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What Happens When a Happening Place Becomes Too Hot

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Earsplitting volumes in once quiet residential neighborhoods long after midnight. The ordinance, he said, was aimed at dealing with “behavior that impacts on residential neighborhoods” and with takeaway alcoholic drinks, which are seen as the main reason late-night revelers linger on certain streets and squares.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly. But this is but a singular component.

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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

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The Mayor called this a brilliant opportunity to support the British car industry and promote the early uptake of ultra low emission vehicles. As reported in The Guardian , the Mayor told the Committee that: You could do a diesel scrappage scheme that would stimulate the market for cleaner vehicles.

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Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now

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About 65,000 migrants are being sheltered in hotels, tent dormitories and other shelters, in large part because of the city’s legal obligation to provide a bed to anyone who needs one. The law, Local Law 18, was aggressively backed by the hotel industry and the hotel workers union , both supporters of Mayor Adams. The post Why N.Y.C.

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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

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Polaris Industries Inc. The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less. The GEM e2 two-passenger vehicle features six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries and a range of up to 35 miles on a charge. Click to enlarge. based subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC.

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EV-maker Eli launches its $11,900 electric micro ‘car’ in the US

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Microcars, often referred to as quadricycles in Europe and Low-Speed Vehicles (LSVs) or Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) in the US, are a niche category designed largely for urban travel. Eli Electric, the manufacturer of the popular Eli ZERO electric microcar, announced this morning the opening of reservations in the US.

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Tesla formally wins final environmental approval to open Gigafactory Berlin

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The past two years, after all, required the State Office of the Environment to not only inspect and approve the factory itself, but also the entire industrial area with several large-scale facilities. In times of climate crisis, the availability of water will play an increasingly important role for future developments and settlements.

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