The definition seems unclear to me. I wonder if it depends on legibility (or permeability?). If you can walk or cross a street, does it mean it is a path rather than an edge?

ref:
Lynch K (1960) The image of the city. MIT Press

The LA metro D line will be opening it's extension to Westwood in the coming years. Next to the station at Century City is huge golf course. Great opportunity to add some housing stock. I went ahead and added some of my favorite buildings to a few of the lots.

Thoughts? Also this is somewhat possible because the country club pays less than a million dollars a year in property taxes thanks to CA prop 13, passed in the 70s. If prop 13 is repealed they could owe property taxes in the hundreds of millions each year. That would give them some incentive to develop.

Villagra, P., Rojas, C., Rojas, O. et al. Spatial interactions between perceived biophilic values and neighborhood typologies in urban wetlands. City Built Enviro 2, 3 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44213-024-00027-2

I would like to study my city’s (Kansas City) historic population density along the old streetcar routes. But I can’t figure out how to view historic data in a map form other than by overall population for each county or city.

Hi, so my city decided to change the corniche by the Nile.

Given that the country is famous for inefficiency and corruption, I'm 100% sure and beyond doubt that the contractor is looking to make his bribe back in multiples.

But to be honest, the state it was in was quite bad, the ground was sinking in certain areas, metal was being cut and stolen from most of the guard rails and the seats, it did need fixing.

so they are remaking the whole thing (it been few months with side walk destroyed, hopefully they finish soon), they making concrete with marble (I think? idk) covering it, and a lot of gypsum (I think?) or marble pillars for support i think and as guard so people don't go down from areas they shouldn't (which happens anyways).

I think the marble boards are too much, the pillars make sense given that they won't be stolen, but for me, that looks like WAY too many pillars, half that amount was probably enough, but I have no background on this and I’m looking for opinion.

What do you think? I think, especially with pillars and boards, the contractor is just looking to mark up like crazy and get easy $$$.

I want to see what people think here and might go to local university and local civil engineer professors (is that the correct department) for opinion, and maybe report this to the main government so hopefully (doubt lol) they come down on those people here.

Thanks.

Attached picture, thanks.

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Hello,

I am currently majoring in urban planning/design at university, and for my writing class, I have to interview someone in the field that interests me. I would like some of your help. Please leave a comment if you are okay with getting interviewed!

Hi everyone,
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We are from Copenhagen University conducting research on urban development in Toronto. Particularly we are looking at urban development alongside Toronto’s waterfront, with a focus on Quayside and urban resilience.

In connection with this, we have created a survey to gain insight into the public opinion and awareness about urban development in Toronto.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to answer this survey. Also, if you know of any Toronto based urban planning groups, please comment below.

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How are pedestrian light fixtures, with all the varying styles of luminaries and poles, chosen to fit within the look/feel of a city (assuming all the functional requirements are in compliance with what is regulated). How is the style and form of the light agreed upon? Is the community typically involved in the decision making process?

My son is interested in pursuing a career in urban planning. We are exploring various pathways to help him achieve this goal. Please review the options below:

A). Enroll in an accredited bachelor’s program in urban planning (there are 16 such programs in the U.S.) and then seek employment in the field upon graduation. This pathway offers a more direct route and saves time.

B). Pursue a bachelor’s program in architecture or landscape architecture, followed by an accredited master's program in urban planning (there are 79 master's programs in the U.S.). After completing the master's program, seek employment in urban planning.

C). Opt for a bachelor’s program in civil engineering or another engineering field, followed by an accredited master's program in urban planning. Similarly, there are 79 master's programs in the U.S. Upon graduation, begin seeking employment in urban planning.

D). It appears that having a master's degree is common among professionals in the field of urban planning. For those considering a bachelor’s program before pursuing an accredited master's program in urban planning, what are some recommended majors that can help develop skills relevant to future work?

I would appreciate your recommendations and suggestions. Additionally, do you anticipate that advancements in AI will diminish the demand for urban planners?

Great thanks.

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In my opinion, Budapest is a stunning city, for tourists, but its location and urban design is also unique. The river Danube separates the two parts of the city, Pest and Buda, and also the flat and the hilly part of the town. The road network consists of avenues, pointing into the direcrion of the city centre, and circular boulevards, that connects these roads.

I have applied to an urban planning apprenticeship in the UK, which is made up of an ‘urban planning BA’, and an ‘urban planning (urban design) MA.’

