Urban acupuncture.
Literally. Acupuncture, with giant needles, being performed on the city as if on a metaphorical organic body. If this were a fantasy world I could see that having some rockin' effects.
"The invaders have blocked our meridian at the Governor Vessel!"
"The mages need that qi, dammit! Burn some barrels of moxa over the town dump, we'll clean up the excess yang later..."