City How a new loan program will help preserve historic homes The city announced this week a new pilot program to offer zero-interest loans to rehabilitate homes in Sioux Falls' historic districts.
City Here's what Mayor Paul TenHaken is watching in 2024 Mayor Paul TenHaken sat down with Sioux Falls Simplified to get into the specifics of what he expects the city will be working on in 2024.
City Get a look at long-term plans for McKennan park The Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday got a look at the latest master plan for McKennan Park, which is set to get a new wading pool in the next year. Here's a look at what else may be on the horizon.
City Sioux Falls has options to solve its childcare crisis. Will the city's elected leaders help? Elected officials are divided on how to help – and if the city even has a role to play at all.
City What City Council wants state lawmakers to focus on in 2024 Top of the list? The council wants lawmakers to help them keep their options open for the future of a collection of taxidermy animals from the Delbridge Museum.
City What's the greatest need for housing in Sioux Falls? Sioux Falls doesn't have enough studio and one-bedroom apartments for its poorest residents, according to research released Tuesday from Augustana University.
City Get a look at the long-term plan for Sioux Falls' largest park The city parks and recreation department is working on a master plan to determine what Family Park – the city's largest public park – will look like for the next 50 years.
City What Via's contract tells us about the future of busing in Sioux Falls Sioux Falls City Councilors got a first look at a 46-page contract between the city and Via, its new transit provider. Its complexity and flexibility points to big changes coming for how buses operate.
City Why more 'on demand' busing is likely coming to Sioux Falls The City of Sioux Falls will have a new public transit provider starting in January
City Sick of orange cones? City wraps up construction season Here's a look at the status of some of the big street construction projects in the city.
City Five lesser-known features in the new Public Safety Campus The City of Sioux Falls officially opened its new, state-of-the-art Public Safety Campus on Saturday.
City Councilors want to see childcare on Pierre's priority list The Sioux Falls City Council had its first discussion on legislative priorities for 2024 this week.
City The city set out to build 'complete streets.' How's it doing? The city formally reviewed its Complete Streets resolution this year for the first time since 2016
City Meet the kids helping advise the mayor Mayor Paul TenHaken has selected a group of 16 Sioux Falls high schoolers to serve on his 2023-24 Mayor's Youth Council.
City This plan would make Sioux Falls more bikeable The Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday got its first look at a plan that, if implemented, would make it possible to safely bicycle anywhere in town.
City Crime isn't going up, but it is getting more complicated The rate of crime is relatively flat (and in some cases, decreasing) in Sioux Falls, but Police Chief Jon Thum says that doesn't mean cops' jobs are getting easier.
City Here's the city's latest effort to address affordable housing needs The Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to allocate $4 million to increase the number of affordable housing units.
City Why firefighters are helping fill gaps in 911 dispatch staffing It's a year of big changes for Metro Communications. Here's a look at one of the lesser-known changes coming.
City What City Council added to next year’s budget (and what didn’t make the cut) The Sioux Falls City Council approved a record high $800 million budget Tuesday night.
City How the city is looking to bring back open gym The Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Department has a plan for bringing back open gym on the weekends now that it's no longer available at community centers.
City Why disposal is likely the only option for Delbridge Museum taxidermy Even if a group wanted to get together and find a new home for the collection of taxidermy at the now-closed Delbridge Museum, the city is likely to say no, a visibly frustrated Mayor Paul TenHaken told reporters on Tuesday.
City How a mural was selected for the downtown parking ramp It took 10 months, an abandoned request for proposals and a chance meeting at a downtown restaurant, but the city is now moving forward on a mural to adorn the side of the undeveloped 10th Street parking ramp.
City Why big changes may be coming for public transit The city is looking to switch things up in who provides public transit, and some City Council members have their own ideas for changes they'd like to see, as well.
City Sioux Falls hasn't refunded a parking ticket in six years The City of Sioux Falls hasn't refunded a parking ticket since 2017. But, that doesn't mean every ticket written gets paid.
City What we learned about future park plans during budget talks The city parks and recreation department gave a closer look at its proposed nearly $43 million budget for next year to the City Council on Tuesday – and conversations revealed some of the larger plans and wish list items beyond the next year, as well.
