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  • The Suburb That Tried To Kill the Car

    October 22, 2015 |

    Politico |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Evanston, Illinois

    Cars heavily influence building planning in the U.S. due to a historical preference for suburbs, but a town in Illinois improved its economy by thinking like a city. They created transit-oriented development which prioritizes pedestrians and attracts millennials.

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  • From the roof to the living room, startups tackle urban farming

    October 22, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Farmland is expensive and scarce in urban areas. In Boston Higher Ground Farm uses green roofs to grow its produce and Grove Lab has designed a cabinet for people to grow their vegetables indoors.

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  • This Solution To Poverty In Slums Needs To Be Rapidly Replicated

    October 21, 2015 |

    Forbes |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa, Port Elizabeth

    In South Africa, the extreme gap between rich and poor is the root cause of cyclical poverty, and those living in slums face particularly high barriers to education, healthcare, and quality of life. The Ubuntu Education Fund is using a comprehensive approach that includes sustainable investment in community leadership and infrastructure, a cradle-to-career household stability service, and a dexterous, community oriented approach to helping break the cycle of poverty.

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  • Free SEPTA for Students

    October 20, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

    Making Philly more accessible to college students could help keep them in the city after graduation, prolonging the economic benefit and supplying skilled workers.

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  • Black Wounds Matter

    October 15, 2015 |

    The New Yorker |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Little attention is given to black men who are victims of gun violence but survive and need help. An organization in California is mobilizing all gun-violence victims to voice their opinion on criminal justice reform and support for victims.

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  • Small Business Survival: Government Gridlock Stymies Solutions

    October 08, 2015 |

    The Lo-Down |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A starting point for addressing the problem of small-business extinction - a description of possible solutions being enacted in New York City.

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  • Reducing drugs, prostitution via zoning: Costa Mesa's plan to shutter problem motels

    October 07, 2015 |

    Orange County Register |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Costa Mesa, California

    Illicit activity is rampant in the rundown motel rooms dotting Costa Mesa’s Harbor and Newport boulevards. Officials think they finally have a plan to make some of those motels disappear: Property zoning.

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  • Colorado's affordable artist housing efforts catching on quickly

    October 03, 2015 |

    The Denver Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Artists need cheap living costs, but their presence improves a community and the property values. The State of Colorado and private developers are creating affordable housing and work spaces for artists in neighborhoods they want to thrive.

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  • Opening City Hall's Wallets to Innovation

    September 25, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Great solutions to common problems often already exist and have been implemented elsewhere. By crowdsourcing ideas and broadening the pool from which contractors are selected, cities across the world are improving their cities.

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  • 'Pay as You Go' Solar Power Rewriting the Book

    September 14, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Oromia

    In so-called 'developing countries,' the focus is often simply on industrializing areas without electricity. In an effort to think beyond this to create sustainable and forward-looking infrastructure, socially- and environmentally-motivated private-sector initiatives have been pioneering off-grid "pay as you go'' solar-home systems. These have brought clean light and basic electricity services to hundreds of thousands of households across Africa.

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