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

Examples of city planning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of the roughly 15,200 square feet of decking that fell into the sea, about 1,100 square feet will be rebuilt, according to city planning documents. —Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025

Developers met with city planning staff on March 18 and have not yet filed a written application. —Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2025

Rosado, who lost to Reyes in 2017, has a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University, a master’s in public policy and urban planning from Princeton University and a Ph. D. in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania. —Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025

Metro Denver residents hungry for Chicago street food could soon have several options for a Portillo’s Italian beef or hot dog, according to Thornton and Littleton city planning documents. —Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for city planning

• scintiscanning
• panning
• planing
• scanning
• spanning
• tanning
• preplanning
• replanning