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San Diego Approves Divergent Growth Plans for College Area and Clairemont

The decision concentrates far more new housing near SDSU, prompting questions about resources.

Large Fire Tears Through DeKalb Apartment Building, Displacing Families

City Commits $1 Billion to Rebuild Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk

Chicago Petition Seeks Pause on Sidewalk Delivery Robots as City Reviews Safety

St. Paul Declares 96-Hour Snow Emergency With Two-Phase Plowing

Four-Alarm Blaze Guts Upper West Side Apartment Building, Causes Partial Collapse

Archer Avenue Lane Reductions in Brighton Park Draw Resident Backlash as Protected Bike Lanes Go In

Houston Expands AshBritt Contract to Tackle Heavy‑Trash Backlog

SFMTA Moves Toward 24/7 Ride-Hail Access on Market Street After Pilot Review

NYC Taps Tranzito to Build 500 Secure Bike Parking Sites Starting in 2026

Detroit Signs Letter of Intent for 28-Acre Packard Park Redevelopment

Jakarta Tops New UN Ranking as World’s Largest City, With Dhaka Second and Tokyo Third

Calumet City House Explodes Wednesday Night, No Injuries Reported

Underground Gas Leak Shuts Roads, Triggers Evacuations in Dallas’s West End

New York City Launches ‘NYC Noise’ App to Crowdsource Decibel Data for Targeted Inspections

Study Finds Urban Raccoons Have Shorter Snouts, Hinting at Early Domestication

Hit-and-Run Shears Hydrant, Floods Tarzana Intersection and Damages Gas Station

Vienna Restarts District Heating in Simmering After Pipeline Fault

Developers Sue to Overturn Adams’ Parkland Move at Elizabeth Street Garden

Vallejo Ranks Last Again in Bay Area Road Report, Larkspur Leads