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The real scandal of New York City’s Sandy recovery

Edit New York Post 26 Sep 2016
The city’s plan to help people rebuild after Hurricane Sandy is way over budget — and eating into money for libraries, school-bathroom repairs and potholes ... For the 20,000 people who signed up for “Build it Back,” the city would build hurricane-proof houses, hiring contractors to elevate homes while the families lived somewhere else (with the government paying the rent, under a recently expanded program) ... This will cost city taxpayers....

Introducing this week's special theme: 'Cities of welcome, cities of transit'

Edit Open Democracy 26 Sep 2016
openDemocracy and its partners brought activists, academics, and policy makers together in Barcelona late last July to discuss a way forward for refugee-related activism and city welcome policies ... Introducing Cities of Welcome, Cities of Transit ... Today as well, we introduce you to two of the social movement activists that both City Councillors agree are so important for their plans ... Introducing Cities of Welcome, Cities of Transit....

Welcoming refugees despite the state

Edit Open Democracy 26 Sep 2016
Cities and activists across Europe are fighting their national governments to better welcome refugees. Bue Rübner Hansen explains Barcelona's project of bringing refugees into the city ... One idea that is very relevant to the conference we are having here is the idea of a refugee city ... So, Ada Colau’s idea of refugee cities was met with a lot of enthusiasm, across Europe and locally ... First I would say a little about cities ... city of refuge....

Sydney students make life-changing connections (City of Sydney)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
City of Sydney) ... Run by the City of Sydney, the International Student Leadership and Ambassador program provides training, mentoring and work experience that helps international students make the most of their Sydney stay. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the ISLA program was an important investment for Sydney, which draws more international students than any other city in Australia....

Barcelona: city of refuge

Edit Open Democracy 26 Sep 2016
Barcelona seeks to welcome refugees and migrants into the fabric of the city, but its efforts have been stymied by the national government ... city councils, state governance, European Commission ... We are asking for more information, we want to have a political say and input into the decisions around finances and resources, so that we can implement policies for what we are now facing in our cities ... This is very important for city policies....

Civic body to allot separate office for Smart City project

Edit The Times of India 26 Sep 2016
The city civic body will soon open a separate office for officers and the staff executing projects proposed under the Union government's Smart City scheme ... In the pan city category of the Smart City scheme, the civic body has planned world class public transport system and thus they are looking forward to develop about 100 smart bus stands and attract participation of private bus operators to run the system....

Apps, online coaching curtail migration

Edit The Times of India 26 Sep 2016
Students preparing for medical, engineering or other competitive examinations don't have to migrate to big cities for coaching __ app developers have brought the entire content online which they can access ... Rupesh Bhagwat, owner of a coaching class for competitive exams in the city, said, "Earlier, a lot of student population from the rural places enroled in our class for coaching....

New rules to make room for open spaces

Edit The Times of India 26 Sep 2016
The latest development control regulations (DCR) will pave way for a greener city with more gardens, playgrounds and recreational places. The DCR published by the state government for D-class municipal corporations have found the answer for problem of shrinking open spaces in the city ... Town planning department officials claimed that the new rule would help double the size of the open spaces in the city....

Hyderabad needs a disaster management plan

Edit The Times of India 26 Sep 2016
Hyderabad City was literally battered by frequent downpours induced by low pressure area over Bay of Bengal ... Prior to the great Musi deluge of 1908, the city was ravaged by furious floods 18 times earlier ... The entire city was devastated. Again, the city was flooded due to heavy rains on 1st August 1954. Some city areas were inundated on 18th September 1962....

Chiefs get 8 turnovers, take 2 for TDs in 24-3 win over Jets

Edit Atlanta Journal 26 Sep 2016
The Kansas City Chiefs returned two turnovers for touchdowns, intercepted three passes in the end zone and forced eight turnovers total in a 24-3 victory over the hapless New York Jets on Sunday ... 21, 1976.Kansas City Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris (84) celebrates with tight end Travis Kelce (87) after making a touchdown on a fumble by the New York Jets during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept....

Osmansagar comes to life

Edit The Hindu 26 Sep 2016
Despite the city roads and drainage system reduced to a shambles by the week-long rains, there is a silver lining. The Nizam era reservoirs, Osmansagar and Himayatsagar, the two drinking water sources for the city, are set for revival almost after two years. The two reservoirs together used to supply 40 million gallons per day till they went dry failing to meet city’s requirement of 355 mgd....

Brazilian city council candidate shot dead at Rio rally

Edit The Oklahoman 26 Sep 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police say gunmen have killed a city council candidate as he was leaving a political rally outside Rio de Janeiro....

Now, silent Maratha marchers raise voice in Pune

Edit DNA India 26 Sep 2016
Around a million people marching towards the historic city, 8000-odd volunteers, four control rooms, more than a million missed calls, retired police officers and more than a lakh women participants – these were the highlights of the silent Maratha Kranti Morcha staged in Pune on Sunday ... The demands of the Maratha revolution march or Kranti Morcha participants were on the lines of silent protesters in the other cities....
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