Lists

Planetizen readers have decided the who's who of urbanism (and its discontents) in 2023.

July 11, 2023 - Planetizen

Readers sent hundreds of nominees for an updated version of Planetizen's Most Influential Urbanists list. Now's your chance to vote among 200 nominees.

June 29, 2023 - Planetizen

Looking for lessons about 2017?

December 28, 2017 - The Washington Post

The list of the 12 most "memorable" and "outrageous" controversies in the field of architecture looks a lot like a list of controversies in the field of planning.

December 10, 2017 - The Architect's Newspaper

A list to probably take with a grain of salt…artisanal salt served by a man with a perfectly waxed handlebar mustache.

October 10, 2017 - Market Insider

A list of mobile apps that support planning, as part of an annual update. Learn about exciting new ways to explore cities and enhance planning via mobile apps. Please feel free to add your own favorites.

January 4, 2017 - Jennifer Evans-Cowley

The annual list of the best new bike lanes from around the country is brought to us by PeopleForBikes.

December 24, 2016 - People for Bikes

Dezeen presents a not-so-humble list of the ten best skyscrapers opened to the public in 2016.

December 20, 2016 - Dezeen

The Curbed team has compiled a laundry list of creative and effective ways for people to give some love to their cities.

September 26, 2016 - Curbed

The Architectural Record celebrated its 125th anniversary by celebrating the field's most significant accomplishments over the same time period.

September 10, 2016 - Architectural Record

Pulling a few threads to unravel some of the biggest planning stories of the year.

December 31, 2015 - James Brasuell

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced the 2015 edition of its annual list of the most endangered historic locations in the United States.

June 24, 2015 - Next City

Clickhole, the Buzzfeed-style spinoff of The Onion, has produced a listicle of what the New York Subway line you're riding says about your personality. Prepare to learn nothing and laugh a little.

March 13, 2015 - Clickhole

Movoto has produced a pair of rankings: "The 10 Nerdiest Cities in America" and "The 10 Nerdiest Small Cities in America." According to the lists, there must be something in the water in Georgia.

February 6, 2015 - Movoto Blog

Add a list of the "Top 100 Best Places to Live" to the seemingly endless series of rankings seeking to quantify what's best and worst about our cities and states. Though the inputs have changed over the last 80 years, our desire to rank hasn't.

October 17, 2013 - The Atlantic Cities

Nate Berg takes a look at the seven biggest cities to have filed for bankruptcy in the last two decades, the largest of which officially broke the bank as of yesterday.

June 28, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities

Tyler Falk reports on new data released by Facebook, mapping the top 5 "social landmarks" in 25 cities from Seoul to São Paulo.

June 25, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities

Real estate's favorite tool for gauging neighborhood walkability now has a companion for transit, Kaid Benfield reports.

April 26, 2012 - Switchboard

With the help of a little GIS wizardry, Susan Spano and Aviva Shen map the 20 most cultured small towns in the U.S., from Gig Harbor, WA to Naples, FL and everywhere in between.

April 22, 2012 - Smithsonian

This top 10 list from Grist highlights the global cities best prepared to handle climate change.

July 4, 2011 - Grist