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  • Ramsey Walk tackles fly-tipping with guerrilla gardening

    November 08, 2018 |

    Islington Now |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Islington

    In a neighborhood in the United Kingdom called Ramsey Walk, one resident was tired of illegal dumping, also called fly-tipping, in her community. On a hunch, she formed a guerilla gardening group to plant flowers where the dumping was occurring to deter would-be fly-tippers. Their success rate has been 100 percent, and their new motto is "from fly-tipping to floewr picking."

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  • Mapping movement: How data experts track informal transport

    November 07, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

    A startup called WhereIsMyTransport has helped cities create timetables and route maps of informal public transit. The group sends data collectors out to ride local minibus routes, for example, then organizes the information for government officials and others to use to improve trip planning services and more.

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  • Calgary's New Public Library Opens with Ambition and Style

    November 07, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Calgary

    In Calgary, the new Central Library does more than just provide a beautiful space in which to read books. It also provides a place to access technology and acts as a connection space between the more and less affluent areas surrounding it. Though the architecture and design are impressive, some might say the most lasting impact is that “ this space unambiguously welcomes anyone from either side of the tracks.”

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  • Churches adopt five blocks in Cleveland's Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood to rehabilitate homes

    November 07, 2018 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The Cleveland-based Buckeye Ministry and Missions Alliance has “adopted” five city blocks clearing vacant lots and helping to rehabilitate homes. Their efforts have had a material impact on the appearance of the neighborhood as well as a psychological impact on its residents.

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  • How a city in China became the world's first to make all buses electric

    November 06, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: China

    China is a major contributor to the rising levels of CO2 emissions, but they are also one of the most active players in mediating their impact. Their new energy buses have not only drastically reduced gas consumption but are far more energy efficient.

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  • What If Hip Hop Can Make Architecture and Planning Better?

    November 06, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Kids will be the ones carrying out the effects of current city planning efforts. To get kids involved in city planning at a young age, Michael Ford started a series of “Hip Hop Architecture Camps.” By teaching about building, development, and neighborhoods through the lens of hip hop music, young people could engage creatively and connect to the process. The camps now takes many forms and have spread internationally.

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  • After decades of silence, L.A.'s Triforium becomes the 'pipe organ of light' its creator meant it to be — for three nights

    November 02, 2018 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In Los Angeles, three young creatives tried to bring a renewal to the public art building the Triforium, aiming to “signal the flickering of a new movement.” They were met with limited success, in the form of a grant that sustained their project for just three nights. Though the project was not sustainable, the young idealists jump-started a project in an area of town that many had forgotten. The progress they made may inspire others to pick up where they left off.

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  • E-rickshaws as antidote to air pollution: Hope for Bengaluru or pipe-dream?

    November 02, 2018 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    In Bengaluru, switching from rickshaws to electric autos could help reduce noise pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 0.11 million tons each year. But the policies that encourage electric autos only exist, largely, on paper.

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  • 100 Years After New York's Deadliest Subway Crash

    November 01, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A deadly subway crash in New York in 1918 killed an estimated 100 people and prompted major changes in public transportation because the crash was so preventable. Thanks to lessons from the tragedy, subways banned wooden cars and now have timed signals, headlights, speedometers and brakes that engage automatically if a driver runs a red light. It also prompted major changes in oversight and ownership of the transportation systems, moving away from profit-driven private ventures.

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  • ReCity. Durham, North Carolina

    November 01, 2018 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    In Durham, North Carolina, ReCity is bringing together various non-profit organizations, social activists, and mission-driven companies in a shared coworking space to meet, innovate, and collaborate with each other. This “WeWork for non-profits” encourages knowledge sharing (e.g., vetted technology vendors or other best practices) and mentorship among these groups, placing an emphasis on the benefits that come from sharing the same physical space, at a time when community groups are declining.

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