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Varanasi: The sight of low-flying aircraft in certain parts of Varanasi in the last few weeks has left residents curious about their purpose.

The Emir of Nasarawa, HRH. Alh. Dr. Ibrahim Usman Jibril says the effects of climate change is a disaster to national economic development .

Tech Helps Planners Weigh Development, Historic Preservation A University of Pennsylvania project aims to make it easier for city planners to gauge resident preference for preserving historic homes against municipal needs for higher-density housing. May 28, 2021 •  Shutterstock/Spiroview Inc MetroLab Network has partnered with Government Technology  to bring its readers a segment called the MetroLab Innovation of the Month Series, which highlights impactful tech, data and innovation pro...

By Ken Steif, Akira Drake Rodriguez, Sydney GoldsteinApril 29, 2021 Alterras rendering shows a birds-eye view of the mixed-use development planned for land now occupied by city buildings. (Courtesy Alterra Property Group) Recent controversies in Squirrel Hill, Society Hill, Point Breeze, and just about every other neighborhood in Philadelphia have prompted new debates around land use, equity, and fears of displacement. The specter of gentrification looms large in the imagination of the average ...

Metro21 Lunch and Learn: Public Policy Analytics: Code and Context for Data Science in Government Postponed until a later date. Join Metro21 as we hear Dr. Ken Steif discuss his project, "Public Policy Analytics: Code & Context for Data Science in Government."   How do algorithms in government differ from business? In business, revenue is the only relevant bottom line, but in government algorithms must optimize for several disparate bottom lines like equity, fairness, bureaucracy, politics an...

"This study affirms what housing advocates and members of our community already knew to be true: that affordable housing is increasingly out of reach for a growing proportion of Third District residents," Gauthier said in a release. "The findings of this study … allow us to pinpoint locations in the district where displacement is imminent and affordable housing interventions are most urgently needed." It also showed that 43% of the areas households are cost-burdened and spend more than 30% of...