urban planner

noun

: one whose job is to develop comprehensive plans and designs for the use of space within cities, towns, developments, etc.

The intense competition for space among residential, industrial, recreational, agricultural, and transportation interests presents a continual series of problems to the urban planner.

—Thomas Eugene Avery et al.

urban planning noun

Disney threw himself obsessively into the park's design, which anticipated many of the best features of modern urban planning …

—Richard Schickel

Examples of urban planner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Conflating them is a mistake that urban planners, retailers and city officials keep making. — Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

The president as a maniacal urban planner is a white-knuckle ride, with Washington — and Washingtonians — just holding on for dear life. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 23 June 2026

Some urban planners want to phase out free parking altogether. — New York Times, 9 June 2026

Architect and urban planner Stefano Boeri concluded his eight-year presidential term at the end of April. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for urban planner

• banner
• branner
• canner
• fanner
• kanner
• manner
• manor
• scanner
• spanner
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