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No two people live in the same city. Tell me about yours. Urban planner & Kansas Citian. Jayhawk and Wolverine. Once upon a time, a journalist. Opinions mine. @lukeranker on the bird app.
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Valencia’s cemeteries to become the country’s largest urban solar farmwww.euronews.com The project has been dubbed RIP, standing for Requiem in Power.
Spike in pedestrian deaths hits nearly all metroswww.route-fifty.com The Memphis area leads the nation in pedestrian deaths, but almost all metropolitan areas have become more dangerous for walkers, according to a new report.
Here are the organizations that Ken Paxton targeted using consumer pr…www.texastribune.org Attorneys general have increasingly used their power to pursue investigations targeting organizations whose work conflicts with their political views. Paxton is among the most aggressive.
Safer, cleaner and more lucrative: The Good Move plan transforms Brussels’ city center — but remains politically divisivewww.politico.eu New data shows the controversial regional plan to slash traffic appears to have been a success in the heart of the city, even as its future is in doubt.
Riverfront Times sale and layoff of news staff signals end of 46-year era for St. Louis alt-weeklywww.stlpr.org “Devastating for St. Louis,” says former editor Sarah Fenske. Big Lou Media, which acquired the RFT in 2023, has sold the publication to an undisclosed buyer.
Young Alaskans sue state over fossil fuel project they claim violates their rightswww.theguardian.com Plaintiffs claim $38.7bn gas export project, which would triple state’s greenhouse gas emissions, infringes constitutional rights
Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame Bidenwww.theguardian.com Exclusive Harris poll for the Guardian shows 55% believe economy is shrinking, in troubling sign for president’s re-election bid
Immigrants help rural Kansas flourish, but they often face challenges once they're herewww.kcur.org Western Kansas is projected to see large population declines in the coming years, but immigration may be the key to stemming the losses. The communities that have embraced their diversity have seen th...
FAQ: How Berkley Riverfront is going from a dumping group to an entertainment districtkcbeacon.org Over the past 70 years, Kansas City has tried to fill its empty riverfront with a baseball stadium, an aquarium, an office park and a marina. Now, the Berkley Riverfront is finally getting a makeover.
New Orleans Has Achieved a 12 Percent Reduction in Its Unsheltered Populationwww.governing.com A new city office focused on homeless services has given a boost to programs to help the unhoused in New Orleans.
Suburban backlash threatens country’s biggest transit systemspoliti.co Major systems in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and beyond are facing deep financial struggles in the wake of the pandemic.
'Pretty remarkable': UBC study finds e-bike rebates led to decreased car usebc.ctvnews.ca There's new evidence that offering people incentives to purchase e-bikes can significantly reduce their reliance on cars.
If you want to belong, find a third placewww.vox.com Your neighborhood watering hole is more important than you think.
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When it Comes to Federal Infrastructure Grants, Size Does Matter — Streetsblog USAusa.streetsblog.org Cities and municipalities with larger budgets and staff are more likely to win competitive federal infrastructure grants, the Urban Institute has found.
Instead of complaints, Missouri Attorney General's trans tip line flooded with pro-trans supportwww.kcur.org Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey went looking for complaints about gender-affirming health care last year. He got something else: Thousands of complaints about Bailey and the tip line itself.
The cities stripping out concrete for earth and plantsbbc.com From Australia to Ontario, cities are taking up unnecessary stretches of concrete and asphalt, allowing nature to take hold in their place.
E-bikes are a ‘game changer’ for bike shareswww.route-fifty.com Ridership on the systems in cities big and small after the pandemic is stronger than ever, and bike-share operators say the electric devices are a big reason why.
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‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’ Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operationwww.theguardian.com Greg Abbott’s strategy to deter immigration isn’t just harming people and costing billions – it’s ruining the Rio Grande’s ecosystem
Missouri group turns in signatures to put minimum wage hike and paid sick leave on the ballotwww.kcur.org If approved by voters, the petition would raise the state’s minimum wage to $13.75 beginning in January 2025 and $15 in 2026, with annual cost-of-living increases after that. It also seeks to set the ...
Ken Paxton seeks to block 'gun show loophole' closure — days before Allen shooting anniversarywww.keranews.org Texas AG Ken Paxton and Kansas AG Kris Kobach are suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco over a federal law closing the gun show loophole. —
In New Orleans' bike culture, Black cyclists find 'therapy,' communitywww.nola.com It's not just a bike ride.
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New Kansas City housing subsidies will be set by ZIP code to avoid segregating renterskcbeacon.org Federal rules will make it easier for Section 8 vouchers to adjust to cost by neighborhood, but they might make subsidies available to fewer tenants.
More tenants in Kansas City and St. Louis are being evicted: ‘I was scared’www.kcur.org Nationwide, rents and the cost of living are increasing. Eviction filings are "a great indicator of housing insecurity," says a researcher from Princeton University's Eviction Lab.
More tenants in Kansas City and St. Louis are being evicted: ‘I was scared’www.kcur.org Nationwide, rents and the cost of living are increasing. Eviction filings are "a great indicator of housing insecurity," says a researcher from Princeton University's Eviction Lab.