List of planned cities
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This is a list of planned cities (sometimes known as planned communities or new towns) by country. Additions to this list should be cities whose overall form (as opposed to individual neighborhoods or expansions) has been determined in large part in advance on a drawing board, or which were planned to a degree which is unusual for their time and place.
Argentina
Australia
- Adelaide, South Australia
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- Churchill, Victoria
- Eaglemont, Victoria
- Garden City, Victoria
- Griffith, New South Wales
- Inala, Queensland
- Leeton, New South Wales
- Melbourne City Centre, Victoria
- Mildura, Victoria
- Monarto, South Australia – never built
- Multifunction Polis, South Australia – never built
- Palmerston, Northern Territory
- Yallourn, Victoria
Austria
Belarus
- Navapolatsk – plan developed in 1958 [2]
- Salihorsk – construction began in 1958
Belgium
Belize
Brazil
- Aracaju, Sergipe
- Belmonte, Santa Catarina
- Belo Horizonte – inaugurated in 1897
- Boa Vista, Roraima
- Brasília
- Canarana, Mato Grosso
- Cataguases – most of the town's central areas were developed according to a plan, though the rest of the town has since grown randomly)
- Curitiba
- Erechim
- Fordlândia – a dream of Henry Ford, now abandoned
- Goiânia
- Governador Valadares (1915)
- Ilha Solteira
- Londrina
- Maringá
- Palmas, Tocantins
- Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso
- Rio de Contas[3]
- Salvador, Bahia
- Sinop, Mato Grosso
- Sorriso, Mato Grosso
- Teresina – the first one;[clarification needed] inaugurated in 1852 from Oeiras
Botswana
Burma
Canada
Planned cities of Eastern Canada are notable. In Western Canada, however, virtually all cities and towns created after the 1870 Dominion Lands Act (the majority of all such cities) were planned. Most were railway towns, surveyed and subdivided by the powerful railway companies. For example, both Medicine Hat, Alberta; and Swift Current, Saskatchewan, were founded by the Canadian Pacific Railway during construction of Canada's main transcontinental line. The only cities in Western Canada that grew organically were those – usually founded before 1870 – that grew up around fur-trade forts, police outposts or Christian missions.
- Batawa, Ontario
- Bramalea, Ontario – now a part of Brampton
- Broughton, Nova Scotia – failed
- Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Deep River, Ontario
- Don Mills, Ontario – now a part of Toronto
- Erin Mills – a planned community of Mississauga, Ontario
- Fermont, Quebec
- Gagnon, Quebec
- Guelph, Ontario
- Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Kapuskasing, Ontario
- Kitimat, British Columbia
- Mount Royal, Quebec
- New Westminster, British Columbia – designed by Richard Moody of the Royal Engineers to be the capital of the Colony of British Columbia
- Oromocto, New Brunswick
- Pinawa, Manitoba
- Thompson, Manitoba
- Townsend, Ontario – failed
- Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia
- Vaughan, Ontario
Chile
- El Salvador – mining city
China, People's Republic
Czech Republic
Denmark
Nordhavn
Djibouti
- Al Noor City – twin city to one of the same name in Yemen
Estonia
Finland
France
- Fos[disambiguation needed][6][dead link]
- Near Lille:
- Near Lyon:
- Near Marseille:
- Neuf-Brisach, Alsace
- Near Paris:
- Near Rouen:
- Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans, Franche-Comté
Germany
- Bremerhaven, Bremen[12]
- Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg
- Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg
- Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein
- Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg[13]
- Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
- Putbus, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Salzgitter, Lower Saxony
- Welthauptstadt Germania – a renewal of Berlin; never built
- Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony
- Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony
Hong Kong
- Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town (Fanling Town and Sheung Shui Town)
- North East New Territories New Development Area
- North Lantau New Town (Tung Chung)
- North West New Territories New Development Area
- Sha Tin New Town (Sha Tin Town and Ma On Shan)
- Tai Po New Town (Tai Po Town)
- Tin Shui Wai New Town
- Tsuen Wan New Town (Tsuen Wan Town and Tsing Yi Town)
- Tseung Kwan O New Town
- Tuen Mun New Town (Tuen Mun Town)
- Yuen Long New Town (Yuen Long Town)
Hungary
India
- Auroville, Tamil Nadu
