Top 50 Urban Planning Blogs in the US
Urban Planning Blogs
Here are 50 Best Urban Planning Blogs you should read and follow in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
1. CityLab
Blog https://www.bloomberg.com/citylab + Follow Blog
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.
Email ****@theatlantic.com
Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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2. Seattle Transit Blog | Covering Transit and Land Use in the Greater Seattle Area
Blog https://seattletransitblog.com/ + Follow Blog
Seattle Transit Blog is an independent, award-winning publication covering transit and land use issues in Seattle and the Puget Sound area since 2007.
Email ****@seattletransitblog.com
Location Seattle, Washington, United States
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3. Planetizen - The independent resource for people passionate about planning and related fields
Blog https://www.planetizen.com/news + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@planetizen.com
Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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4. Next City Inspiring Better Cities
Blog https://nextcity.org/ + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@nextcity.org
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Facebook 39.7KTwitter 117.1K Domain Authority 72 Get Email Contact
5. Human Transit - The professional blog of public transit consultant Jarrett Walker
Blog https://humantransit.org/ + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@jarrettwalker.com
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Twitter 44.1K Domain Authority 57 Get Email Contact
6. SPUR | | Ideas Action for a Better City
Blog https://www.spur.org/ + Follow Blog
Through research, education and advocacy, SPUR promotes good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Email ****@spur.org
Location San Francisco, California, United States
Facebook 12.7KTwitter 27.5KInstagram 5.5K Domain Authority 60 Get Email Contact
7. The Urbanist
Blog https://www.theurbanist.org/ + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@theurbanist.org
Location Seattle, Washington, United States
Facebook 5.3KTwitter 30.6KInstagram 5.2K Domain Authority 54 Get Email Contact
8. Streets Blog NYC
Blog https://nyc.streetsblog.org/ + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@streetsblog.org
Location New York City, New York, United States
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9. ICIC
Blog https://icic.org/ + Follow Blog
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.
Email ****@icic.org
Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Facebook 3.1KTwitter 10.8K Domain Authority 55 Get Email Contact
10. Strong Towns | Strong Towns Media
Blog https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/ + Follow Blog
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.
Email ****@strongtowns.org
Location United States
Facebook 124KTwitter 91K Domain Authority 60 Get Email Contact
11. Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space by Richard Layman
Blog http://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@yahoo.com
Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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12. BLDGBLOG
Blog https://www.bldgblog.com/ + Follow Blog
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 Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Twitter 347 Domain Authority 58 Get Email Contact
13. UrbanCincy | Connecting The Region With Its Urban Core.
Blog https://www.urbancincy.com/ + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@urbancincy.com
Location Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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14. Streets.MN
Blog https://streets.mn/ + Follow Blog
Our mission is to expand and improve the dialogue about land use, transportation, the environment and governance in Minnesota.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Minnesota, United States
Facebook 3.2K Domain Authority 59 Get Email Contact
15. Building Salt Lake
Blog https://buildingsaltlake.com/ + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@buildingsaltlake.com
Location Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Facebook 5.6KTwitter 3.3KInstagram 4.6K Domain Authority 36 Get Email Contact
16. The City Fix
Blog https://thecityfix.com/blog/tag/sustainability/ + Follow Blog
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities catalyzes environmentally and financially sustainable urban solutions to improve quality for millions of people.
Email ****@wri.org
Location United States
Twitter 32.4KInstagram 3.9K Domain Authority 59 Get Email Contact
17. ATL Urbanist
Blog https://atlurbanist.tumblr.com/ + Follow Blog
Darin Givens lives in Downtown Atlanta with his family and writes about urbanism. Co-founder of ThreadATL, an urbanism advocacy group. ThreadATL.org
Email atlurbanist @ gmail.com
Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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18. Aaron M. Renn All Things Aaron
Blog https://www.aaronrenn.com/ + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@urbanophile.com
Location New York, United States
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19. WHA Blog | Value, Insight and Conversation On Architecture, Planning and Design
Blog https://www.whablog.com/ + Follow Blog
WHA is a land planning and architectural design firm that specializes in shaping new communities, and reshaping urban and existing in-town neighborhoods.
