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Chicago mayor secretly bid over $3 B to buy back city's parking meters
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (431+ words) July 2, 2026, 5: 00 AM PDT A parked car in Chicago, Illinois. | Mary at T-Comms / Shutterstock Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson bid $3. 3 billion to reclaim control of the city's parking meters last fall, reports Mick Dumke in Block Club Chicago. After the city walked…...
Replacing lead pipes in Chicago costs more than 6 times the national average " and authorities can't explain why
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (379+ words) Replacing one lead pipe in Chicago costs around $31, 000, while the national average cost sits at around $4, 700 per line. July 1, 2026, 8: 00 AM PDT A water pupe. | Vladimir Mulder / Shutterstock Chicago has the nation's largest inventory of lead water pipes " and spend more…...
Tesla's steering wheel-less Cybercabs spotted on Austin streets
1+ day, 34+ min ago (366+ words) July 1, 2026, 7: 00 AM PDT A Tesla Cybercab at a showroom in Bellevue, Washington. | Tada Images / Shutterstock Tesla has begun deploying its Cybercab robotaxis, which have no steering wheel or brake pedals, in Austin, Texas. "A safety monitor is present in the…...
Southern Utah tackles housing crisis with smaller homes, career support for construction workers
2+ day, 34+ min ago (381+ words) June 30, 2026, 7: 00 AM PDT Home construction in southern Utah. | Jason Finn / Shutterstock Local officials in southern Utah are hoping recent zoning reforms and other policy changes will help slow the region's growing housing crisis, reports Nick Fiala in St. George News....
" The corruption track: Understanding power in a time of political sepsis
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1336+ words) After nearly a decade working in urban planning, I've surmised that power, more than policy, lies at the heart of our deepest planning dysfunctions. Let's talk about it. June 30, 2026, 5: 00 AM PDT This article is part of a regular column'by Chicago-based…...
Feds want to make brake pedals optional in AVs
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (417+ words) A proposed rule change would no longer require carmakers to include manual brake pedals or steering wheels in fully self-driving cars. June 26, 2026, 5: 00 AM PDT A Zoox self-driving car in San Francisco, California. | Tada Images / Shutterstock The National Highway Traffic Safety…...
After Culdesac's success in Tempe, Mesa approves new 1, 000-unit 'car-light' development
6+ day, 34+ min ago (296+ words) Culdesac Mesa will take the same transit-oriented approach with a compact, walkable design and access to transit and shared mobility options. June 26, 2026, 7: 00 AM PDT Residents in Culdesac Tempe in Tempe, Arizona. | Culdesac Tempe / Community The city council in Mesa, Arizona…...
Ann Arbor millage tax has created over $27 M for affordable housing
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (357+ words) June 26, 2026, 6: 00 AM PDT Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Matthew G Eddy / Shutterstock A 2020 millage tax passed overwhelmingly by Ann Arbor, Michigan residents is yielding positive results, contributing over $27 million to affordable housing efforts, reports Jaishree Drepaul for Concentrate Media. According to Drepaul,…...
World Cup crowds offer 'stress test' for Kansas City transit planners
1+ week, 34+ min ago (518+ words) June 25, 2026, 7: 00 AM PDT Transportation planners in Kansas City, Missouri are studying World Cup-related travel patterns to understand bottlenecks in the city's transit system and inform planning efforts, reports Josh Merchant for KCUR. As Merchant explains, "Over the next few weeks,…...
Multi-sensory Remembrance Park in Houston will honor Black history
1+ week, 6+ day ago (398+ words) The park is designed to highlight and memorialize the experience of enslaved Americans and the fight for freedom in Harris County. June 19, 2026, 6: 00 AM PDT Rendering of proposed Remembrance Park in Houston, Texas. Harris County unveiled designs for Remembrance Park, a…...