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
- Bhubaneswar, Orissa
- Bokaro, Jharkhand
- Chandigarh
- Dispur, Assam
- Durgapur, West Bengal
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Gurgaon, Haryana
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
- Kalyani, West Bengal
- Lavasa, Maharashtra
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Mohali, Punjab
- Navi Mumbai (New Mumbai), Maharashtra – a satellite city of Mumbai
- Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- New Delhi
- New Kanpur City, Uttar Pradesh
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Panchkula, Haryana
- Pondicherry
- Rourkela, Orissa
- Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
- Sricity, Andhra Pradesh
- Udaipur, Rajasthan
- Cooch Behar, West Bengal
Iran
It has been suggested that List of planned cities in Iran be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since August 2012. |
- Aali shahr, Bushehr Province
- Alavicheh, Isfahan Province
- Andisheh, Tehran Province
- Baharestan, Isfahan, Isfahan Province
- Binalud
- Golbahar[disambiguation needed]
- Hashtgerd, Alborz Province
- Isfahan, Isfahan Province
- Latian[clarification needed]
- Majlesi[clarification needed]
- Mohajeran, Hamadan Province
- Parand, Tehran Province
- Pardis, Tehran Province[20]
- Poulad-shahr, Isfahan Province
- Ramin[disambiguation needed]
- Ramshar, Sistan and Baluchestan Province
- Sadra
- Sahand, East Azerbaijan Province
- Shirin Shahr, Khuzestan Province
- Tis
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Abruzzo
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Emilia Romagna
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Marche
Molise
Puglia
- Borgo Cervaro
- Borgo Giardinetto
- Borgo Grappa
- Borgo Mezzanone
- Borgo Perrone
- Borgo Piave
- Cardigliano
- Incoronata
- Marina di Ginosa
- Montegrosso
- Porto Cesareo
- Segezia
- Siponto
- Tavernola
Sardinia
Tuscany
Veneto
Ivory Coast
Japan
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Malaysia
- Cyberjaya
- Nusajaya – part of the Iskandar Malaysia project
- Petaling Jaya
- Putrajaya
- Shah Alam
Malta
Mexico
Most Mexican cities founded during the period of New Spain were planned right from the beginning. There are historical maps showing the designs of most cities, however as time passed and the cities grew, the original planning disappeared. In recent times, a number of tourist cities have been built, such as Cancun or Puerto Peñasco; the latest city to be planned in Mexico was Delicias. Some of these cities are:
Recent times
- Altavista de Ramos, Jalisco
- Cancún, Quintana Roo
- Ciudad Bugambilias, Zapopan, Jalisco
- Delicias, Chihuahua
- Ensenada, Baja California
- Hacienda Santa Fe, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco
- Puerto Peñasco, Sonora
Monaco
- Fontvieille – started 1971 and finished in the early 1980s
- Le Portier – a district to be built in west of Fontvieille
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
- Nordstern – planned by occupying Nazi officials in Norway; never built
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Poland
- Borne Sulinowo – former German military base; then Soviet secret city; and, since 1993, Polish town
- Elbląg[41]
- Głogówek[42]
- Gdynia[43]
- Łódź[44]
- Nowa Huta – showpiece of Polish socialist realist-era urban planning; now incorporated into the royal city of Cracow
- Starogard Gdański[45]
- Tychy Nowe Tychy, New Tychy [46]*Ursynów[47]
- Zamość – a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the result of the opulently wealthy Polish Chancellor Jan Zamoyski's financial empire; modeled on Italian-Renaissance theories of the "ideal city" and built by the architect Bernardo Morando; a perfect example of late-16th-century Renaissance urban-planning ideals [48]
Portugal
- Braga – 16th-century expansion
- Lisbon – reconstruction after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake
- Nisa – medieval town
- Porto Covo
- Vila Nova de Santo André
- Vila Real de Santo António
Romania
Russia
- Akademgorodok
- Anapa
- Ekaterinburg
- Kizlyar
- Korolyov
- Kronstadt
- Magnitogorsk
- Moscow – have original round plan
- Mozdok
- Naberezhnye Chelny
- Orenburg
- Protvino
- Rostov on Don
- Saint Petersburg
- Toliatti
- Zelenograd
Saudi Arabia
- Jubail
- King Abdullah City – under development; announced in 2005; at 2012,[needs update] some stages completed; scheduled 2020 completion
- Prince Abdul Aziz bin Mousaed Economic City – under development
- Yanbu
Serbia
The following are not "cities" per se, but smaller developments within the nation-state of Singapore.
