Hampton, Virginia, is experimenting with things like rain gardens, marsh restoration, and oyster-seeded artificial reefs.

The proposed Department of Community Safety would send mental health teams to respond to 911 calls, rather than the police, according to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans.

In 2012, Citi and the Marketing Services Department of WSJ. Magazine teamed up with the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to determine which city— wherever in the world— deserved the title “Innovative City of the Year.” For the first round, ULI produced a ...

City officials warned of cuts to street repairs and emergency services after GOP legislators paused the reimbursement grant that was already factored into this year's budget.

Restricting Tehran’s growth and water use — however politically difficult — would be more prudent than trying to engineer ever more elaborate workarounds.

As the northeast Johnson County city considers changing its definition of dangerous wild animals to include all monkeys - which would outlaw keeping the animals as pets - its sole monkey owner is fighting to keep hers.

Rounding out 2025 and going into 2026, I look forward to providing Bay City readers with the happenings in City Hall. There are plenty of topics to follow as we head into the new year, so subscribe to ensure you stay on top of what’s happening in your community.

Free buses have been talked about in New York since Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary in June. One place that has already gone fare-free is Iowa City, Iowa. I asked my colleague Cara Buckley, who went there and rode the buses, to talk about what she saw — and whether Iowa City’s experience is transferable to New York.