citydesign
Citydesign is the practice of shaping urban spaces to create livable, functional, and sustainable environments. It combines planning, architecture, landscape design, transportation engineering, and public policy to coordinate land use, mobility, housing, public spaces, and environmental performance across scales from streets and neighborhoods to entire metropolitan areas.
Core concerns include walkability and multi-modal mobility; mixed-use, human-scale blocks; high-quality public spaces; clear connectivity and
The field draws on historical planning ideas and has evolved through modernist planning, New Urbanism, smart
Techniques and tools include street network planning, form-based codes, streetscape design, landscape and stormwater management, pedestrian
Impact and critique: well-designed city spaces can enhance mobility, health, economic activity, and social cohesion. Critics
Related fields include urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation planning, and public policy.