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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District 3: Incumbent Deb Stark is the city's former city planning and development director; she's served on the council since 2016.
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
With Bacon’s help, and with the benefit of his master’s in city planning, Dans finally broke in, in July 2019, as a senior adviser in HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
What distinguishes city planning from other pursuits is its effect on the whole community.
—Tim Keane, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2024
As many as 196 apartments for formerly homeless and low-income residents could be built there, according to city planning documents.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
With Bacon’s help, and with the benefit of his master’s in city planning, Dans finally broke in, in July 2019, as a senior adviser in HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
What distinguishes city planning from other pursuits is its effect on the whole community.
—Tim Keane, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2024
As many as 196 apartments for formerly homeless and low-income residents could be built there, according to city planning documents.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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“City planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20planning. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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