#city-planning

Why Does Love in Bangkok Always Come with a Bill?

The weather was cooler today, so I decided to walk by the river. It was a quiet and slightly boring day, but the walk gave me a reason to…

Capitalist cities are Gendered cities.

Cities promise freedom, but specifically to those that do not negotiate belonging or fear. Underneath all the talk about efficiency, rapid…

Ketika Melanggar Aturan Menjadi Pilihan yang Lebih “Aman”

Malam itu, jumlah cucian sudah sangat menumpuk. Saya belum sempat untuk mencuci seluruh cucian — lebih tepatnya sudah terlalu malas untuk…

Cuando la Materia Habla: Piezoelectricidad, Entropía, Información, Indicadores y la Convergencia…

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Down Zone Up Zone: A brief history of San Francisco zoning

The trickle-downers love to place the blame for SF’s housing affordability crisis on the city’s 1978 “great downzoning.” If zoning is…

The invisible blueprint: How land use and zoning shape the future of our cities (for better or…

When we think about the future of our cities, our minds often gravitate towards striking architecture, advanced transport networks, or…

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There are very few things I learned from my parents often from watching them. One of those quiet lessons was learned from endless tagging…

Planning for Scale: What City Centres Need to Grow

Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds can start innovative firms. That much is clear from the data. What they cannot yet do, reliably and…

2026 will not be built by those that trend but those that tend

1. Slow Diffusion & Niche Infrastructures

When Looking at Pedestrian Safety on NYC Streets, Who is the Biggest Culprit: A Defense of Cyclists

By: 2025 New York Fellow Ava Gallo

The Sidewalk Scam: Why Kathmandu’s Pavements Belong to Cars and Shops

Walk five minutes along Putalisadak or Tripureshwor at rush hour. Pedestrians dodge motorbikes, step over potholes, and weave between…

Thirty Minutes to Merge a Country

How a single inland station in Haifa could unify Israel’s talent market — and why the Technion should plan for a bigger map

The Chord We’re About to Miss

Why Israel’s high-speed line must run under Mount Carmel — with a single deep station in central Haifa, not on the coast

The City That Shortens Distances

How Haifa can move its hospital into the mountain, stitch science to medicine, and turn a bypassed shoreline into a city that runs on time.

#TheDeathoftheUrbanDiner

Is the death of the urban diner just a natural progression of Philadelphia’s growth, or a poor planning decision that is destroying our…

Our Leaders Lab Experience: A Q&A with Lucas Chen & Crystal Di

1UP Leaders Lab 2025 was a massive success! 28 students from 17 different high schools across Ontario attended our two-day long leadership…

When “Green Space” Means “My Backyard”

Apparently, a private lot wedged between two massive public parks has become the city’s last ecological sanctuary.

Why Tokyo Feels Divided Between East and West

Tokyo, one of the most dynamic cities in the world, has a surprising sense of separation despite its reputation for seamless modernity…

The AI Playbook for US Cities, Part 1: The ‘Why’

Beyond the Hype: Why Generative AI is a Foundational Shift for City Governance

Urban Tree Planting: The Underground Crisis That Cities Can’t Ignore

Why Root Space Is the Key to Growing Healthy Urban Forests and Resilient Cities

Telisik Kota Majapahit dalam Perencanaan Kota Cultural

Salah satu mata kuliah studio Perencanaan Wilayah Kota di Institut Teknologi Nasional Malang adalah Studio Perencanaan Kota Kultural yang…

Belediyelerde İnşaat Denetimi: Teknoloji, Yapı Denetim Firmaları ve Belediyenin Rolü

That Hill is There on Purpose

by AJ Miccio

Pioneers of Architecture: Alvar Aalto

As the Dwipbox Team gears up to mobilize on their first mixed-use development in Scandinavia, the studio exhilarates in the celebration of…

NACTO: El nutriólogo de la ciudad

Tu dices tacos before vatos, ellos dicen people over beetles (the car, obviously).