As environmental pressures mount worldwide, Santiago is charting its own course on climate action—with mixed results compared to peer cities in Europe and Asia.
University rectors and school administrators across the capital are calling for urgent government intervention to address budget shortfalls threatening classroom capacity.
As violent crime surges across the capital, municipal and regional authorities must choose between competing modernisation plans that could reshape public safety for millions.
Municipal council green-lights sweeping changes to public transport funding and fast-tracks affordable housing development in response to mounting pressure from residents across the capital.
As metro expansion stalls and bus rapid transit plans face budget constraints, city leaders must choose between competing visions for how Santiagans will move.
As the city council prepares to vote on binding emissions targets, transport overhaul, and industrial zoning reform, environmental groups warn that delayed action could undermine Chile's climate commitments.
A critical review of the Carabineros de Chile begins this week, with city officials and security experts weighing radical restructuring proposals that could reshape policing across Santiago's 52 municipalities.
New municipal datasets expose stark disparities in affordable housing development across Santiago's neighbourhoods, raising urgent questions about how city planners are allocating resources.
Community leaders and residents in Estación Central share concerns about proposed policies that could affect thousands already struggling to find affordable accommodation.
Community members in Ñuñoa and San Miguel voice concerns over controversial zoning changes that could transform neighbourhoods but threaten affordability.
A perfect storm of zoning delays, developer lobbying, and stalled transit projects has cornered municipal leadership into backing ambitious—and controversial—urban density measures.
As the city council debates fresh immigration reforms, residents from Ñuñoa to La Pintana share their hopes and frustrations about belonging in Chile's capital.