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Many cities buried urban streams. Here's how to bring them back

As many cities developed, streams that once flowed on the surface were buried underground to make way for growing infrastructure.

NZ’s fastest growing town was once the future of urban planning. What happened?

Rolleston near Christchurch is rapidly expanding, with more fast-tracked development coming. It’s a far cry from the ‘town of the future’ planned in the 1970s.

CanopyFit maps urban tree sites with greatest cooling potential

UBC researchers and municipal partners have developed a modeling tool to help cities adapt to rising temperatures by mapping where new trees offer the greatest cooling impact.

Suburban Rail Loop: Victorian government secretly increased public transport fares to help pay for controversial SRL

Labor put ‘levy on all public transport fares in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria’ since January 2025, auditor general finds, as questions raised over premier’s involvement Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app o

The Suburban Rail Loop will play a major role in the 2026 Victorian election. Why is it so controversial?

It is an unenviable position for a government to have potentially misallocated tens of billions of dollars to poorly selected infrastructure.

Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action

With the help of thunderstorms and everyday fiber-optic cables, these scientists are revealing a hidden world underground.

Nepal floods 'unprecedented', requires new 'engineering approaches, risk-sensitive urban planning'

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Dr.

Adata Urban Tapsafe 2TB review: Solid-state storage you unlock with your phone

Perhaps as a result of AI hyperscaler demand soaking up all the cutting-edge flash , external storage makers in recent months have seemed to focus less on speed and more on adding unique and helpful features.

Trees for a Changing Climate and Resilient Urban Forest (2022)

Article URL: https://www.coolboulder.org/news/trees-for-a-changing-climate-resilient-urban-forest Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49491175 Points: 49 # Comments: 7

The urbanism lesson in Dolly Parton’s Dollywood

When beloved country star Dolly Parton died on August 25, she left behind not only albums, accolades, and mourning fans, but also an entire urban project where her legacy lives on—not just as a faint memory, but as a tangible transformation of Tennessee.

Many cities buried urban streams. Here’s how to bring them back

Stream daylighting can help manage stormwater, restore habitats and create greener, more walkable public spaces.

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nvidia, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, Urban Outfitters and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in after-hour trading.

Secret fare hike to fund Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop, report finds

SAN SAN GEAR FW26 Explores Urban Connectivity With “CABLE”

Summary SAN SAN GEAR FW26 “CABLE” explores unseen urban networks through layered silhouettes and technical fabrics.Key styles include multi‑layered outerwear, structural knitwear and modular bags.Released in three drops starting today, via flagship, online and select retailers. S

Handloom expo at Urban Haat ahead of Gowri-Ganesh festival

The rural-urban divide in female labour force participation

The participation of women in the labour market has increased, with the rise being more pronounced in rural areas rather than urban areas

Food safety drive finds labelling, hygiene violations at sweet manufacturing units across Karnataka

Inspections were conducted in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Greater Bengaluru Authority limits, Mysuru, Dakshina Kannada, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, and Hubballi-Dharwad

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The spatial consequences of urban form are revealed when health outcomes are mapped over neighborhoods .

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In the 1970s, Cuba faced a severe nationwide housing shortage due to population growth, rural-to-urban migration, and the degradation of existing housing stock.

Nairobi’s expansion is swallowing up rural land: new book reveals the impacts on families

Urbanisation is experienced through growing tensions within families over precious yet meagre plots of land.

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VENTUROUS exhibition charts a decade of innovative design research and practice from RMIT PhD alumni in Architecture & Urban Design.

Levy secretly added to Victorian public transport fares scrapped as Labor admits it ‘did not pass the pub test’

Premier confirms levy, which was intended to help pay for the multibillion-dollar Suburban Rail Loop and other Big Build projects, will be abolished Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victorian premi

Trees are vital for cooler cities, but they need help too

Record-breaking heat and drought are putting urban trees at risk. Experts explain how to protect these essential assets and build city forests that can withstand the climate challenges ahead.

Japan to lower residential road speed limit from 60 to 30 kph

The measure aims to reduce accidents in urban areas with pedestrian-heavy narrow streets, marking a major shift as they account for around 70% of ordinary roads nationwide.

El Niño leaves Telangana 38% rain-deficient in August 2026

Rainfall deficit was sharper across Telangana’s major urban areas — Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation (MMC)

Woman, two young sons run over by train near Arakkonam railway station

The victims were identified as K. Valli (27), and her two sons K. Bharath (7) and K. Santhosh (3). When they were walking across the track near Arakkonam railway station, they were hit and run over by Chennai Central Suburban – Tiruchanur MEMU train.

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Campus Deleers is Europe's first building to bring education and urban production together under one roof.

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In modern architecture , the promenade architecturale stood out as an essential design strategy to realize the principles of functionality, aesthetics, and integration with the urban context.

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The life of today's suburbs is interesting, complex, and diverse, but the suburban environments we are building are not.

AI can complement traditional weather models by offering guidance on tropical cyclones several days before they form

A new study examining tropical cyclone forecasts in the Atlantic Ocean suggests that artificial intelligence could provide valuable additional guidance for predicting when and where tropical disturbances may develop into tropical storms.

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Renovation of Public Restroom at Route 1 Bus Terminal, Guangzhou - Located in Dongshankou, a historic district of Guangzhou, the renovation reinterprets an ordinary public restroom as an open urban interface.

When public transport paves the way for Chennai’s development

From operating one of India’s earliest train and tramcar services to nationalising public transport in 1947, Chennai has been a trendsetter in the public transport scene. Today, residents can choose from suburban, MTC, MRTS and Metro Rail services

After 80 years, elusive molecules reveal how ozone starts turning plant emissions into haze

Scientists have directly observed a fleeting chemical reaction that creates a key ingredient in urban smog. The research offers insight into the earliest stages of pollution formation and could help improve air quality forecasting models.

Telangana UCBs get RBI praise for response to Saksham

Saksham was launched to ensure urban cooperative banks and the people who lead them are equipped with the demands of present day banking.

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The Abejas Sports and Recreation Center in Tijuana explores the role architecture can play in improving everyday life in underserved areas. Developed within a neighborhood shaped by rapid urban growth and limited access to quality public infrastructure, the project introduces a s

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The construction of the new pavilion is part of a larger urban project to reclaim and enhance a large green space called PARCOBROLO, which extends to the southern part of the town of Bonate Sotto in the Villa district, covering an area of over 30,000 square meters. This large orc

10,000 Miles in and We’re Still Experiencing Intermittent Bricking of the CX-5’s Infotainment

It’s not all bad, though, and the CX-5 has racked up miles quickly doing road trips and plenty of urban commuting, where its roomier interior has big benefits.

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Located in V. Thuraiyur, near Tiruchirappalli , Tamil Nadu, this 1000 sq.ft farmhouse by Madras Spaces is conceived as a quiet return to a lost native landscape. Set amidst agricultural fields and far removed from urban noise, the project responds to a tight site, limited resourc

Farmers’ body terms National Co-operative Development Corporation Act ‘anti-federal’

The new law has been framed to suit the ‘corporate model of urban-centric development’, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha says