Zealand
Joel is a Strategic Planner specializing in urban, infrastructure, and economic development planning policy. He has provided advice to project teams ...wanting a critical review of work in progress, or requiring a 'challenge team' input. In Auckland, Joel has taken a leading role in public policy decisions influencing transport, urban form and development, waterfront development and much more.more
joelcayford.blogsp..
1 post / year DA 18 Get Email Contact

50. 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..
222 206 1 post / quarter DA 5 Get Email Contact

51. Little Miss Urbanite | Planning for a better world

Environmental planner, earth lover, and just a girl who likes to write. So here's my take on the studies and practice of urban and regional planni...ng authored by Ragene Andrea Palmamore
littlemissurbanite..
1 post / year DA 4 Get Email Contact

52. City Planning Coordinator

Philippines
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.more
cityplanningcoordi..
1 post / week Sep 2020 DA 1 Get Email Contact

53. 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.more
bloomberg.com/citylab
204.9K 245.1K 99.2K 30 posts / year DA 94 Get Email Contact

54. 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 trans...it. Streetsblog NYC covers the five boroughs of New York City.more
streetsblog.org
12.6K 43.1K 30 posts / year DA 74 Get Email Contact

55. Inhabitat

El Segundo, California, US
Inhabitat is a green design and lifestyle site that provides coverage of environmental news and the latest in sustainable design. Their website is dev...oted to the future of design, innovative technology, and any architectural projects or concepts that emphasize energy efficiency, sustainability, and connection to the surrounding environment. Go through their blog and learn more about the latest news, designs, lifestyle, and more.more
inhabitat.com
1.2M 155.5K 49.1K 30 posts / year DA 88 Get Email Contact

56. 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 la...test architectural news: projects, products, events, interviews, and competitions among others.more
architecturelab.net
602.8K 74.1K 1.6K 1 post / week DA 48 Get Email Contact

57. 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..
88.5K 197.9K 26.7K DA 68 Get Email Contact

58. 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 54.1K 37.5K DA 62 Get Email Contact

59. 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, M...TA and transportation in New York City.more
secondavenuesagas.com
2.8K 36.9K 3K DA 56 Get Email Contact

60. 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.more
pps.org/blog
88.5K 83.4K 30.5K DA 65 Get Email Contact

61. 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 t...hrough the 'spontaneous order' of the land use and transportation marketplace.more
marketurbanism.com
2K 47.8K DA 52 Get Email Contact

62. 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 perspect...ives 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.more
urbancincy.com
13.2K 19.7K DA 48 Get Email Contact

63. 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
30.8K 572 14.1K DA 61 Get Email Contact

64. 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-p...erson and city-to-city learning by spotlighting projects and practitioners working on urban solutions.more
meetingoftheminds.org
8.7K DA 51 Get Email Contact

65. 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.more
gcbl.org/blog
1.9K 4.4K DA 45 Get Email Contact

66. 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 enviro...nment.more
cyburbia.org/forums
1.7K DA 46 Get Email Contact

67. 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 pub...lications, including City Observatory.more
danielkayhertz.com
11.4K DA 46 Get Email Contact

68. 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 DA 37 Get Email Contact

69. 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, p...olitics, 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. more
theglobalgrid.org
3.9K 5.9K 8K DA 43 Get Email Contact

70. 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 DA 35 Get Email Contact

71. 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.more
placemakers.com/pl..
7.7K 6.1K 2 posts / year DA 48 Get Email Contact

72. 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 ur...ban design companies, events, news, and careers.more
udg.org.uk/publica..
10.2K 4 posts / year DA 46 Get Email Contact

73. 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 1.8K DA 45 Get Email Contact

74. Itinerant Urbanist

Boston, Massachusetts, US
A Footloose Take on Cities, Transit, and Some Other Random Things
itineranturbanist...
8.5K DA 27 Get Email Contact

75. 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.more
vivanext.com/blog
2.2K 3.4K DA 38 Get Email Contact

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