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City Council Green Lights Bike Lane Expansion- During Thursday’s meeting, the City Council approved legislation introduced last week by Councilmember Jeffery Young, Jr. (District 5) to add bike lanes to high-traffic streets...more
Baltimore nonprofit Waves received a $2 million grant from Baltimore’s Office of Information and Technology to deploy fiber-optic networks in low-income residential buildings, aiming to bridge the city’s digital divide...more
Mayor Parker Introduces “Mini City Halls” to Improve City Services Access -Mayor Cherelle Parker announced the establishment of 11 “mini City Halls” throughout Philadelphia to improve residents’ access to municipal services...more
Parker Administration Vows Reforms to Fix Philadelphia’s Troubled Land Bank - Last week, following intense criticism from City Council and community advocates, the Parker Administration pledged to address longstanding...more
City Council, Police Discuss Methods to Curb Illegal Car Meetups - On Tuesday, the City Council Public Safety and Streets & Services Committees heard testimony from Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) officials about...more
BALTIMORE — City Council Investigates DPW Working Conditions -Baltimore City Council members criticized Department of Public Works (DPW) officials over unsafe workplace conditions following the death of a sanitation worker,...more
CHICAGO — Ordinance Requiring City Data Be Stored in U.S. Held in Committee- The Chicago City Council Committee on Economic, Capital & Technology Development held an ordinance requiring city data to “be processed, stored,...more
The City is reportedly working with service providers to open a triage center in Fairmount for individuals experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders, with the goal of providing short-term care and connecting...more
Philadelphia’s political landscape has shifted to embrace law enforcement, with Mayor Cherelle Parker rejecting progressive drug policies, supporting low-level crime arrests, and unveiling a plan to combat the open-air drug...more
Congestion Pricing Rules Finalized by MTA- Last Wednesday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Board approved final rules for the city’s Central Business District (CBD) tolling program, with a vote of 11-1. The...more
LOS ANGELES — How Tech Sector Downturn has Hurt L.A. Office Market -The Los Angeles tech office space saw fourth-quarter leasing drop to 2.2 million square feet from nearly 3 million square feet the year before....more
City Council Considers Prohibiting Certain Establishments from Offering Skill Games- Philadelphia City Council is considering prohibiting certain businesses — particularly convenience stores and corner shops — from hosting...more
Parker Administration Splits Licenses, Inspections; Considers Bringing City Workers Back into the Office- Following the Parker Administration’s decision to split the Streets and Sanitation Department, the mayor also...more
BALTIMORE — New UpSurge CEO Bets on Baltimore, Tech Tech- entrepreneur Kory Bailey — who was recently named CEO of UpSurge, a nonprofit, professional ecosystem-building organization — spoke about his efforts to build a...more
Gig Economy & Technology- NEW YORK — NYPD Rolls Out Robotic “Digidog”- The New York Police Department (NYPD) recently announced a series of high-tech security, including a robotic “digidog” to be used in life-threatening...more
Tuesday Budget Hearings Feature Discussion of Teen Programs, Police Recruitment to Prepare for Summer- In light of Philadelphia’s ongoing gun violence crisis and the recent high-profile disorderly gathering of hundreds of...more
This week, the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development & the Homeless heard testimony on housing voucher-based discrimination and potential legislation on rent control, during which tenants, housing providers, and...more