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  • Carbondale market study to inform the future of artist live-work spaces

    Carla Jean Whitley

    August 02, 2018 |

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Carbondale, Colorado

    Carbondale is one of several Colorado towns that is focusing on preserving affordability for local artists. Since a different town was selected for a state-run program called Space to Create, Carbondale had to get more creative. The town is now working with a consulting group called Artspace that specializes in affordable housing for artists. Though the project is still in the early stages, they have already conducted a feasibility study and have clear plans in place to the development of affordable housing sites.

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  • Bellevue builds its first downtown bike lane. But there's a catch

    Michelle Baruchman

    August 01, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Bellevue, Washington

    Bellevue’s pilot bike lane project is starting slow and ready for feedback. By beginning the project with less than a mile of bike lanes downtown, the city made sure to brand it as a pilot, hoping to measure results and adapt accordingly. Also, the Bellevue Downtown Association had a clear voice in expectations for any bike lane project, all of which were met in the initial pilot. The city hopes that bringing on board urban planners, city council, and the downtown association will increase chances of long-term success.

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  • The Curfew Myth

    Ivan Roman

    August 01, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    Austin moved away from its teen curfew, bucking the trend in many other cities where such laws are longstanding and efforts to remove them often meet resistance. That is despite data showing they do not reduce juvenile crime or victimization and may foster more mistrust towards the police. Austin has seen a drop in juvenile victimization rates since dumping the ordinance.

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  • Lyft will pay you $550 to ditch your car for a month

    Andrew J. Hawkins

    July 31, 2018 |

    The Verge |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Ride-sharing company Lyft is testing an experiment: they are offering $550 to 100 city residents who agree to give up their own car for one month. The $550 will come in the form of Lyft ride credit, a bike-share stipend, money toward Zipcar, and the rest toward the local public transportation train system. This is part of a greater discussion over whether personal car ownership will become obsolete; Lyft is betting the answer is yes. The company argues for the environmental and economic benefits of ride-sharing, and this test will help support that claim.

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  • Can Green Space Be a New Mental Health Treatment?

    Linda Poon

    July 30, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, a study has found that turning vacant lots into parks and green spaces helped reduce rates of depression in the poorest neighborhoods. These findings complement previous evidence that providing access to nature and greenery can impact mental health.

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  • Throw the books at them: How more training for Wisconsin's prisoners could help companies

    David D. Haynes

    July 26, 2018 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    In Wisconsin, the Department of Corrections is tailoring their prison education programs to meet the needs of the job market, and it is benefitting former inmates as well as the economy. Milwaukee Area Technical College works to get inmates credentials, which helps them get jobs upon release from prison. The investment pays off. For every dollar spent educating inmates, the government saves $5 in the years after their release.

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  • Chicago Hiked the Cost of Vehicle City Sticker Violations to Boost Revenue. But It's Driven More Low-Income, Black Motorists Into Debt.

    Melissa Sanchez Elliott Ramos

    July 26, 2018 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    When Chicago raised the fee for not having a vehicle sticker, the move seemed like a way to raise revenue without punishing compliant drivers. But now, thanks in part to racial disparities in policing, thousands of mostly black people are going bankrupt due to ticket debt.

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  • The radical sheriff giving offenders a chance

    Jamiles Lartey

    July 23, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    A sheriff in northern Florida is helping break the cycle of incarceration by working to change how communities and law enforcement interact. The effort includes mentoring children of incarcerated parents, linking the department to the many religious institutions in the town and incorporating religion into jail programs, and connecting offenders to job opportunities. Over Morris Young’s tenure, juvenile arrests have dropped drastically and far fewer inmates are being sent to the state prison.

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  • The Citizens Project

    Jill Harkins

    July 23, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    In New Haven, a two-decades long experiment in giving community to and promoting empowerment for people who have been in the criminal justice system or mental health treatment services has shown a decrease in drug use and an increase in general quality of life. The idea - that people who have isolated/alienated by a system need to be empowered as citizens to successfully re-integrate - is taking hold in other cities, including Philadelphia.

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  • In Mozambique, a Living Laboratory for Nature's Renewal

    Natalie Angier

    July 23, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mozambique

    A great experiment is taking place at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique after the area was brutally devastated by civil war. On the back of a new public-private venture, scientist have been able to learn how both wildlife and natural habitats recover with and without human interference.

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