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  • Helsinki Built a Library That Brings a Whole City Together

    December 01, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

    Helsinki’s Oodi Library received 3.1 million visits during the first year of operation. This success is contributed to the extensive planning process that included consultations with the residents and including what they wanted in the design of the public space.

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  • The Florida town that challenged Hurricane Ian and won

    November 30, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, survived Hurricane Ian without sustaining significant damage, losing power, or undergoing a boil-water alert because the town was built with natural disaster resilience in mind. The stormwater management system mimics the natural world, its electricity comes from its own solar grid, and it has its own water plant.

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  • Public sensitization of khat farmers in Mbeere South helping to keep children in schools

    November 30, 2022 |

    90.3 County FM |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Uhamasisho wa wakaaji wa Mbeere Kusini dhidi ya kuwachisha wanafunzi shule ili wasaidie katika kilimo na biashara ya miraa inazaa matunda. Kupitia mikutano za hadhara ambazo zinaandaliwa mara mbili kwa mwezi na idara ya utawala katika vijiji kupitia machifu na manaibu wao, wananchi wamekuwa wakielimishwa na kuhimizwa kuhusu umuhimu wa elimu kwa watoto na madhara ya kuwahusisha katika shughuli za miraa.

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  • Reviving old strip malls: What can Mansfield learn from Woburn, Mass.?

    November 29, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    As strip malls continue to decline, some urban planning and real estate experts are advocating to turn the spaces into mixed-use developments with both residential and commercial spaces. This redevelopment is an opportunity to revitalize and enrich a community by creating a village-like setting, like Woburn Village, with its 175,000 square-feet of commercial space and 350 housing units.

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  • What Can Cities Learn from Kansas City's Fare-Free Transit Program?

    November 29, 2022 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Kansas City Streetcar provides fare-free transportation for residents, which helps to get them downtown and promote more economic development. The fare-free streetcar also makes transit more equitable by removing barriers for low-income passengers and improving mobility for people with disabilities.

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  • What If Donated Food Was Delightful?

    November 29, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Dion’s Chicago Dream addresses food insecurity through a community fridge filled with fresh produce and weekly home deliveries of fresh, healthy foods.

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  • RTD hires its first homeless outreach coordinator to visit stations, offer services to those illegally camped

    November 29, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Through a collaborative effort between the Jefferson Center, the community mental health center for Jefferson County, and RTD train stations, those experiencing homelessness are receiving help. RTD hosts a homeless navigator that connects people at bus and train stations to mental health centers. The collaboration also links those in need with shelters, a hot meal, or even needle-exchange programs.

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  • Felled City Trees Could Grow a New Lumber Economy

    November 29, 2022 |

    Pew Charitable Trusts |

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    Response Location: United States

    Groups and businesses across the country are encouraging cities to sell or recycle urban wood instead of sending it to a landfill. Many have started small businesses that turn the wood into products like furniture.

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  • Pradėjus socialinį projektą, kaime nebeliko bedarbių – darbas pas žmones atvažiuoja pats

    November 27, 2022 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Lithuania, Ukmergės rajono Tulpiakiemio kaimas

    Ukmergės rajono Tulpiakiemio kaime beveik nebeliko bedarbių, sumažėjo ir socialinės rizikos šeimų. Tai pavyko pasiekti per pastaruosius trejus metus, kai kaimelyje pradėjo veikti "Užimtumo namai", vadovaujami socialinės darbuotojos. Jos komanda aktyviai ieško rankinio nekvalifikuoto darbo poreikio rinkoje ir pasirūpina, kad darbas pas žmones atvažiuotų pats ir nereikėtų niekur vykti.

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  • Kelp Farming Is Reviving an Ancient Practice -- and a Modern Economy

    November 25, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Shinnecock Reservation, United States, New York

    A kelp hatchery run by residents of the Shinnecock Reservation in New York is creating jobs and cleaning up the bay because the seaweed soaks up carbon and pollutants.

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