New Orleans Tried to Control Short-Term Rentals With a Lottery System. It Was a Mess
In the fight to regulate short-term rentals, New Orleans had a novel idea—it would hold a lottery. The plan ...
Tag: Cities
The I-10 Freeway Fire May Have Been Caused by Exploding Hand Sanitizer
That could make the I-10 blaze complicating LA traffic this week the third fire in the area involving leftover ...
Delhi Plans to Unleash Cloud Seeding in Its Battle Against Deadly Smog
India’s capital, New Delhi, is preparing a new weapon in the fight against deadly air pollution: cloud seeding. The ...
Where You Live Is As Important As What You Eat
And then there’s identifying what role people can play, either in what they do or advocate for.Cities aren’t uniform. ...
The US Has Failed to Pass AI Regulation. New York City Is Stepping Up
As the US federal government struggles to meaningfully regulate AI—or even function—New York City is stepping into the governance ...
Inside the Race to Crush Paris’ Bedbug Crisis
And even if a dog can sniff the insects out, it can’t get rid of them. This has to ...
Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying
Rothenberg says Google has prioritized supporting larger cities who employ traffic engineers and can remotely control traffic signals, while ...
New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos
Outside of Airbnb, people are posting listings and seeking short-term rentals in Facebook groups. Ads on Craigslist for rentals ...
New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods
Two years after the remnants of Hurricane Ian dumped up to 10 inches of rain on New York City ...
Scientists Have an Audacious Plan to Map the Ancient World Before It Disappears
In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of ...
