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  • These designers transform plastic waste into public furniture

    January 24, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Greece, Thessaloniki

    Diverting trash from the landfill and into productive use is one way to help close the loop on consumer waste. In the Greek city of Thessaloniki, the Zero Waste Lab is turning plastic waste into new furniture for public spaces. The plastic is melted down and, using a 3D printer, reformed. The lab is supported by the Print Your City initiative, started by The New Raw a design studio based in the Netherlands, as well as by Coca-Cola.

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  • What's behind Colorado's new suicide prevention campaign? Real teen voices

    January 24, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    Inclusion, access, and relatability – these are the foundations of Colorado’s “Below the Surface” program aimed at preventing teen suicide. The program is a text line that teens and adults can use to contact an on-call counselor, 24/7, and has been driven largely by teen voices who have experienced suicide and depression up close. Spreading the message about the program is a series of marketing materials, all conceived of by teenagers, that speaks to the disconnect between how people act and what they’re really feeling.

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  • Revitalizing and Reconnecting Western New York's Regional Biking Network

    January 24, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    In western New York, local bike advocacy groups have found power in numbers, banding together to gradually convince their governments to expand cycling access and communities to change their attitudes toward cyclists. By organizing mass cycling rides, which were at times disruptive by design, and other advocacy efforts, GOBike Buffalo and connected groups have convinced government and foundations alike to launch a major bike network.

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  • How Chicago's ‘J-school of the Streets' Is Reinventing Local News

    January 24, 2019 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Strengthening the link between local journalism and civic engagement lends a voice to communities long underrepresented. Chicago’s City Bureau brings the newsroom out to neighborhoods and communities. In an effort to augment a lack of diversity in US newsrooms and a lack of understanding surrounding local issues, City Bureau empowers locals to act as “documenters” collecting, analyzing, and reporting on public meetings and issues that matter to their communities. By making journalism accessible to locals, City Bureau aims to build trust and redefine the journalistic process.

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  • The Art of Humanizing Social Systems

    January 24, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    For social service agencies, prioritizing well-being requires new procedures and a framework for understanding holistic wellness. The Full Frame Initiative has partnered with agencies in the states of Massachusetts and Missouri in an effort to bring categories of well-being into their purview. The Initiative uses five metrics—safety, mastery, social connectedness, and access to resources— to help align social systems, ranging from courts and juvenile corrections to homeless housing services, with social needs so that agencies can better assist their communities.

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  • How a Vermont social network became a model for online communities

    January 24, 2019 |

    The Verge |

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    Response Location: United States, Moretown, Vermont

    A Vermont-based online network, the Front Porch Forum, has spread around the state as a way for community members to share ideas, resources, and initiatives. Neighbors offer support in everything from rogue Roombas (yes, you read that correctly) to disaster relief efforts.

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  • In Thailand, tracking animal health to prevent outbreaks of human disease

    January 23, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: Thailand, Huay Ton Chok

    Connecting villagers to local governments and researchers is important to controlling possible disease outbreaks at their source. The One Health disease protection program, also known as PODD, uses funding from Ending Pandemics, a San Francisco nonprofit, to run an app and system through which villagers and local officials can interface with health organizations. A special app developed translates local languages and transmits information back to organizations, agencies, and researchers at local universities.

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  • What a project in Wisconsin can teach others about working with farmers to reduce phosphorus runoff

    January 23, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Green Bay, Wisconsin

    In Green Bay, Wisconsin, farmers are experimenting with BMPs, or best management practices, to farm their land in a way that protects the environment and decrease algae in the water. Five years into the pilot program, early results show some progress - and as more farmers adopt BMPs, the bigger the impact on the waterways will be.

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  • Bangkok fights air pollution with water-spraying drones

    January 23, 2019 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

    Official in Bangkok, Thailand unleashed a small fleet of drones to deal with the hazardous levels of air pollution plaguing the city. The drones were outfitted with canisters capable of spraying water and a "non-hazardous chemical spray." The pilot project successfully reduced air pollution by small amounts.

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  • Why Old Buildings Are the Key to Transforming a City

    January 23, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    In an era of wildly expanding cities, local governments look toward a trend called "reurbanism," which promotes the revitalization of old, locally-owned structures. Cities like Tucson, AZ and Los Angeles embrace reurbanism initiatives to ensure developers make the most of older, smaller establishments within city limits.

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