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  • The Town That Extended ‘Smart Growth' to Its Water

    Jason Plautz

    April 30, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Westminster, Colorado

    Haunted by a 1962 drought in the town of Westminster, Colorado, the city's planners now incorporate water data in their planning processes to ensure that they never face the same sourcing issues again. By breaking down the silos between its water management and planning departments, the town has figured out how to manage its finite water resources, even in the face of a ballooning population. Now, other towns are following suit.

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  • Inside the Battle to Close Rikers

    Maurice Chammah

    March 22, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City plans to close the eight jail complex located on Rikers Island and replace it with a series of four smaller, community-integrated facilities in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. While the administration has faced community pushback, the city has gleaned insights about the process, including jail reform and design and how to receive feedback from the community. The goal is for this plan could lead to further decarceration, financial savings for the city, and facilities that incorporate job-training, substance abuse treatment, and counseling into its services.

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  • Rebuilding Cities, With Culture at the Core

    Tanvi Misra

    March 12, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    City planners and governments often overlook culture when trying to rebuild cities blighted by war, disasters, or other types of urban distress. But not Medellín, Colombia. After the drug trade made Medellín a violent place, the local government turned to the concept of "citizen culture" to restore the city. By building libraries and parks, enabling art, and creating transportation access in the comunas in the hills above the city, the government invested in people-centric policies that also made economic sense.

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  • Working Solutions: Recruiting Veterans to Healthcare

    David Singer

    February 21, 2019 |

    WGME-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, South Paris, Maine

    The Maine Department of Labor and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services have joined forces in Oxford County with the hopes of recruiting veterans with medical skills training to the healthcare field. Known as the Expediting Healthcare Employment for Veterans Project, the aim is to make the certification and hiring process more efficient, while also promoting more individuals to join the dwindling medical professional field.

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  • Conversations about Confederate Monuments in the Former Confederate Capital

    Emily Nonko

    February 12, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

    In the midst of heated debates surrounding the removal of Confederate monuments in Richmond, Virginia, a partnership between a university design collective and a community nonprofit welcomed student suggestions to keep conversation flowing - and respectful. Students submitted ideas to redesign Monument Avenue, a historical boulevard lined with Confederate statues, in a way that takes into account race, cultural history and the modern community.

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  • San Francisco shares its schoolyards, opening communities to green spaces and one another's lives

    Nina Feldman

    February 06, 2019 |

    WHYY |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Access to green spaces improves the well being of individuals and neighborhoods alike. By turning schoolyards into publicly accessible green spaces, the city of San Francisco’s Shared Schoolyard Program created spaces where not only children, but also urban communities, can interact with and experience nature. The schoolyards provide a vital recreational resource and meeting space for entire neighborhoods and communities.

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  • Smart Grid Experiment Saves Participants the Equivalent of One Electric Bill Per Year

    Lynne Peskoe-Yang

    February 04, 2019 |

    IEEE Spectrum |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Istanbul

    Gamifying energy-efficient behavior can help consumers adjust their habits. Project GresBAS (Grid Responsive Society through Building Automation Systems) incentivizes consumers by allowing them to compete against their own personal records, as well as their neighbors. The Project has piloted studies in Turkey and Portugal, signaling the broader possibilities of gamifying user interactions with smart grid technologies.

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  • Adding density: Project tests if city changes have made backyard apartments more attainable

    Abby Lynes

    January 27, 2019 |

    Bozeman Daily Chronicle |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bozeman, Montana

    Community members in Bozeman work with students at Montana State University and city officials to test the sustainability and practicality of backyard apartments, or ADUs. Though high costs and historic value could be obstacles for home-owners, these studio and one-bedroom apartments offer a space-saving solution to Bozeman's housing shortage.

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  • Deer Wars: The Forest Awakens

    Leslie Anthony

    January 22, 2019 |

    Hakai Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia

    On the British Columbia group of islands called Haida Gwaii, a project called Restoring Balance is working to lessen invasive mammals and restore the ecosystem to what it once was. A key part of this was the targeted eradication of deer, which happened mostly through hunting and ambush stations. One year later, most are gone. Bit by bit, species by species, the removal of invasive animals has allowed the land to return to its native biodiversity and strengthen its ecosystem resilience.

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  • The inspiring thing that happened when a Japanese village went almost waste-free

    Alex Gray

    January 21, 2019 |

    World Economic Forum |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Japan, Kamikatsu, Shikoku

    Kamikatsu, a small Japanese village on an island, is on track to become a zero-waste village. The community is made up of only 1,700 residents and—through a combination of community conversations and sorting the waste to be profitable—they managed to keep more than 80% of their waste out of landfills and incinerators. On top of the environmental impact, the Zero Waste Academy brings together a largely-elderly population as a group focused on a mission and has led to an increased sense of community and well-being.

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