urban planner
noun
: one whose job is to develop comprehensive plans and designs for the use of space within cities, towns, developments, etc.
The intense competition for space among residential, industrial, recreational, agricultural, and transportation interests presents a continual series of problems to the urban planner.—
Thomas Eugene Avery et al.
Thomas Eugene Avery et al.
urban planning
noun
Disney threw himself obsessively into the park's design, which anticipated many of the best features of modern urban planning …
—Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
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The nonfiction book documents the ups and downs of Former Secretary of State of New York and urban planner Moses' life and career.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Curitiba began transforming in the 1970s, under legendary architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner, who was mayor three different times from the 1970s to the 1990s.
—William McDonough, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
While this outcome appears to be a win for Detroit, Boettcher, the urban planner and historic tour guide, noted how the site of the former department store wasn't the only vacant parcel in downtown.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2024
The sidewalks of Atlanta were indeed brick or sometimes hexagonal concrete pavers in 1899, said Melissa Hamblett, an urban planner with the City of Atlanta’s historic preservation studio.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Curitiba began transforming in the 1970s, under legendary architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner, who was mayor three different times from the 1970s to the 1990s.
—William McDonough, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
While this outcome appears to be a win for Detroit, Boettcher, the urban planner and historic tour guide, noted how the site of the former department store wasn't the only vacant parcel in downtown.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2024
The sidewalks of Atlanta were indeed brick or sometimes hexagonal concrete pavers in 1899, said Melissa Hamblett, an urban planner with the City of Atlanta’s historic preservation studio.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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