city planning

noun

: the drawing up of an organized arrangement (as of streets, parks, and business and residential areas) of a city
city planner noun

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The land was already zoned for buildings as tall as eight stories in places, according to city planning staff, but the specialty zoning that the council unanimously signed off on Monday allows for buildings that are much taller in exchange for the inclusion of more affordable housing on site. Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024 Goldstein and Bonilla are former city planning commissioners who were appointed to midterm council vacancies in 2022 and 2023 respectively. East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024 Advertisement The project so far has failed to pass muster with city planning leaders, who say Pustilnikov hasn’t provided all the details about the project that the city requires to consider approval. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024 Debra Stark, incumbent: My entire career has been one of public service in the field of city planning. Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for city planning 

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of city planning was in 1900

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“City planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20planning. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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