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Some 99 mayors have a new policy agenda for the presidential candidates. Their message: Fund the priorities our local citizens are actually talking to us about. | Continue reading
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The Western New York city possesses the weather and geography to become a potential climate haven. But for whom? | Continue reading
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A biweekly tour of the ever-expanding cartographic landscape. | Continue reading
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Millions of food stamp recipients stand to lose benefits as the USDA tightens SNAP's work requirements. | Continue reading
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Ethiopian residents worry about displacement while Asian Americans worry about cultural commodification. | Continue reading
At the Cascadia Rail Summit outside Seattle, a scheme to bring a bullet train to the Pacific Northwest found an enthusiastic audience. | Continue reading
Also: Plans evolve for a national public housing museum, and the mobile dead zone on airplanes. | Continue reading
The museum plans to turn a former public housing building into its permanent home in Chicago. | Continue reading
Amid a general rise in wage inequality, larger metros tend to be more unequal, economists say. That wasn't the case back in 1980. | Continue reading
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"Urban innovation" and "smart city" have become buzz phrases, but creativity thrives beyond the city limits, as well. | Continue reading
In Duluth, Minnesota, researchers are working with the Ojibwe community to understand why American Indians living on and off reservations face massive health disparities. | Continue reading
Transit agencies, especially, have been eyeing all-digital payments to improve services. | Continue reading
The "headline friendly" move likely won't change the balance of representation in its collection. | Continue reading
In Pittsburgh and Tehran, identical apartments bridge cultural and political divides. | Continue reading
The 1999 WTO protests shut down Seattle and brought new attention to the effects of global trade. The event looms large in the activist imagination today. | Continue reading
Online shopping, cheap clothing, and instant obsolescence are turning Americans into hoarders | Continue reading
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Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants the e-commerce giant to pay for the pollution and congestion that online shopping generates. | Continue reading
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Wild turkeys have made a remarkable comeback in the U.S. since the early 20th century, leading to more reports of them causing trouble in the neighborhood. | Continue reading
Chance encounters with unfamiliar folk are the joy of cities. Be thankful for them. | Continue reading
The Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision allows governments to collect revenue from internet retailers. But that might not help Main Street. | Continue reading
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A small coastal Mississippi town is seeing dramatic property value losses from flooding. But the houses in highest demand are still right on the water. | Continue reading
A new report spells out how to move from the top-down, grant-based model for community development to a more localized, entrepreneurial approach. | Continue reading
Hotter, wetter conditions and urbanization trends have made Brazilian cities like São Paolo prime habitat for the dangerous stinging creatures. | Continue reading
Unauthorized drivers were picking up passengers in the U.K. capital, leading Transport for London to conclude that the company is not "fit and proper" to hold a license. | Continue reading