Reason number 229 to require new members to have ten posts before being able to start a new thread: Spoon feeding.

Reason number 230 to require new members to have ten posts before being able to start a new thread: inability (due to laziness or stupidity?) to use forum search functions.

Reason number 231 to require new members to have ten posts before being able to start a new thread: Inability to post in correct sub forums (duh, Academia).

On the bright side, at least (s)he's polite.

*She* is just trying to get some answers, Miles Jaffe. Thought about posting this to Academia, but since this is a post regarding colleges and urban design, I thought against it. Thank you, and my sincerest apologies (duh, sarcasm). 

Miles, I've not kept count but I am sure we're way past 231 reasons unless you restart the count at the beginning of each month.

MCB, perhaps your high-school had no guidance or career counsellors but here's a good explanation of Urban Design: http://tinyurl.com/namef5t

FYI urban design is misspelled. What you're talking about is turban design.

I'd google it for you but I'm almost as lazy as you are.