Urban planners develop land, use plants and programs that help create communities to accommodate population growth and revitalize physical facilities in towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas. Most urban planners work full-time during normal business hours and some may work evenings or weekends to attend meetings with officials, planning commissions, and neighborhood groups. Most urban planners have a master's degree from an accredited Urban or Regional Planning program. Candace with a bachelor's degree typically need work experience in planning, public policy, or a related field. They meet with public officials, developers, and the public regarding development plans and land use, and minister government plans or policies affecting land use, and conduct yield investigations to analyze factors affecting community development and decline, including land use. Urban planners need to have leadership skills, decision-making skills, and analytical skills. Being an urban planner is rewarding in so many ways. The most rewarding thing about the work that I do is I get a chance to help create projects that are based on the hopes and dreams that people have to make their own communities better. A project that I'm really proud of is my first playground. When I first started working on this project, the playground was on its last leg of a life. So a lot of the things that I remember that I played on was falling apart. The park, the playground had been closed, and so I ultimately destroyed it and built it back up again. When a project is finished, it has just encouraged people. It has motivated the area. You've had growth, energy, because something that was dilapidated now has life. If you like talking to people, if you like getting things done, if you like to be organized, if you like to do something that's important and impactful, city planning is awesome. To keep learning about urban planners, read through the information below.