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fromNewsday
5 days ago

Long Island potholes: A hole lot of frustration

First, you must ask yourself, is this a town road? A county road? A state highway? This determines who is responsible for the repair and to whom the complaint needs to be directed. Then a series of clicks through your town's website will lead you to a general submission form, a phone number for the highway department, or an email address.
Roam Research
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
6 days ago

Harrow makes free parking scheme permanent

Harrow Council permanently establishes one-hour free parking across 13 council car parks and all on-street bays to boost local shopping and footfall.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

Budget cuts devastated an Oakland public safety program. Now neighbors are scraping by

Oakland's elimination of the Neighborhood Services Division devastated nearly 50 volunteer-run neighborhood councils that lost dedicated coordinators and community resource officers, forcing them to operate independently without city support.
#snow-removal
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Canada news

Snowbanks are still blocking parking on some streets more than a month after Toronto's last big storm | CBC News

fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago
US news

The story behind this viral photo of an unplowed Fall River street

Fall River streets remain unplowed days after a blizzard, with residents frustrated by slow snow removal efforts and the city operating with significantly reduced equipment.
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
New York City

Op-Ed | Mayor Mamdani must prioritize services for people over politics | amNewYork

City government must prioritize prompt snow removal, garbage collection, and protection of vulnerable residents during storms over performative politics.
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Residents voice frustrations with snow removal during City Council hearing

Boston's inadequate snow removal after winter storms forced people with disabilities into dangerous situations, prompting calls for improved cleanup strategies and seasonal volunteer programs.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Snowbanks are still blocking parking on some streets more than a month after Toronto's last big storm | CBC News

Toronto residents struggle to find on-street parking over a month after a major snowstorm due to uncleaned curbside snowbanks, affecting both residents and local businesses.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

What Toronto's $103M plan to replace broken water meter transmitters means for you | CBC News

Water meter transmitters are small devices that automatically send accurate water usage data to the city. But when their batteries die, the data flow stops. Once projected to have a 20-year lifespan, the city has said the batteries are dying faster than expected. The city has moved residents with failed units to "estimated billing," which means paying for estimated water use based on their past consumption.
Canada news
Toronto startup
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Toronto workers target 'wheel-eating, alignment-killing' potholes in repair blitz | CBC News

Toronto deployed 190 workers to repair nearly 7,000 potholes during a weekend blitz following severe winter weather damage.
New York City
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

New York City is geotagging crosswalks to speed up snow removal

New York City's Department of Sanitation uses a mobile mapping tool to track snow removal from infrastructure like bus stops, fire hydrants, and crosswalks in real time.
US news
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

SpaceX's Starbase city is getting its own court | TechCrunch

Starbase is establishing local municipal services including a part-time municipal court, volunteer fire department, and a new police department while handling permits and inspections.
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 weeks ago

Weeks after Toronto's record snowfall, some residents are still struggling to use sidewalks | CBC News

Some residents are still struggling to get by as snow clearing efforts continue three weeks after Toronto's record-breaking snowfall. The lack of snow clearing on sidewalks forced Regal Heights neighbourhood resident Megan Rodd to walk on the road when taking her two young children to daycare. It's pretty dangerous because there's traffic coming from both ways, she said. I was super frustrated.
Canada news
California
fromPadailypost
3 months ago

City introduces AI chatbot to answer residents' questions

Palo Alto launched CityAssist, a Citibot-powered AI chatbot on the city website to help residents with services and municipal information.
fromenglish.elpais.com
7 months ago

$350 per body: Mafias take over a public cemetery in Ecuador

When Luis, 80, died this past April, his daughter Mariana discovered that the cemetery would charge her $350 for a burial mound, contingent on his background.
Public health
Mobile UX
fromFuturism
7 months ago

Detroit's Using Robots to Pick Up Garbage, Mow Grass, Clear Snow, and Much More

Detroit is integrating robot technology like BeBot and others to enhance municipal services.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
8 months ago

Toronto's proposed rat attack plan faces 1st hurdle | CBC News

A new rat control plan in Toronto focuses on preventing food and shelter availability rather than extermination.
from48 hills
9 months ago

What the Lurie budget does-and doesn't-offer - 48 hills

A budget is a statement of policy priorities; this budget emphasizes public safety while cutting essential services for vulnerable populations, highlighting economic inequality.
NYC politics
Miami food
fromMiami Herald
10 months ago

Water bills may soon get cheaper in Miami Gardens - and go up in 5 other cities

Lillie Barr voices her concerns over high water bills due to a surcharge, catalyzing legislative changes to remove it for her community.
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