- Ang Mo Kio New Town
- Bedok New Town
- Bishan New Town
- Bukit Batok New Town
- Bukit Merah
- Bukit Panjang New Town
- Bukit Timah Estate
- Choa Chu Kang New Town
- Clementi New Town
- Geylang
- Hougang New Town
- Jurong East New Town
- Jurong West New Town
- Kallang/Whampoa
- Marine Parade Estate
- Pasir Ris New Town
- Punggol New Town
- Queenstown
- Sembawang New Town
- Serangoon New Town
- Sengkang New Town
- Simei New Town
- Tampines New Town
- Toa Payoh New Town
- Woodlands New Town
- Yishun New Town
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
- Ansan
- Bundang
- Changwon
- Gwacheon
- Sejong City – proposed multifunctional administrative city
- New Songdo City
Spain
- Badia del Vallès, Barcelona
- La Carolina
- Nuevo Baztán
- Tres Cantos[49]
Sweden
- Falköping, Västergötland
- Gothenburg, Västergötland and Bohuslän[50]
- Jakriborg, Scania[51]
- Hässleholm, Scania
- Kiruna, Lapland[52]
- Nässjö, Småland
- Stockholm, Södermanland and Uppland – satellite towns
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
- Prypiat – foundation in 1970; then the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic; abandoned in 1986
- Slavutych
United Kingdom
Includes all new towns under the New Towns Act 1946 and successive acts, as well as some communities not designated under this name.
England
- Aycliffe[56]
- Barrow-in-Furness[57]
- Basildon[58]
- Bracknell[59]
- Chorley[60]
- Corby[61]
- Crawley[62]
- Harlow[63]
- Hatfield[64]
- Hemel Hempstead[65]
- Letchworth
- Milton Keynes[66] – "New City"
- Northampton[67]
- Peterborough[68]
- Peterlee[69]
- Poundbury[70]
- Redditch[71]
- Runcorn[72]
- Skelmersdale[73]
- Stevenage[74]
- Telford[75]
- Warrington[76]
- Washington[77]
- Welwyn Garden City[78]
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
United States
New communities built in the Colonial and post-Colonial era
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Augusta, Georgia
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Mobile, Alabama
- New Haven, Connecticut – the first planned city in America; designed in 1638
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Richmond, Virginia
- Rogersville, Tennessee
- Savannah, Georgia
- Washington, D.C.
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina – Salem was planned by the Moravians; later merged with Winston
New communities built in the 19th century
- Austin, Texas
- Back Bay – section of Boston, Massachusetts
- Buffalo, New York
- DuPont, Washington
- Glendale, Ohio
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Huntington, West Virginia
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Llewellyn Park, New Jersey
- Manchester, New Hampshire
- Most of the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York – New York City originated in the 1620s without a master plan, but the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 defined the street layout for the borough north of Houston Street; since the grid plan is noteworthy, it is listed here.
