r/Urbanism↗
The art and science of creating vibrant cities. r/Urbanism is a discussion space for design, planning, and policy decisions related to housing, transit, street life, active mobility, the environment, and any other topic that affects the quality of life of city residents.
100k subscribers155 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)126 authors / mosince 2011
r/Urbanism has 100k members (+34% over the last 12 months). It gets about 155 posts a month from 126 people. Top topics: Suburbs vs Cities, Pedestrian Cities and New York Cities.
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Topics and brands on r/Urbanism
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Suburbs vs Cities1.1%
- Pedestrian Cities1.1%
- New York Cities1.0%
- Affordable Housing Crisis0.7%
- California Housing Crisis0.7%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- Census
- The Atlantic
- nyc
- Streetsblog
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