I am interested in strategising to make sure that everything is accessible/usable/effective/pleasant, and generally in human centred design. I am interested in the strategy and design parts, but less in the policy/law/inspection/bureaucracy aspects.

HOWEVER, I am not sure if I’m misunderstanding how much actual designing would be available to me in the workforce as I have no background or interest in engineering/maths/architecture.

I am also not sure if I’m misunderstanding what is involved in urban planning/design work, and that it is more about the policy/law/inspection/bureaucracy aspects that I listed before.

So I have two questions:

1. Am I going to be disappointed with what work in this field entails? Is it more adhering to bureaucracy and law than strategising and designing?
2. Will the ‘MA in planning (design)’ be sufficient to get into a design heavy role? Or does one need an architecture/landscape architecture/engineering bachelors for design?

Thanks very much!

America is trapped in a housing paradox. In the same breath, we demand housing be “a good investment” and “broadly affordable.” And yet, it can’t be both.

This is the housing trap.

In their new book, “Escaping The Housing Trap,” (housingtrap.org) Charles "Chuck" Marohn and Daniel Herriges unravel this trap. They investigate the rise of housing financial products, Euclidean zoning, and post-WW2 development patterns to answer, “How did we get here, and how can we escape?”

On Friday, April 19th starting at 9:30 AM Central, Chuck is hosting an AMA on /r/IamA to answer your questions and engage in discussion about the housing crisis.

As someone who works as an urban designer, on both U.S.-based and international projects, I wanted to share what that actually looks like in contrast to how it gets talked about in this sub. While urban design is discussed here as a public interest effort to make cities better, almost all Urban Design™ projects are done by private sector design firms hired by large private developers. Doing district scale planning and design requires a lot of land which most cities just don't own (except maybe large parks). This means that professional projects are guided by development targets of gross floor area, net rentable space, and cost per square foot rather than higher ideals of livability or quality. Sure, we try to work in the best streetscapes and public spaces along the way, but when push comes to shove the developer gets what they want. There have been more than a few projects where the human-scale massing we design gets doubled in size to include more floor area or market rate residential units to make the project "pencil out" financially.

This isn't to say good urban design can't still happen or that it's a failure of a field. There are definitely smaller scale initiatives and work to be done in the public sector that have a cumulative impact at the city scale, but most careers in urban design are not nearly as glamorous as this group makes them out to be. This is just a reality worth keeping in mind, especially for the people posting "How Do I Become an Urban Designer?" every week.

P.S. most urban design is done in architecture firms with the most horrendous culture and work life balance you've ever seen.

As someone who is just interested and involved in the topic of urban planning but has no formal schooling or training besides consuming urban planning media. What is the best course of action to drive / suggest change in a typically sized suburban town / city? In regard to bike infrastructure, walkability, etc..

Do you just go to a planning commission meeting and suggest something? Would they even accept a proposal as something they can use for a potential idea?

Like I'm not sure exactly how the process would work. Not Just Bikes and a lot of urban youtube videos have opened my eyes to what a good city can actually be like. But there's not much on how to actually work to get these ideas implemented.

I hope this finds the right people. Hi, I'm an Anthropologist. I've been working as a UX Researcher/Designer for a couple of years now, and I like it, but I wanna make a change to urban design. You see, human-centered design is my bread and butter. I love it! Instead of designing websites/apps with humans in mind, I want to design something bigger, which is where urban design comes in to play.

I know I'll need to go back to school, and that I'll need a portfolio when applying. I've done a basic Google search and haven't been able to find any schools in the US that have a masters in urban design with a focus on human-centered design (there are a couple in Europe, but I'm worried they'll be too hard to get into...). I was wondering if any of y'all would know of any schools in the US that I should look into? Any that I might have missed in my search?

I became interested in urban planning and design halfway through my bachelor’s degree in Marketing.

At first I considered dropping out and restarting with a degree in Urban planning but discovered nationa branding and place marketing & making within marketing which scratched my itch for redesigning spaces.

Now that I’m looking into further education with a masters I can’t decide whether to go for a degree in Architecture or Urban Planning/Design.

The way I envision my career is to design places, redevelop plots of land, design and build social housing, do a lot of community engagement, work with local governments in redesigning different areas of towns and cities, help change policy and plan transportation routes

To anyone who does all that what was your education path and what would you recommend for me, thanks ☺️

I’ve looked at this picture 50 times they both look so similar.