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A Cure for Disconnection

Jennifer Latson

March 01, 2018 |

Psychology Today |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The antidote to loneliness is meaningful contact, which means time and space where you are your authentic self with other people. Roughly 40 percent of Americans report regularly feeling lonely, so many individuals and groups are working to create communities that deliberately foster close social bonds, such as cohousing developments.

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Want to prosper? Act like a region, proponents say

Tom Condon

February 28, 2018 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

As America’s economy becomes increasingly concentrated in metropolitan areas, smaller cities and towns are coming together to act like cohesive regions, thereby generating economic benefits that can be shared. Northeast Ohio has raised over $100 million in funding for research projects for the region, Denver created a caucus of mayors to address regional development challenges, and Indianapolis used similar tactics to attract people locally. All three projects are models for what other regions can accomplish.

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Sharing the Road: How Can We End Bike Fatalities on Chicago's Streets?

Marisa Sobotka Jackie Murray

February 27, 2018 |

Logan Squarist |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago officials strive to make the city safer for bicyclists by looking for inspiration in other cities, adopting the "Vision Zero" initiative that aims for zero traffic-related deaths, and investing in education platforms. While the city has made progress in creating bicycle-only lanes on the road, local officials still move forward in implementing a more comprehensive plan for traffic safety.

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3 Far-Flung Cities Offer Clues to Unsnarling Manhattan's Streets

Christina Anderson Winnie Hu Weiyi Lim Anna Schaverien

February 26, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

Cities like New York that are trying to decrease traffic congestion are looking to Stockholm, London, and Singapore. These three cities have all implemented forms of congestion pricing, in which they charge drivers a fee to enter a core congestion area during peak commuting hours. Despite challenges in implementation, the congestion taxes have decreased traffic and increased driving speed in each of these cities.

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The 'Most Hopeful' New Housing in Turkey

Jennifer Hattam

February 23, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Turkey, Düzce

After an earthquake devastated the town of Düzce, Turkey, residents banded together to create a housing cooperative and later Düzce Hope Studio, a group of pro-bono architects and engineers working to help rebuild the town. What makes the building team unique is that the design process included and valued residents’ voices. Yaşar Adanah, an urban researcher, states, “What’s happening in Düzce is a rare example of a holistic approach to housing that can be a model for other neighborhoods.”

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Building minds: How Detroit grows mobility talent

Claire Charlton

February 19, 2018 |

Model D |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Michigan is becoming a leader in the field of autonomous vehicles. Fifteen colleges and universities across the state have joined in an academic consortium to ensure students entering the workforce will have the necessary skills to advance mobility technology. Competitions in vehicle development and robotics are equipping students to become leaders in the field.

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How one community beat the system, and rebuilt their shattered streets

Aditya Chakrabortty

February 14, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Liverpool

Eleanor Lee is one of many women leading the charge to restore the Granby neighborhood in Liverpool. The few households that remained inhabited after the neighborhood was forgotten came together and formed a community land trust. This major step allowed them to get private development funding. Now, the Granby area is offering affordable housing and attracting business back to Liverpool.

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How a Liverpool suburb upended its housing market

Aditya Chakrabortty

February 14, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: England, Liverpool

To combat neighborhood neglect, a group of community members in Granby, a Liverpool neighborhood, took matters into their own hands by creating a community land trust. The land trust raised funds to reconstruct homes in a unique, sustainable way, and the trust protects housing rates by keeping rates in line with median income of the surrounding area.

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A way out of Bozeman's shadow

Katheryn Houghton Lewis Kendall

February 11, 2018 |

Bozeman Daily Chronicle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Belgrade, Montana

Belgrade, Montana, a city 12 miles outside of Bozeman, uses creative financing and revitalization to ensure its identity remains independent from its rapidly growing and ever-popular adjacent city. While many residents of Belgrade work in Bozeman, the city has developed "tax-based renewal strategies" and restaurant liquor license regulations to ensure Belgrade stays on the map.

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Singapore Is Creating a Subterranean Master Plan

Gregory Scruggs

February 09, 2018 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

Singapore, among other cities around the world, serves as a model in the underground urban planning sphere as local governments combat over-densification. The city has begun expanding their underground network of public transportation, supply storage, and even water reclamation systems.

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