New Hampshire lawmaker blocks device repair bill, tells constituents to just buy new $1k phones ~tech Article 630 words 7 votes
More than 50,000 people are set to get a basic income in a Brazilian city ~finance Article 1760 words 15 votes
California city returns island taken from native tribe in 1860 massacre ~news usa.ca Article 565 words 10 votes
Oslo Municipality's Water and Sewage Administration has offered a useful tip to reduce water waste – it's OK to pee in the shower ~enviro water.waste Article 395 words, published Oct 14 2019 9 votes
To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies ~life family Article 124 words 9 votes
Banning cars on San Francisco’s Market Street, once a radical idea, approved unanimously ~transport Article 1079 words 10 votes
Why US cities are banning new fast food drive-throughs ~food restaurants Article 693 words, published Oct 10 2019 8 votes
California is banning the tiny bottles of shampoo in hotels ~enviro pollution plastics.single use Article 323 words, published Oct 11 2019 11 votes
Stockton's basic income trial: Early results show how money is spent ~finance economics Article 1509 words 6 votes
The greening of Paris makes its mayor more than a few enemies ~design urban planning Article 1506 words 9 votes
Chechen authorities are carrying out literal witch hunts ~news russia.chechnya Article 521 words, published Jul 12 2019 10 votes
When Oslo's first floating sauna was banned by port authorities, its owners took it on the run, sparking a public craze ~life Article 1509 words 7 votes
Uber to limit drivers' app access to comply with NYC regulation ~transport Article 431 words, published Sep 17 2019 4 votes
Colorado town offers 1 gbps for $60 after years of battling Comcast ~tech internet Article 489 words 11 votes
Teddy bear fence along Copper Coast Highway poses safety risk to children, South Australia mayors warn ~transport Article 894 words 5 votes
93% of British Columbians want to scrap changing clocks for daylight time, survey says ~life Article 718 words 11 votes
A young mayor makes the case for a guaranteed income ~finance economics Article 2542 words, published Aug 16 2019 11 votes
A small city with big delusions: Pine Island, MN (population 3,000) has huge dreams, yet they can’t take care of their basic systems. Who pays the price? ~design urban planning Article 862 words, published Jul 30 2019 8 votes
Ottawa city hall has been targeted by cyber attacks more than 8,000 times in the past year ~tech security.cyber Article 608 words 8 votes
Solar brings in the big bucks for local governments ~enviro energy.renewable Article 493 words, published Jul 30 2019 4 votes
Alaska defunds scholarships for thousands of university students ahead of fall semester ~life education.higher Article 1038 words 18 votes
Ohio just passed the worst energy bill of the 21st century ~enviro climate change energy.renewable Article 2923 words 9 votes
How a new logo saved the city of Oslo $5 million a year ~design typography Article 546 words, published Jun 28 2019 8 votes
Human friends of Canada geese sue federal government for helping Denver turn the birds into food ~enviro Article 291 words 5 votes
Denver wants more trees, but arborists say the workforce can’t keep up ~enviro Article 974 words 8 votes
Blasting work has started in Bergen on building the longest bicycle and pedestrian tunnel in the world ~transport Link 10 votes
New measure would link jobs and housing in San Francisco ~life housing.affordable Article 698 words 8 votes
Emails show Iowa official's Tupac fixation before his ouster ~news usa.ia politics.usa Article 729 words 17 votes
Vanished neighbourhoods: The areas lost to urban renewal ~design urban planning Article 1356 words 6 votes
Twenty-two states considered eliminating the ‘tampon tax’ this year. Here’s what happened ~health Article 1420 words, published Jul 12 2019 9 votes
These community wind farms in Denmark and Scotland are decentralising power to the people ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1294 words 6 votes
Alaska lawmakers show up in different cities, stuck on $444 million budget vetoes ~news usa.ak politics.usa Article 797 words 7 votes
What is the Satanic Temple, and how did a goat-headed statue end up at the Arkansas State Capitol? ~humanities religion Article 1834 words, published Aug 20 2018 6 votes
'Protesters as terrorists': Growing number of US states turn anti-pipeline activism into a crime ~enviro Article 1592 words 10 votes
Alaska fears 'brain drain' after forty-one percent proposed cut to university system ~life education.higher Article 964 words 12 votes
Finland invited me to visit and to learn all about the country's smart cities projects ~design urban planning Article 305 words 4 votes
Puerto Rico harnesses the power of the sun for a renewable energy future ~enviro energy.renewable Article 844 words 4 votes
Oregon just voted to legalize duplexes on almost every city lot ~design urban planning Article 1363 words 11 votes
Denver is capturing geese from city parks to be killed and given to hungry families ~enviro Article 1217 words 16 votes
Illinois becomes eleventh state to allow recreational marijuana ~news usa.il law politics.usa Article 609 words 25 votes
How the Swedish town of Eskilstuna became the world capital of recycling ~enviro recycling Article 2355 words, published Jun 18 2019 5 votes