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The New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association filed a complaint this week against the New York Cannabis Control Board and the Office of Cannabis Management for what it deems is an unconstitutional $20 million fee for an adult-use license. The lawsuit is fighting for the Registered Organizations who were the first licensed cannabis operators in […]

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is expected to end 2024 having painted the fewest miles of new bus lanes in all three years of the mayor’s tenure. The progress made is nowhere near the 30 miles the city must roll out annually to comply with the Streets Master Plan law. Officials with the Department of Transportation celebrated […]

JetBlue Airways is cutting more unprofitable routes from its network, including flights between John F. Kennedy airport and Miami, and suspending some services to Europe as it works to refocus operations on core markets.The airline said it will focus on other cities in Florida, a major part of its network, instead of Miami, where it […]

To many experts, New York’s City of Yes housing plan is modest — a set of zoning changes designed to induce gradual growth in low-rise neighborhoods. But to the people who spent two years shaping the plan and navigating its fraught politics, its passage on Thursday was nothing short of a “miracle,” in the words […]

Opinion: Federal Government Must Continue Supporting Rural Housing Program Diana Ionescu Sun, 12/08/2024 - 11:00 Primary Image In a piece for The Daily Yonder, Emily Nosse-Leirer explains why reforming the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service (USDA RHS) could be one cause that politicians from across the spectrum can get behind. As Nosse-Leirer […]

Chicago Budget Fails to Include Snow Plowing Program Diana Ionescu Sun, 12/08/2024 - 09:00 Primary Image Disability rights advocates in Chicago are decrying the city’s omission of funding for a “Plow the Sidewalks” pilot program that was recommended in 2023. As Quinn Myers explains in Block Club Chicago, a proposed pilot program to clear sidewalks […]

Indy Bike Share Sees Sharp Growth Thanks to Free Pass Program Diana Ionescu Sun, 12/08/2024 - 07:00 Primary Image Bike share use is rapidly becoming more popular in Indianapolis, where the city’s Pacers Bikeshare system saw a 51 percent rise in ridership in the last four months. So far in 2014, the system logged 106,528 […]

Shifts in Shopping: Transforming Malls Into Parks Ruscena Wiederholt Sun, 12/08/2024 - 05:00 9 minutes