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- Reviewing the evidence on Los Angeles’ big real estate tax ULAby /u/Crafty_Use_7055 on October 22, 2026 at 10:53 pm
Hi everyone! I recently wrote an essay reviewing in detail the effects of the Measure ULA transfer tax in Los Angeles, which has been a source of a […]
- How easily can we convert former gas stations into housing or commercial use?by /u/MookieBettsBurner11 on October 21, 2026 at 5:50 pm
As the US slowly but steadily starts embracing EVs, one thing I was thinking was what would happen to all of the gas stations built over the years […]
- Cities want to put the boot on robotaxis | Frustrated by federal gridlock, cities and states across the political spectrum are taking matters into their own hands to rein in autonomous vehiclesby /u/Hrmbee on October 19, 2026 at 6:56 pm
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- Do you think this should be treated as a full bike roundabout?by /u/BradyBrother100 on October 18, 2026 at 8:27 pm
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xT2sHpPRhLrRe6x39?g_st=ac For context, North/South Traffic is pedestrian only/dismount zone. If you’re coming from the […]
- Advertising public meetings?by /u/nolamickey on October 16, 2026 at 6:31 pm
Hey y’all! I work for a large municipality (~500k people) and we’re in the process of rewriting our land development code. We’ve scheduled and […]
- Moving from Public Sector to Private Sector planning – Share your experienceby /u/screaminjohn on October 16, 2026 at 5:33 pm
I’m currently a public sector planner working in a mid-size city, specializing in long-range planning. I have over ten years experience in […]
- Retrofit a Covered Porch on a Snout House?by /u/NoLoveForTheHaters on October 16, 2026 at 12:51 pm
I’m so sick of the snout houses in and around my community. If zoning were not an issue, is there a way to effectively retrofit a covered porch or […]
- Bi-Monthly Education and Career Advice Threadby /u/AutoModerator on October 15, 2026 at 4:00 pm
This monthly recurring post will help concentrate common questions around career and education advice. The goal is to reduce the number of posts […]
- Public Consultation is personally affecting my mental health and making me feel unsafe at my jobby /u/ningus on October 15, 2026 at 12:14 pm
Update 1: I did NOT expect this to blow up in our little corner of Reddit. I loved reading every comment. Just to add additional info: I have about […]
- Attending the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Conference as a Graduate Studentby /u/jarbid16 on October 13, 2026 at 7:05 pm
Hope everyone’s doing well! I (30M) am a current urban planning grad student specializing in transportation, and I’m thinking about attending TRB in […]
- If cul-de-sacs are bad are double cul de sacs twice as bad?by /u/MerlynTrump on October 13, 2026 at 4:06 pm
I’ve never even heard of them up until recently but there’s a proposed development in my town and one of the objections the city engineer had to it […]
- Voters here will decide whether to force cities to build cheaper, smaller homesby /u/Hrmbee on October 13, 2026 at 2:27 pm
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- Planning Commission public comment expectationsby /u/Seastfive on October 13, 2026 at 12:28 am
Do you respond to direct questions during the public comment section of your meetings? I was taught to address it during miscellaneous business if I […]
- Public Improvements Agreements for New Subdivisions?by /u/Limp_Cheesecake_817 on October 12, 2026 at 9:41 pm
I’m a city planner in a small city (pop ~20,000) and our department has been in the practice of allowing developers to enter into Public Improvements […]
- Architects, urban planners, and urban designers: What’s a cool thing you’ve learned about the built world?by /u/Cosmic_mess01 on October 12, 2026 at 4:19 pm
I’m talking about anything from the history behind why a city is laid out a certain way, why a particular building looks the way it does, how a […]
- Just hit two years at my planning job and feeling like Im doing a bad job and want to quit.by /u/honeywings on October 11, 2026 at 7:01 pm
I was hired at a large city two years ago to do long range planning for a very contentious project. I do not have a master’s in planning and […]
- Infilling: City of Buffalo/UB to Prepare Ready-to-Build Home Plansby /u/Eudaimonics on October 9, 2026 at 3:22 pm
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- How fast do zoning changes actually take effect on the ground?by /u/jcescarra on October 8, 2026 at 10:13 pm
Suppose that some sprawly US city, say Atlanta, decides to allow mixed use development and denser housing all throughout city limits. How long would […]
- NYC/HK style housing projects as the solution to America’s housing shortage? Yay or nay? Explain your answer.by /u/Passion4Puro on October 6, 2026 at 10:12 pm
I say yay. Brand new cities of nothing but publicly-funded buildings. Maybe the rents could be based on cost of building maintenance rather than […]
- New Documents Detail Nine-Figure, Silicon Valley–Funded Abundance Movementby /u/DoxiadisOfDetroit on October 4, 2026 at 9:11 pm
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- Sometimes I feel like the housing situation would have been much better if New York and Pennsylvania invested into their own cities a lot more.by /u/lovesocialmedia on October 4, 2026 at 2:17 pm
New York has Albany, Buffalo and other cities that it could invest into where people can move to for jobs. I go to PA a lot and the state has a lot […]
- Can development happen without displacement? Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood is a test caseby /u/The_Conversation on October 3, 2026 at 3:44 pm
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- Working abroadby /u/Fun_Formal2435 on October 2, 2026 at 1:17 pm
Hi all, London based planner here with just shy of a decades experience. I am eager to move abroad and want to know if others have successfully moved […]
- Bi-Monthly Education and Career Advice Threadby /u/AutoModerator on October 1, 2026 at 4:01 pm
This monthly recurring post will help concentrate common questions around career and education advice. The goal is to reduce the number of posts […]
- Monthly r/UrbanPlanning Open Threadby /u/AutoModerator on October 1, 2026 at 1:00 pm
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