Email ****@whainc.com
Location Santa Ana, California, United States
Facebook 721Instagram 1.3K Domain Authority 11 Get Email Contact
20. The Black Urbanist | The Placemaking Blog of Kristen Jeffers
Blog https://theblackurbanist.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
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.
Email ****@theblackurbanist.com
Location North Carolina, United States
Facebook 2.2KTwitter 14.3K Domain Authority 35 Get Email Contact
21. Inhabitat
Blog https://inhabitat.com/ + Follow Blog
Inhabitat is a green design and lifestyle site that provides coverage of environmental news and the latest in sustainable design. Their website is devoted 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 Email ****@inhabitat.com
Location El Segundo, California, United States
Facebook 1.1MTwitter 155.5KInstagram 54.8K Domain Authority 87 Get Email Contact
22. Second Ave. Sagas - A New York City Subway Blog
Blog https://secondavenuesagas.com/ + Follow 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.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location New York City, New York, United States
Facebook 3.2KTwitter 40.7KInstagram 2.9K Domain Authority 56 Get Email Contact
23. Project for Public Spaces | Placemaking Blog
Blog https://www.pps.org/blog + Follow 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.
Email ****@pps.org
Location New York City, New York, United States
Facebook 88.5KTwitter 83.4KInstagram 34.5K Domain Authority 65 Get Email Contact
24. Cyburbia Forums
Blog https://www.cyburbia.org/forums/ + Follow Blog
Cyburbia Forums is a third place for planners, planning students, architects, urbanists, and others interested or involved in shaping the built environment.
Email ****@cyburbia.org
Location Ithaca, New York, United States
Twitter 1.7K Domain Authority 46 Get Email Contact
25. The Overhead Wire
Blog http://theoverheadwire.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@gmail.com
Location San Francisco, California, United States
Twitter 173.1K Domain Authority 36 Get Email Contact
26. Urban Indy
Blog https://urbanindy.com/ + Follow Blog
Urban Indy is a collaborative blog featuring authors with a passion for urban design in Indianapolis.
Email ****@yahoo.com
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Facebook 1.5KTwitter 1.7K Domain Authority 35 Get Email Contact
27. Urban Life Signs
Blog https://urbanlifesigns.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
Urban Life Signs blog about urban planning, transportation, maps, and life in a city.
Email ****@urbanlifesigns.com
Location San Francisco, California, United States
Twitter 3.5K Domain Authority 37 Get Email Contact
28. City Notes by Daniel Kay Hertz
Blog https://danielkayhertz.com/ + Follow Blog
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.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Twitter 11.4K Domain Authority 46 Get Email Contact
29. URBAN HUB
Blog https://blog.tkelevator.com/ + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@elbkind.de
Location United States
Facebook 7.3K Domain Authority 62 Get Email Contact
30. IDEAS SWA Group
Blog http://www.ideas.swagroup.com/category/perfor.. + Follow Blog
IDEAS blog by SWA Group is a place to explore, share, and document our thinking, work, and current research. They explore several new and long-standing concepts in landscape architecture, planning, and urban design from the creation of great urban landscapes, urban ecologies, and landscape infrastructure.MORE Email ****@swagroup.com
Location United States
Facebook 7.9KTwitter 3.8KInstagram 20.8K Domain Authority 48 Get Email Contact
31. Broken Sidewalk | A Place For Urbanism
Blog https://brokensidewalk.com/urbanism/ + Follow Blog
Here at Broken Sidewalk, we cover urbanism, architecture, transportation, development, and more at a neighborhood level.
Email ****@brokensidewalk.com
Location Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Twitter 3.6KInstagram 1.8K Domain Authority 45 Get Email Contact
32. Restoring Prosperity to Ohio | Greater Ohio Policy Center Blog
Blog https://www.greaterohio.org/blog/ + Follow Blog
The Mission of the Greater Ohio Policy Center is to champion revitalization and sustainable growth in Ohio.
