Minneapolis Planning Commission advances data center rules, cutting server-space limits to 50,000 square feet ahead of the November 21 moratorium deadline.

Voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to require cities and towns to allow smaller homes on smaller lots. A growing number of states are doing the same to help ease a housing shortage.

Survivors had criticised ‘outrageous’ appointment of Laura Johnson to £150,000 job with Barnet Group A housing director who oversaw cost cutting at Grenfell Tower before the fatal fire has left a £150,000-a-year senior council housing role after a backlash from bereaved families and survivors. Laura Johnson was the director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) at the time of the 2017 Grenfell fire which killed 72 people;p, and was criticised in the subsequent inquiry for her role in budget-cutting decisions prior to the blaze. Continue reading...

Acting City Manager Dominic Recchio and Controller Carissa Rebuvsky presented the recommended 2027 budget: $97,100,131 in appropriations, a $35,360,000 property tax levy (1.7% increase), planned reductions including 14 FTEs and use of one‑time revenue to close an estimated gap.

Mayor Joe Pat Hatem proposed the city pursue a larger share of sales tax revenue and floated a 1¢ dedicated sales tax to fund infrastructure projects and support tourism-related needs in future legislative sessions.

Salzburg’s city council has approved a shared-space zone between the Neutor and the Red Cross car park, despite continued disagreement over traffic access and the project’s design, ORF reports. The project is expected to cost nearly 13 million euros, and construction could start next year. The st…

After a marathon hearing, the Cloverdale Planning Commission voted 4–1 to recommend the Esmeralda specific plan to the City Council with conditions including independent environmental oversight, timing changes for developer contributions, and deadlines for key permits.

From the Champs-Élysées to Disney’s Main Street, how street proportions, tree canopies, and building heights shape how we experience a place.

Council debated whether to exempt city-sponsored signs from a park‑strip prohibition and how to enforce political-sign rules under state law. After extended discussion the council voted 4–1 to refer the ordinance back to the planning commission to address city‑sign language and other post‑packet changes.