Celebrities

Tom hanks stands in front of film posters at premiere of The Phoenician Scheme in New York CIty.

Listen to Tom Hanks’ Song That's an Ode to the New York Subway

The actor penned a song praising the 7 train.

November 21, 2025 - Page Six

Cincinnati Streetcar

Emilio Estevez Advocates for Cincinnati's Streetcar

Emilion Estevez, star of Repo Man, a favorite of urbanists with a taste for the dystopic, now lives in a hip neighborhood in Cincinnati, and he's spent recent days pushing for the city to restart service on the Cincinnati Bell Streetcar.

June 18, 2020 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Power Rankings: Celebrity Advocates

Nothing helps an advocacy organization like name recognition. Brad Pitt, for instance.

April 1, 2016 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

Invisible Bikes

Friday Funny: Celebrities on Invisible Bikes

Exploiting America's enduring fascination with fame and growing proclivity for cycling, a group on the social news and entertainment website Reddit has melded the two with one humorous twist - they've made the bikes invisible.

November 22, 2013 - My Modern Met

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.