- Memphis, Tennessee – a grid plan with a public promenade along the Mississippi River and four designated public squares; surveyed in 1819
- Milledgeville, Georgia
- New Plymouth, Idaho
- Topeka, Kansas
- Parksley, Virginia
- Pullman, Illinois – now part of Chicago
- Riverside, Illinois
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
New communities built in the early-20th century
- Avondale Estates, Georgia
- Baldwin Hills Village, California
- Cerritos, California
- Chatham Village, Pittsburgh
- Commerce, California
- Coral Gables, Florida
- Fairfield, Alabama
- Highland Park, Texas – Dallas suburb
- Industry, California
- Kingsport, Tennessee
- Longview, Washington
- Mariemont, Ohio
- Minden, Nevada
- Radburn, New Jersey
- Roland Park, Baltimore, Maryland
- Shaker Heights, Ohio
- Sugar Land, Texas
- Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, New York
- Twin Falls, Idaho
- Venice, Florida
New communities built with federal aid in the 1930s
Secret cities built as part of the Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the successful effort by the U.S. government to develop an atomic bomb during World War II.
New communities built privately in the post-World War II era
New communities built in the 1960s and 1970s
- Anaheim Hills, California*
- Arcosanti, Arizona
- Audubon New Community, New York – near Buffalo
- Aventura, Florida
- Clear Lake City, Houston, Texas
- Columbia, Maryland
- Cold Spring, Maryland – Baltimore[94]
- Coral Springs, Florida
- Coto de Caza, California
- Crofton, Maryland
- First Colony, Sugar Land, Texas – see Sugar Land, Texas
- Foster City, California
- Irvine, California*
- Hawaii Kai, Hawaii
- King City, Oregon
- Kingwood, Houston, Texas
- Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
- Mililani, Hawaii*
- Mission Viejo, California
- Peachtree City, Georgia
- Peachtree Corners, Georgia
- Reston, Virginia
- Sugar Creek, Sugar Land, Texas – see Sugar Land, Texas
- Sunriver, Oregon
- Valley Ranch, Irving, Texas
- Village of Cross Keys, Maryland – see Baltimore, Maryland
- Woodhaven, Fort Worth, Texas
*Anaheim Hills and Irvine, California; and Mililani, Hawaii, began construction in the 1970s, but have not been completed due to their size, and will not be completed for at least ten years.[when?]
New communities sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development after 1970
- Cedar-Riverside, Minnesota – Minneapolis
- Flower Mound, Texas – near Dallas
- Gananda, New York – near Rochester
- Harbison, South Carolina – near Columbia
- Jonathan, Minnesota – near Minneapolis
- Maumelle, Arkansas – near Little Rock
- Newfields, Ohio – Dayton
- Park Forest South, Illinois – near Chicago
- Radisson, New York – near Syracuse
- Riverton, New York – near Rochester
- Roosevelt Island, New York – part of New York City
- Shenandoah, Georgia – near Atlanta
- Soul City, North Carolina – Warren County
- St. Charles, Maryland – Charles County
- San Antonio Ranch, Texas – near San Antonio
- The Woodlands, Texas – near Houston
New communities built privately in the 1980s and 1990s
- Anthem, Arizona
- Carolina Forest, South Carolina
- Celebration, Florida
- Eagle Mountain, Utah – planned for 150,000 population
- Greatwood, Sugar Land, Texas – see Sugar Land, Texas
- Kapolei, Hawaii
- Laguna West, California
- New Territory, Sugar Land, Texas – see Sugar Land, Texas
- Phillips Ranch, California
- Port Liberte, New Jersey
- Rancho Santa Margarita, California
- Seaside, Florida
- Southern Village, North Carolina
- Summerlin, Nevada – in the Las Vegas Valley
- Suncadia, Washington
- Viera, Florida
- Westchase, Florida
- Weston, Florida
Unbuilt or under construction planned cities
Examples of unbuilt planned cities include Walt Disney's Progress City in Florida and Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City.
The following list is organized by state:
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Venezuela
Yemen
- Al Noor City – twin city to one of the same name in Djibouti
See also
References
- ^ Hubbard, Ben (January 12, 2010). "Rawabi: Work Begins on First Planned Palestinian City". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 1, 2012..
- ^ Medina, Jennifer (July 30, 2012). "Big Housing Project Planned Near Shrinking Salton Sea". The New York Times.