Sentence examples for trend of cities from inspiring English sources

It is a platform designed to reverse Barcelona's frenetic and untrammelled gentrification, and to reverse the trend of cities as little more than vehicles for ever-widening inequality.

Huntington Beach has entered a three-year agreement to share police helicopter services with Newport Beach, continuing a recent county trend of cities partnering with neighbors to cut costs.

Of 110 cadets sworn in Monday, 54 are former city officers, continuing a long trend of city officers' switching to suburban forces.

In that same time, the best N.B.A. player to come out of New York would probably have to be Joakim Noah (Bulls), although he was part of the trend of city players relocating to New Jersey (the Lawrenceville School) to finish a scholastic career.

"Cunch" in this case refers to "going country" – the growing trend of city gangs sending young runners out into the sticks to sell crack and heroin.

"We hope it sparks a national trend of city involvement to force zoos to prioritize the health and well-being of animals over business interests". The supervisors' decision comes after months of tension between elected officials and the zoo's administrators.

So it is all the more remarkable that, in what appears to be a spreading trend, dozens of cities and towns across America — from California and Oregon to Maine — are contemplating significantly reducing the number of street lamps to lower their hefty electric bills.

The competitive impetus to attract and retain businesses has resulted in two trends of city policy: (1) tax reduction and suppression of redistributive social policies, and (2) provision of infrastructure and subsidies for businesses, and amenities for their "white-collar" employees.

Songdo is not only an entirely new city, it is also an example of an "eco-city," a term that describes the growing trend of new cities with plans focusing on sustainability, using smart technologies and strategic planning.

This paper explores the development trend of airport cities in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore as a basis for analysis of outcomes in Taiwan.

"It's a fitness trend of big cities and affluent suburbs, where people need information and are very stressed," Mr. Occhipinti said.