Iowa City City Hall seats were filled Tuesday night as five City Council candidates for at-large and district seats convened in a forum to address public concerns, discuss their policies and platforms,...
Room 181 of the IMU was rife with conversations about affordable housing, transportation, and climate change Wednesday evening for the University of Iowa Student Government “Questions with the Candidates”...
At their meeting on Tuesday night, the Iowa City City Council passed a resolution to schedule a public hearing for discussion about improvements at the intersection of Burlington and Madison Streets.
The...
After 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke at the Iowa City climate strike Oct. 4, some audience members were surprised to discover her powerful presence didn’t translate into height.
“Big...
Consideration by the Iowa City City Council to rezone the proposed Riverfront Crossings was deferred until Oct. 15 at the council’s meeting Tuesday.
The Riverfront Crossings development is a proposed...
Although wearing a helmet while riding a bike is one of the first “street-smart” tactics children learn about road safety, a University of Iowa researcher is now studying whether or not students in...
Iowa City is slowly but surely implementing its bicycle master plan, a process which began within the last couple of months. Iowa City City Council passed a motion Tuesday night bringing the city’s parks...
The Iowa City City Council paved the way Tuesday night for ridesharing company Gotcha Mobility to bring a dockless, electric-assisted bike-share system to downtown streets in the next 90 days to improve...
The Iowa City City Council on Aug. 6 voted unanimously to pass a resolution declaring a climate crisis and taking accelerated action to address climate change.
For the past year, climate strikers from...
Former U.S. diplomat Janice Weiner announced her campaign for an Iowa City City Council at-large seat on July 22 in a press release.
In the release, Weiner listed tackling climate change as a top priority....
Following a reported increase in the number of hate crimes, Iowa City has expanded its hate-crime ordinance to include harassment and trespassing.
The ordinance, which the Iowa City City Council passed...
With the City Council’s approval, Iowa City’s plan to help spark development in the South District project area will move ahead with the purchase of its first two properties under the South District...
