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Local Business Lifeline Announced as Millions in Grants Rolled Out for Rural Entrepreneurs and Startups
In a rare win for Main Street, rural entrepreneurs got some welcome news this week: millions in new grant funding are being released to ...
All Aboard the Future: High-Speed Rail Proposal Gains Steam as Regional Leaders Rally Behind Vision
Regional leaders stood shoulder-to-shoulder yesterday with a unified message: high-speed rail is back on the table, and this time, they’re determined to make it ...
Traffic Relief or New Trouble? Highway Expansion Project Sparks Mixed Reactions from Local Communities
Rush hour around here isn’t so much an inconvenience as it is a daily grind—horns blaring, cars inching, tempers flaring. So when state officials ...
Bike Boom in Motion as City Unveils Its Largest Cycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure Network to Date
On a brisk fall morning, city leaders cut the ribbon on what they’re calling the most ambitious cycling and pedestrian network in local history. ...
Future of Growth Mapped Out: Leaders Release Bold 2040 Urban and Regional Development Vision
The stage was packed with planners, mayors, and state officials yesterday as leaders unveiled a sweeping new 2040 Urban and Regional Development Vision—a roadmap ...
Click to See the Future: New Interactive Planning Map Reveals Upcoming Regional Development Projects
City hall just made urban planning a little less mysterious. This week, regional officials rolled out a new interactive planning map—an online tool that ...
Artificial Intelligence Meets City Hall as Smart Planning Tools Transform How Local Decisions Are Made
It used to be that city planning meant dusty maps, endless paper reports, and long debates over traffic counts scribbled on clipboards. Not anymore. ...
Power Shift in Progress as Regional Leaders Push for Shared Governance Across Multiple Jurisdictions
It’s not often that mayors, county executives, and city councils agree on anything beyond potholes. But in a surprise show of unity, regional leaders ...
Digital Twin Technology Adopted to Rebuild Cities Virtually Before Physical Infrastructure Is Constructed
It sounds like science fiction, but it’s not. A growing number of cities are now turning to digital twin technology—virtual replicas of urban environments—to ...
Your Voice, Your Plan: Citizens Gain New Opportunities to Shape the Next Wave of Regional Policy Changes
For years, regional planning meetings have been the domain of suited officials, consultants with binders, and the occasional activist waving a placard. That might ...
