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Bengaluru is being swept by citizen-led plastic bans

Shree D N

February 16, 2016 |

Citizen Matters |

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Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

While laws and regulations banning the use of plastic bags and wrappers lag in the government, neighborhoods within the city of Bengaluru (Bangalore) have taken it upon themselves to remove wasteful plastic from their communities and their environment. From organizing marches and demonstrations, to creating clever alternatives - such as renting reusable bags from stores and wrapping goods in newspaper - numerous zones within the city are going plastic waste-free on their own initiative, and inspiring their neighbors to do the same.

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What Planners of Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Line Can Learn in New Jersey

Emma G. Fitzsimmons

February 15, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Bergen, New Jersey

The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, across the river from New York City, offers a look at the benefits and challenges of a street-level transit line.

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Can a Game Help Build Affordable Housing?

Alec Appelbaum

February 09, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Pleasantville, New York

To break through gridlock on fair housing, city planners, citizens, and government officials in wealthy Westchester County, New York, try a new tactic: Using a simulation game to try out different development scenarios. The result has been increased civic participation and efficiency.

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Activismo punk en Indonesia

Lola García-Ajofrín

February 09, 2016 |

El País |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Indonesia

En 2013, en Indonesia, unas 28 millones de personas vivían en situación de pobreza extrema. A la vez, 3,5 millones de niños y niñas estaban fuera de la escuela, según Unicef. Una fundación humanitaria, conformada por músicos, tatuadores y publicistas que dejaron atrás su rivalidad, decidió aportar un porcentaje de sus ingresos para reducir los altos niveles de necesidad y pobreza.

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São Paulo Is Betting Better Urban Planning Can Solve a Housing Crisis

Catesby Holmes

February 08, 2016 |

Next City |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, São Paulo

The Western Hemisphere’s biggest city has developed a model blueprint for progressive housing policy in developing countries, in large part by affirming squatters' rights and demanding a certain percentage of low-income housing in new developments.

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Jobs for the Homeless

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

February 02, 2016 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

An Albuquerque program pays panhandlers to clean up city trash—and gets them needed help, pairing city services with a jobs program.

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How Midtown became Detroit's safest neighborhood

Dennis Archambault

January 26, 2016 |

Model D |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit neighborhood of Midtown has seen crime drop by 52 percent since 2008 thanks to a push to lure more employees from nearby institutions to live in the area via housing incentives, and a collaboration among public and private safety agencies. These groups share information and coordinate efforts among themselves and with residents focused on preventing crime and creating safe spaces in the community. Wayne State's police department also recruits students from the school and they strive to create a diverse force that reflects the people they serve.

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How 3 Simple Words Are Changing an Indian Town

Jill Filipovic

January 06, 2016 |

Cosmopolitan |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Puthol, Rajasthan

Daughter, water, trees: A simple strategy to address ecological and gender concerns. Since 2007, villagers in Piplantri have embraced Paliwal's the ethos by planting 111 saplings every time a girl is born.

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Number of Traffic Deaths in New York Falls for a Second Straight Year

Emma G. Fitzsimmons

January 01, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A second year of decline demonstrates that a project to reduce traffic fatalities works, said a safety advocate, who called on the mayor to expand the effort, termed Vision Zero, which lowers speed limits and raises enforcement.

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Researchers Unearth 100-Year-Old Affordable Housing Solution

Cassie Owens

December 29, 2015 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A new book chronicles each below-market subsidized housing project ever built in New York, highlighting in particular Co-op City, where residents have come to care for their city-subsidized homes.

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