Copenhagen councils open the budget to a public vote
A small share of capital spending is being handed to residents to allocate, and the arguments about how the ballot is written matter more than the amount.
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Dublin studios turn a design brief into public policy
Service design has crept from the agency pitch deck into the statute book, and the people writing the forms are now writing the rules.
Vancouver forests become a line in the city budget
Treating the tree canopy as infrastructure rather than amenity changes who maintains it, who funds it, and what happens when it fails.
Amsterdam labs write rules for public robots
Engineers and city lawyers are testing delivery machines with slower speeds, clearer signals, and public appeal channels.
Venice tests a quieter way to price the crowd
New visitor rules are less about one fee than a broader attempt to protect daily life in a city built for walking and water.