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The city of nearly 90,000 is making an effort to become bike-friendly as a way to cater to existing residents — many of whom bike because they have to.

Tired and unhappy with the city's actions, a group of Detroit activists put a measure on the ballot that would require large project developers to negotiate a binding agreement with the community.

NPR's Noel King talks to Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson about the city implementing a program this fall to send $500 debit cards to low-income families every month for two years.

Despite pleas to conserve water during a historic drought, Californians have not saved much at all this year. But there are exceptions. We look at how Healdsburg dramatically cut its water use.

After officials in Vincent, Ala., fired the police chief and assistant chief, the city council voted to end the department entirely. But the mayor says it's only a temporary measure.

Inflation is hitting hard in rural America and could accelerate depopulation in some parts of the country, according to the latest analysis from one expert.

President Biden is in Mexico City to discuss issues like migration, climate and fentanyl with Mexico's López Obrador and Canada's Trudeau.

The city's water system has suffered disruptions for years, but Christopher Wells says that the city received every loan it requested, and that an ongoing civil rights investigation is political.

The crowds were protesting over fears that officials will dip into their personal health savings accounts to cover public budget shortfalls. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Feb. 16, 2023.)

The Russian Defense Ministry says it has completed its withdrawal from the strategically important city of Kherson in southern Ukraine.