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fromBrownstoner
1 week ago

New Yorkers to Vote on Affordable Housing Fast Track

Four ballot measures approved to streamline affordable housing development and align local elections with state and federal races.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 weeks ago

San Jose to cite and tow vehicles with expired tags - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose will enforce towing of vehicles with expired tags, impacting many homeless individuals.
Starting August 17, vehicles with six months or more of expired registration can be towed immediately.
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

Cyclists Fuming Over Mayor Adams's Removal of Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City

"What the fuck!" Mel Regalario, who was commuting to work on Bedford Avenue in the soon-to-be-unsafe zone between Willoughby and Flushing avenues. "Where are we supposed to ride?"
NYC politics
#homelessness
from48 hills
3 months ago
NYC politics

Fielder proposal to protect unhoused families runs into opposition from 'moderates' - 48 hills

NYC politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

NYC's Involuntary Removal of Mentally Ill Homeless People Raises Questions

The city councilman struggled to get necessary help for a long-term homeless woman, despite her precarious living situation.
from48 hills
3 months ago
NYC politics

Fielder proposal to protect unhoused families runs into opposition from 'moderates' - 48 hills

NYC politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

NYC's Involuntary Removal of Mentally Ill Homeless People Raises Questions

The city councilman struggled to get necessary help for a long-term homeless woman, despite her precarious living situation.
more#homelessness
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Bereaved families urge Sadiq Khan to honour pledge to ban gambling ads on Tube

Families urge Mayor Khan to fulfill his promise to ban betting adverts due to gambling-related suicides.
#traffic-safety
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NYC politics
fromMission Local
3 months ago

Tracking Mayor Lurie's first 100 days in office

Mayor Lurie's first 100 days focus heavily on public safety and bold initiatives, including homelessness reform and controversial personnel changes.
SF politics
fromwww.montereyherald.com
3 months ago

California city bans newspapers, all non-government materials at city facilities except libraries

The Fullerton City Council voted to ban non-government content at city facilities, raising concerns about freedom of speech.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
4 months ago

Supervisor Danny Sauter wants more S.F. trash cans. City says no, for now.

San Francisco faces a trash can shortage, with calls for more bins disregarded by the city despite Supervisor Sauter's promises.
fromBrooklyn Paper
4 months ago

Weigh-in-motion tech has cut overweight trucks on BQE by 60%, city says, urging state to extend program * Brooklyn Paper

Weigh-in-Motion technology has successfully eliminated 60% of the overweight truck traffic on the Queens bound BQE. I am pleased WIM is finally being implemented on Staten Island bound lanes and hope to see a similar reduction in illegal, overweight trucks to extend the lifespan of the triple cantilever structure.
Brooklyn
Alternative transportation
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

Remembering urban planning professor Donald Shoup, who changed the way we park

Donald Shoup revolutionized urban planning with insights on the hidden costs of free parking, influencing policy worldwide.
Shoup's work is vital for understanding the dynamics of urban land use and parking economics.
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