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Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
11 hours ago

What Toronto's $103M plan to replace broken water meter transmitters means for you | CBC News

Toronto will replace 470,000 failed water meter transmitters over three years starting April at a cost of $103 million, as 70% have already failed and residents are being billed on estimates rather than actual usage.
#snow-removal
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago
Canada news

Snowbanks are still blocking parking on some streets more than a month after Toronto's last big storm | CBC News

Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

Snowbanks are still blocking parking on some streets more than a month after Toronto's last big storm | CBC News

Toronto residents struggle to find on-street parking over a month after a major snowstorm due to uncleaned curbside snowbanks, affecting both residents and local businesses.
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Toronto startup
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

Toronto workers target 'wheel-eating, alignment-killing' potholes in repair blitz | CBC News

Toronto deployed 190 workers to repair nearly 7,000 potholes during a weekend blitz following severe winter weather damage.
New York City
fromFast Company
4 days ago

New York City is geotagging crosswalks to speed up snow removal

New York City's Department of Sanitation uses a mobile mapping tool to track snow removal from infrastructure like bus stops, fire hydrants, and crosswalks in real time.
US news
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

SpaceX's Starbase city is getting its own court | TechCrunch

Starbase is establishing local municipal services including a part-time municipal court, volunteer fire department, and a new police department while handling permits and inspections.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Weeks after Toronto's record snowfall, some residents are still struggling to use sidewalks | CBC News

Some residents are still struggling to get by as snow clearing efforts continue three weeks after Toronto's record-breaking snowfall. The lack of snow clearing on sidewalks forced Regal Heights neighbourhood resident Megan Rodd to walk on the road when taking her two young children to daycare. It's pretty dangerous because there's traffic coming from both ways, she said. I was super frustrated.
Canada news
California
fromPadailypost
2 months ago

City introduces AI chatbot to answer residents' questions

Palo Alto launched CityAssist, a Citibot-powered AI chatbot on the city website to help residents with services and municipal information.
fromenglish.elpais.com
6 months ago

$350 per body: Mafias take over a public cemetery in Ecuador

When Luis, 80, died this past April, his daughter Mariana discovered that the cemetery would charge her $350 for a burial mound, contingent on his background.
Public health
Mobile UX
fromFuturism
7 months ago

Detroit's Using Robots to Pick Up Garbage, Mow Grass, Clear Snow, and Much More

Detroit is integrating robot technology like BeBot and others to enhance municipal services.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
7 months ago

Toronto's proposed rat attack plan faces 1st hurdle | CBC News

A new rat control plan in Toronto focuses on preventing food and shelter availability rather than extermination.
from48 hills
9 months ago

What the Lurie budget does-and doesn't-offer - 48 hills

A budget is a statement of policy priorities; this budget emphasizes public safety while cutting essential services for vulnerable populations, highlighting economic inequality.
NYC politics
Miami food
fromMiami Herald
10 months ago

Water bills may soon get cheaper in Miami Gardens - and go up in 5 other cities

Lillie Barr voices her concerns over high water bills due to a surcharge, catalyzing legislative changes to remove it for her community.
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