Tag: Cities

Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor's dissent sums up the opinion as 'stay up otherwise you'll be arrested'

Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor's dissent sums up the opinion as 'stay up otherwise you'll be arrested'

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution doesn’t prohibit ...

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The 10 most liveable cities on the earth; Vienna and Copenhagen top the list: EIU

The 10 most liveable cities on the earth; Vienna and Copenhagen top the list: EIU

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index 2024, Vienna, Austria, is probably the ...

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Lead-containing water pipes have caused a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic – as some cities are doing – brings hidden costs

Lead-containing water pipes have caused a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic – as some cities are doing – brings hidden costs

Flint, Michigan, made headlines in 2015 when Tests revealed dangerously high lead levels in drinking ...

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Robotaxis escape laws that might give cities control over them

Robotaxis escape laws that might give cities control over them

A gaggle of firms backed by robotaxi firms is celebrating the failure of a California ...

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Cities with vacant industrial space and a housing shortage are converting office buildings into apartments – here's what they're learning

Cities with vacant industrial space and a housing shortage are converting office buildings into apartments – here's what they're learning

It took a world pandemic to persuade American firms that their employees could work productively ...

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These Bay Area cities at the moment are so expensive that they’re considered “impossibly unaffordable”

These Bay Area cities at the moment are so expensive that they’re considered “impossibly unaffordable”

By Hilary Whiteman | CNN Anyone who has followed the event of the actual estate ...

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Cities are true oases of nature – our study shows which species tolerate urbanization best

Cities are true oases of nature – our study shows which species tolerate urbanization best

The Earth is losing animals, plants and other living things so quickly that some scientists ...

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Just one city within the US is on Time Out's list of best cities for foodies (hint: it's not SF)

Just one city within the US is on Time Out's list of best cities for foodies (hint: it's not SF)

By Francesca Street | CNN Some travellers select a city break based on the cultural ...

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The Houston area's flooding problems offer lessons for cities attempting to adapt to a changing climate

The Houston area's flooding problems offer lessons for cities attempting to adapt to a changing climate

Scenes from the Houston area looked just like the aftermath of a hurricane In early ...

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Many immigrants to the United States are fleeing violence and persecution – here's how the federal government may help cities absorb them

Many immigrants to the United States are fleeing violence and persecution – here's how the federal government may help cities absorb them

Immigration has turn out to be a defining theme within the 2024 elections and a ...

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