urbanist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of urbanist
Example Sentences
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“Miami is becoming very different,” said Richard Florida, an urbanist and author who lives part of the year in Miami Beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
In a sense, these activists are following a familiar urbanist playbook of the past two decades: Find the hidden rules, then rewrite them.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2025
The late urbanist first made waves in the 1990s for forecasting an L.A. that would be one ecological and manmade disaster after another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2025
The urbanist icon Jane Jacobs identified these collisions as central to what makes cities dynamic.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Backed by urbanist housing advocates, a council committee voted 4-0 on Dec. 9 against landmark controls for the building and site.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
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