Email ****@greaterohio.org
Location Columbus, Ohio, United States
Twitter 2.6K Domain Authority 36 Get Email Contact
33. Car Free America | City Planning, Transportation Policy, Sustainable Life
Blog https://carfreeamerica.net/ + Follow Blog
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.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Miami, Florida, United States
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34. The Corner Side Yard
Blog http://cornersideyard.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@gmail.com.
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Twitter 7.1K Domain Authority 38 Get Email Contact
35. At the Helm of the Public Realm: An Urban Design Blog
Blog https://helmofthepublicrealm.com/ + Follow Blog
Musings on Urban Design, Urban Planning and the Built Environment authored by an urban designer, planner, and trained architect Erin Chantry.
Email ****@helmofthepublicrealm.com
Location Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Twitter 653 Domain Authority 28 Get Email Contact
36. Itinerant Urbanist
Blog https://itineranturbanist.wordpress.com/ + Follow Blog
A Footloose Take on Cities, Transit, and Some Other Random Things
Email ****@ctps.org
Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Twitter 8.5K Domain Authority 27 Get Email Contact
37. Urban Design Associates Blog
Blog https://www.urbandesignassociatesltd.com/blog/ + Follow 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.MORE Email ****@uda.email
Location Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Facebook 1.3KTwitter 132Instagram 2.3K Domain Authority 22 Get Email Contact
38. Let's Go LA
Blog https://letsgola.wordpress.com/ + Follow Blog
Transportation, Land Use, and Economics in the Southland.
Email ****@yahoo.com
Location Glendale, California, United States
Twitter 4.2K Domain Authority 32 Get Email Contact
39. Entrapped Spaces
Blog https://entrappedspaces.tumblr.com/ + Follow Blog
I like to feature kick-ass buildings/urbanism concepts/installations and explore issues that cities.
Location Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Twitter 352 Domain Authority 12 Get Email Contact
40. Portlanders for Parking Reform Better Parking Policy For The City of Roses
Blog https://pdxshoupistas.com/posts/ + Follow Blog
Professor Donald Shoup is a retired Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning from UCLA. For almost 40 years he has been promoting parking policy that leads to less automobile cruising, more affordable housing, a better allocation of the right of way, and safer streets and sidewalks. His seminal publication The High Cost of Free Parking has influenced thousands of urban planners and politicians.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
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41. The Naked City Blog
Blog https://nakedcityblog.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
Exploring life in the city Charlotte and the greater metro region. Looking at urban design, transportation, growth, the built environment and more.
Email ****@uncc.edu.
Location Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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42. My Radiant City
Blog https://myradiantcity.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
Keep up with articles from My Radiant City.
Email ****@myradiantcity.com
Location United States
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43. Maine Architecture
Blog http://mainearchitecture.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
Blog focusing on town planning and architecture in Maine.
Email ****@michaelbelleau.com
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
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44. GiGi The Planner
Blog https://www.gigitheplanner.com/ + Follow Blog
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.MORE Email ****@gigitheplanner.com
Location Florida, United States
Facebook 951Twitter 605Instagram 5.4K Domain Authority 9 Get Email Contact
45. JUA Blog | Blog of the Journal of Urban Affairs
Blog https://juablog.com/ + Follow Blog
Focusing on urban research and policy, JUA offers a multidisciplinary perspective on issues relevant to scholars and practitioners.
Email ****@msu.edu
Location Michigan, United States
Facebook 3.3KTwitter 3.8K Domain Authority 18 Get Email Contact
46. Hashtag Urbanism
Blog https://hashtagurbanismblog.wordpress.com/ + Follow Blog
Hashtag Urbanism is a city blog that aims to create and curate all content that can be tagged with the #urbanism. Through our posts, we aim to highlight how one encounters design and architecture in simple ways in a city and its potential in transforming our perceptions of the place. Based in Chennai, Hashtag Urbanism is also a chronicler of all stories that make this beautiful city what it is.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location United States
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