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  • In growing cities, parking challenges require creative solutions

    September 11, 2015 |

    The Line |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    As cities are flooded with new residents, parking becomes a bigger issue. Some cities, such as Denver and Cleveland, are opting against a parking lot that takes up a lot of place, and are investing in more creative ideas such as new public transport options and parking prices that vary according to a variety of factors.

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  • A New Way of Fighting Crime—and Helping Victims—on the Violent Streets of Los Angeles

    September 11, 2015 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Four community groups in the Los Angeles area work to address the root causes of what draws young people into gangs with a mix of approaches to help people leave the gang life, including education and job services, counseling, addiction services, and tattoo removal. Some also focus on helping victims since so many gang members start out life as victims themselves and this feeds into a cycle of violence. All of them focus on creating community and belonging, which is why so many young people join gangs in the first place.

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  • Former Black Panther Launches Oakland Urban Farm to Give Ex-Prisoners a Fresh Start

    September 09, 2015 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    After incarceration, Black men and women have a difficult time re-integrating into society without financial and educational resources. A former Black Panther activist has created the non-profit Oakland &the World Enterprises to offer an urban farm as a prisoner re-entry program and community center. The Oakland project supports self-sufficiency, self-determination, and empowerment for Black people.

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  • Cities are finally treating water as a resource, not a nuisance

    September 05, 2015 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Cities across the world, suffering from increased threats of floods and droughts due to climate change, are finding new ways to manage water, such as reclaiming natural waterways and increasing on spot water absorption.

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  • Parklets Are Great, But Big Parks Pack a Big Punch

    September 01, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Exeter

    Larger green spaces may be critical to a city, as they can support more complete ecosystems. In contrast to smaller "parklets," large parks paired with high-density neighborhoods allow for healthier cities.

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  • How Seattle Made Dark Alleys Safer—By Throwing Parties In Them

    August 26, 2015 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Alleys in Seattle were once places of illicit, illegal, and unsanitary activity. The International Sustainability Institute in Seattle began organizing music and art events to bring in people, which, in turn, cleaned-up the crime and garbage. As an urban development strategy, adjacent vacant storefronts re-opened for business and beautification could be seen in new gardens.

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  • [Re]moving urban highways

    August 20, 2015 |

    WHYY |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    As city leaders reconsider their urban spaces—and particularly, urban waterfronts—through the lens of a post-industrial economy and renewed urbanism, moving urban highways has become more of a priority. Urban planners have shut many of them down and built in their stead parks.

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  • Climate change crusade goes local

    August 09, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami Beach, Florida

    Around the globe, countries have taken actions that have helped reduce carbon emissions and increase the use of renewable energy. Although the state of Florida feels the effects of climate change, its state representatives have not produced policy addressing it. Local policy makers and organizers have made the biggest difference in the state.

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  • What Do the Poor Need? Try Asking Them

    August 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Neighborhood Centers, a Houston anti-poverty program has a simple philosophy: “The people are the asset, the source of potential solutions, not the problem.” The non-profit has scaled nationally, employing its bottom-up approach to disburse funds in poor communities.

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  • A Library of Good Ideas

    August 02, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

    Staff members at a library branch in central Oregon take steps toward community engagement and participation by crossing the barrier from employee to neighbor. By building personal relationships with other community members, offering "maker" spaces and other public engagement opportunities, and listening to the desires of the community they are serving, the 6-branch Deschutes Libraries make a name for themselves.

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