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  • How 3 Simple Words Are Changing an Indian Town

    January 06, 2016 |

    Cosmopolitan |

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    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

    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

    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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  • Chicago's next top cop faces daunting to-do list

    December 26, 2015 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Rahm Emanuel fired Garry McCarthy, Chicago Police Superintendent, following the release of a video of a cop fatally shooting Laquan McDonald, which has led to a search for a new superintendent. The hope is that the new hire will help turn things around by having a good rapport with Emanuel, be able to connect the citizens and the police, and help reform the police department.

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  • A year later, how this grassroots effort to help elders live at home is snowballing

    December 25, 2015 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Blue Hill, Maine

    As the traditional family structure changes and the elderly population of the United States grows, options for independent living grow challenging for the aged, who struggle with issues like loneliness, transportation to medical appointments, and carrying groceries. A grassroots effort called At Home is working to bring together community services, medical providers, and volunteers to provide assistance to seniors and afford them the opportunity to live independently in their own houses.

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  • How a regulation turned Bologna's civic pride into action

    December 23, 2015 |

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    Response Location: Italy, Bologna

    Bologna is demonstrating the utility of allowing citizens to help with projects in cash-strapped cities. A new policy makes it easier for citizens to head city projects and to participate in guiding the future of the municipality.

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  • Adapting the Midtown model to the neighborhoods

    December 22, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To counteract the deteriorating commercial hub of four Detroit neighborhoods, the community development organization Live6 is engaging with locals and investing in the area. By working with anchor institutions, including a local college and a university, Live6 is adapting a development model that has worked for other Detroit neighborhoods. The group is redeveloping the area while being inclusive of the current residents.

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  • How America's Top Junk-Food City Went on a Diet (and Fattened Its Economy)

    December 17, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Reducing obesity relies not only on personal choices, but also systemic changes. In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the city’s anti-obesity campaign enrolls individuals and city planners in an inclusive effort to focus on wellness and change the built landscape. Going beyond education and outreach, the city’s plan also includes creating new spaces for riverside recreation, more sidewalks, and paths. Challenges remain, however, as the city navigates its cooperate relationships while trying to prioritize community health.

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  • Creative Cleanup

    December 17, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    A London nonprofit adopts a filthy city street to find ways to discourage litter, succeeding by using humor, graphic design, and citizen engagement. Creativity proves effective in cleaning up the streets.

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  • How 'Violence Interrupters' Are Trying to Stop Gang Shootings in Brooklyn

    December 16, 2015 |

    Vice |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In a year that has seen murder rise in New York, locals are trying to mediate between gang members, in part by using "violence interrupters," who are trained to break cycles of violence.

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