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  • Why Environmental Impact Bonds Are Catching On

    Laurie Mazur

    May 25, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Environmental impact bonds allow cities, sometimes even community members, to share the risk and rewards with investors that are backing innovative possible solutions to big problems. This plan allows for large-scale green infrastructure to be piloted in areas across the U.S. where it is most needed.

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  • Tilden High School Civics Class Helps Students Affected by Gun Violence Find Fellowship, a Way Forward

    F. Amanda Tugade

    May 25, 2018 |

    City Bureau |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Students in Chicago coping with gun deaths and violence among their families and friends find empowerment and support through teachers and administrators who encourage them to become active in national protests against gun violence. The students feel supported and also connected to a larger community and movement that helps them feel less isolated. It also sparked interest in getting active on other issues.

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  • Environmental impact bonds can help cities invest in green infrastructure

    Laurie Mazur

    May 25, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Environmental impact bonds (EIBs) are a relatively new form of financing that combine private investment with government funding in a “pay for success” model. They are different than municipal bonds in that they are intended as a more experimental approach: for instance, Washington, D.C. started using EIBs to test green infrastructure and evaluate the results. Though all current EIBs are too early-stage to show formal evaluations, they are helping promote sustainability initiatives in D.C., Baltimore, and Atlanta.

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  • London's Big Push for Better Design

    Feargus O'Sullivan

    May 23, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Public Practice is the name of a new London social enterprise that is placing top urban planners in local government authorities. The program aims to incorporate skilled urban planners in essential city tasks: building affordable housing, developing better infrastructure, and improving city spaces. Though only in its first year, the program hopes to continue to help “London build more inclusive spaces.”

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  • When Tamara Parson began fighting for inclusion in central Ohio, nobody listened. Now, that's changing.

    Brittany King

    May 23, 2018 |

    The Lily |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    After an incident where a Latino teen was hurled into the ground by white teenagers, and they put a noose around his neck, Tamara Parson jumped into action. She started by organizing town halls with panels made up of people of color. Then that led to the creation of the Diversity Coalition of Knox County. Later, she teamed up with her pastor and created a six week long course titled Overcoming Racism. "It got people thinking about what experience minorities had here. It brought a spotlight to a lot of the diversity that already existed in our community.”

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  • Paris is building the eco-community of the future right now. Here's how.

    Susannah Shmurak

    May 23, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: France, Clichy-Batignolles, Paris

    Setting the bar high for environmental sustainability can encourage innovation and experimentation. Developers of Paris’ new Clichy-Batignolles eco-district are reducing the neighborhood’s carbon footprint in nearly every way imaginable. Solar panels and vegetation cover the energy-efficient buildings, the water table under the 10-hectare (25-acre) park provides geothermal heating, deliveries are directed to a central drop-off site, and much more.

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  • The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations

    Allan Richarz

    May 22, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Japan

    Rail transport is a necessity for many commuters around the world. Japan's transportation industry has found a way to improve this means of transport by implementing subtle behavioral psychology mechanisms. From blue lighting to decrease suicides to departure jingles to reduce passenger anxiety and haste, the nation is succeeding in having a near-perfect methodology for travel despite overcrowded stations.

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  • Homes and Gardens: The Best Thing to Ever Happen to a Prison Site

    Lewis Wallace

    May 22, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Laurinburg, North Carolina

    Growing Change, a rural North Carolina youth organization that focuses on keeping kids out of jail, focuses on flipping prisons to not only revitalize and bring environmentally friendly practices to the community but also offer the kids something to work towards. In its initial pilot, the group saw a 92% success rate with keeping these kids out of jail and employed in the program.

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  • Transit Oriented Development

    Mark Dent

    May 21, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, Pennsylvania

    Oakland, California is showing big cities that transit-oriented development is possible. After a decade of planning between public transportation officials, developers, and a neighborhood organization, the Fruitvale Transit Village opened in 2004. It includes commercial space, affordable housing units, and a health clinic. Instead of gentrifying the area, the Fruitvale Transit Village helped turn around a struggling neighborhood while keeping people of color in the community.

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  • 'Care BnB'- the town where mentally ill people lodge with locals

    Jennifer Rankin

    May 18, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Belgium, Geel

    Residents of a small town in Belgium take in "boarders", people who have disabilities that render them unable to live alone. Many of these boarders stay with their host families for several decades, and they all participate in household duties so that both family and boarder benefits. This solution allows people who might otherwise have to live in a facility to integrate into society and live as normally as possible.

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