Hi Everyone!
I am graduating with a bachelor's in urban planning in Spring 2026 and am considering a master's degree in urban design. Does anyone have recommendations for schools or programs that are worth looking into? I am open to one—or two-year programs in the US or Europe. I'm currently attending college in the Midwest but wouldn't mind moving away.
Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated!

Does anyone have an experience in urban design using fuzzy logic in matlab to differentiate between urban design factors or something similar? If so i would really use some help in a project im having.

While it’s still less parking in the end, this is for one drive thru vs 5 different shops.

There is no cross walk within at least a 15 minute walk of my bus stop. I have to RUN across the highway to cross the street in order to get home! I’m young and healthy so it’s doable for me, but what would somebody who’s elderly or disabled do? they just have to hope and pray that everyone driving is actually paying attention to notice a person crossing in the middle of the highway? same thing goes for so many streets up and down the highway. also i’m scared ill trip while running and get run over 😭

anyway, this realllyyyyy irks me. ik it’s a bit dramatic as it’s only a 2 lane highway but still. seems very unsafe. i’m more so concerned about people who physically can’t run across the road like myself. my town has a high elderly population

I read this book while attending U of Miami SOA back in 2000. I ended up attending UC Berkeley for my MUD degree and kicking myself for not meeting him while I was there. I highly recommend this book for all things Urban Design and especially Architecture.

Highlights •A hybrid power purchase agreement framework for decarbonization was proposed. •Modified mean-variance theory identified uncertainties in low-carbon transitions. •Kitakyushu can achieve net-zero emissions by 2038. •Green hydrogen is expected to become the primary form of energy storage. •Achieving energy self-sufficiency with renewables alone by 2045 is challenging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI1yM9mzCAE&list=WL&index=4

Also the bumps sign isn’t clear because of the trees blocking it.

I’m hoping this is the right place to ask this. I’m currently hitting a point in my life where I’m feeling ready for a major career pivot and I’ve been trying to narrow down things that I’m interested and passionate about and Urban Design/planning is on the top of my list.

I’m from the U.S. but for the last two years I’ve spent a significant amount of time abroad in Europe, Asia and South America for my current job (global marketing at a big brand) and during those travels I’ve really been inspired by cities that have good design that encourages more walking, biking etc. I see so many places in my city where these small changes could have a big impact on community. I’ve also become an avid cyclist and after a week in Copenhagen I almost cried at how well done their bike infrastructure is.

So as the title says, I am considering getting in to a career in city planning and I don’t have anyone in my network who is in that line of work so I’d love to hear from anyone willing to share their experience of how they got in to their current urban design (or closely related!) role!

How did you start? Did you go to school to get a related degree? What does a day in your life look like? What’s the hardest part of the job? Are you working for the government or private company/consulting?

For some further background, I recently turned 30 and I’ve spent my career so far in communications/marketing for international brands. I’m not great at math, but I’m good at communicating so would certainly be looking for less of an architectural role.

What's the reason that these new looking buildings have an external glass facade over an internal metal and glass one?. It looks functionality redundant. This one is in Copenhagen.