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The World Council of Churches and the Fast-Track Cities network are working together to build engagement on HIV and urban health responses. The two organisations are strengthening collaboration between faith communities and city leaders, aiming to broaden participation in efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat.
- 2Long Beach orders evacuations as waves batter the Peninsula●Long Beach orders evacuations, fast-tracks plans to rebuild beach as waves pound the Peninsula
Long Beach has ordered evacuations along the Peninsula and is fast-tracking plans to rebuild its beach as heavy waves pound the shoreline. The city is moving urgently to protect coastal properties from erosion and further storm damage, with residents in low-lying areas told to leave while reconstruction work is accelerated.
- 3Housing fast-track shifts political pressure to City Planning▼‘A different ballgame’: Housing fast-track shifts political pressure to City Planning
New York's housing fast-track process is moving new development decisions into the hands of the City Planning Commission, a shift that changes where political pressure lands in the city's land-use battles. Officials and housing advocates describe the new process as 'a different ballgame,' with developers and neighborhood groups now directing their lobbying toward the planning body rather than the City Council.