List of planned cities
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.
- Adelaide - South Australia
- Canberra - Australian Capital Territory
- Churchill - Victoria
- Inala - Queensland
- Yallourn - Victoria
- Brasília
- Curitiba
- Goiânia
- Belo Horizonte (inaugurated in 1897)
- Don Mills, Ontario
- Erin Mills, Ontario
- Bramalea, Ontario, which was then merged into Brampton, Ontario
- Mount Royal, Quebec
- Townsend, Ontario (failed)
- Broughton Nova Scotia (failed)
- Grand Falls-Windsor
- Corner Brook
- Oromocto
- Tsuen Wan
- Sha Tin
- Tuen Mun
- Tai Po
- Fanling - Sheung Shui
- Yuen Long
- Tseung Kwan O
- Tin Shui Wai
- North Lantau (Tung Chung - Tai Ho)
- North East New Territories New Development Area
- North West New Territories New Development Area
- Near Paris:
- Near Lille: Villeneuve d'Ascq
- Near Lyon: Isle d'Abeau
- Near Marseille: Rives de l'Etang de Berre
- Near Rouen: Val de Reuil
- Dunaújváros [10]
- Eger [11]
- Kazincbarcika [12]
- Nagykanizsa [13]
- Oroszlány [14]
- Salgótarján [15]
- Sopron [16]
- Tatabánya [17]
- Tiszaújváros [18]
- Zalaegerszeg [19]
- Chandigarh
- Dispur
- Gandhinagar
- Navi Mumbai (New Mumbai) a satellite city of Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Noida
- Alavi
- Aali shahr
- Andisheh
- Baharestan
- Binalud
- Golbahar
- Hashtgerd
- Isfahan
- Latian
- Majlesi
- Mohajeran
- Parand
- Pardis
- Poulad-shahr
- Ramin
- Ramshar
- Sadra
- Sahand
- Shirin Shahr
- Tis
Israel (Development Towns)
- Afula
- Akko
- Arad
- Ashdod
- Ashkelon
- Beer Sheva
- Bet Shean
- Bet Shemesh
- Dimona
- Elat
- Hazor HaGelilit
- Karmiel
- Malot Tarshiha
- Mizpe Ramon
- Nahariya
- Upper Nazareth
- Netivot
- Ofaqim
- Or Aqiva
- Qiryat Gat
- Qiryat Malakhi
- Qiryat Shemona
- Sderot
- Tiberias
- Yeruham
- Zefat
see also: Israeli settlement
- Tokyo
- Kyoto
- Sapporo
- Tsukuba
- Shin'kyo (now known as Changchun; capital of the puppet government of Manchukuo, regained by China after World War II)
- Tama New Town (near Tokyo)
- Kozoji New Town (near Nagoya)
- Senri New Town (near Osaka)
- Alkmaar [22]
- Almere [23]
- Capelle aan den IJssel [24]
- Haarlemmermeer [25]
- Hellevoetsluis [26]
- Helmond [27]
- Hoorn [28]
- Huizen [29]
- Lelystad [30]
- Nieuwegein [31]
- Purmerend [32]
- Spijkenisse [33]
- Zoetermeer [34]
- Elbląg [35]
- Głogówek [36]
- Gdynia [37]
- Nowa Huta (showpiece of Socialist Realist-era urban planning), now incorporated into the Royal city of Cracow
- Starogard [38]
- Ursynów [39]
- Zamość A UN World Heritage site, Zamosc is the result of the opulently wealthy Polish Chancellor Jan Zamoyski's financial empire. It is modelled on Italian renaissance theories of the 'ideal city' and built by the architect Bernardo Morando. Zamość is a perfect example of late 16th century Renaissance urban planning ideals. [40]
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
(including all New Towns under the New Towns Act of 1946 and successive Acts) See new towns in the United Kingdom.
England
- Aycliffe [46]
- Basildon [47]
- Bracknell [48]
- Chorley [49]
- Corby [50]
- Crawley [51]
- Letchworth
- Harlow [52]
- Hatfield [53]
- Hemel Hempstead [54]
- Milton Keynes [55] (New City)
- Peterborough [56]
- Peterlee [57]
- Poundbury [58]
- Redditch [59]
- Runcorn [60]
- Skelmersdale [61]
- Stevenage [62]
- Telford [63]
- Warrington [64]
- Washington [65]
- Welwyn Garden City [66]
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
United States
New Communities built in the Colonial and Post-Colonial Era
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Augusta, Georgia
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Savannah, Georgia
- Washington, DC
New Communities built in the Nineteenth Century
- Austin, Texas
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Llewellyn Park, New Jersey
- Pullman, Illinois (now part of Chicago)
- Riverside, Illinois
New Communities built in the early Twentieth Century
- Avondale Estates, Georgia
- Baldwin Hills Village, California
- Chatham Village, Pittsburgh
- Coral Gables, Florida
- Fairfield, Alabama
- Kingsport, Tennessee
- Radburn, New Jersey
- Roland Park, Baltimore, Maryland
- Shaker Heights, Ohio
- Sugar Land, Texas
- Sunnyside Gardens, New York
New Communities built with Federal aid during the New Deal
- Boulder City, Nevada
- Greenbelt, Maryland [77]
- Greendale, Wisconsin [78]
- Greenhills, Ohio [79]
- Norris, Tennessee
- Roosevelt, New Jersey
New Communities built privately in the post World War II era
- Joppatowne, Maryland
- Levittown, New York
- Levittown, Pennsylvania
- Rohnert Park, California
- Park Forest, Illinois [80]
- Willingboro, New Jersey
- Arcosanti, Arizona
- Audubon New Community, New York (near Buffalo, New York)
- Clear Lake City, Texas
- Columbia, Maryland
- Cold Spring, Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland) [81]
- Coral Springs, Florida
- Coto de Caza, California
- Village of Cross Keys, Maryland (see Baltimore, Maryland)
- Foster City, California
- Irvine, California
- Mission Viejo, California
- Peachtree City, Georgia
- Reston, Virginia
New Communities sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development after 1970
- Cedar-Riverside, Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Flower Mound, Texas (Near Dallas, Texas)
- Gananda, New York (Near Rochester, New York)
- Harbison, South Carolina (Near Columbia, South Carolina)
- Jonathan, Minnesota (Near Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Maumelle, Arkansas (Near Little Rock, Arkansas)
- Newfields, Ohio (Dayton, Ohio)
- Park Forest South, Illinois (Near Chicago, Illinois)
- Radisson, New York (Near Syracuse, New York)
- Riverton, New York (Near Rochester, New York)
- Roosevelt Island, New York (New York, New York)
- Shenandoah, Georgia (Near Atlanta, Georgia)
- Soul City, North Carolina (Warren County, North Carolina)
- St. Charles, Maryland (Charles County, Maryland)
- San Antonio Ranch, Texas (near San Antonio, Texas)
- The Woodlands, Texas (near Houston, Texas)
- Anthem, Arizona
- Celebration, Florida
- Eagle Mountain, Utah
- Laguna West, California
- Phillips Ranch, California
- Rancho Santa Margarita, California
- Seaside, Florida
- Southern Village, North Carolina
- Summerlin, Nevada (near Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Weston, Florida
- Carolina Forest, South Carolina