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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Vonblum is director of city planning for the city of San Diego.
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Heidi Vonblum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
In the neighborhood around Uptown Lofts, 43% of the population is Hispanic or Latino, 35% are white and 16% are Black, according to city planning documents.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The city’s dangerous buildings department and city planning office have been called to the scene several times.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
But that was the extent of the neighborhood—Levitt’s profits were in home sales, not city planning.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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Heidi Vonblum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
In the neighborhood around Uptown Lofts, 43% of the population is Hispanic or Latino, 35% are white and 16% are Black, according to city planning documents.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The city’s dangerous buildings department and city planning office have been called to the scene several times.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
But that was the extent of the neighborhood—Levitt’s profits were in home sales, not city planning.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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“City planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20planning. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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