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  • As hundreds of golf courses close, nature gets a chance to make a comeback

    November 08, 2017 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    More golf courses are closing than are opening, allowing the rare opportunity to have open space in an urban environment. Restorations are becoming popular to allow wildlife and humans to make use of the natural space through the encouragement of different animals and plants to inhabit the same area as well as the development of parks and bike paths to foster human use.

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  • A Smarter Smart City

    November 07, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia is one of the poorest cities. Its poverty is a huge concern and feeds into many of the negative aspects of the city. The city is now looking to Smart Cities technology such as smart streetlights, to provide information to various government sectors, which helps them implement new strategies to tackle this problem.

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  • In a City Where 15 Percent of Voters Elected the Mayor, Downtown Is Claiming Power

    November 06, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Allentown, Pennsylvania

    POWER Northeast is trying to fight against voter disenchantment and reach the parts of the community that usually feel excluded and disillusioned by politics. This organization goes all over Allentown, Pennsylvania speaking to the formally incarcerated and minorities, advocating to political leaders on behalf of the public, and helping make voter registration easier.

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  • From ‘hallway' to artery, a town rebuilds Main Street

    October 31, 2017 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Farmington, New Mexico

    Small towns like Farmington, New Mexico take advantage of federal funds from Main Street America and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Act in order to revitalize their town centers and boost their local economies. Farmington, which saw an economic decline surrounding the coal & mining industry, has been able to use money to repair store fronts, replace water systems, and more.

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  • Chicago Designer Offers a Model for Repurposing Closed Public Schools

    October 27, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In the aftermath of Chicago closing almost 50 public schools, urban designers are testing creative uses to keep the buildings functioning as community spaces. Overton Elementary is being transformed into the Overton Business and Technology Incubator, a space for local businesses. The developer is deliberately working with locals to involve the neighborhood in the building process and keep the space accessible to the community.

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  • Teens With Criminal Records Are Beautifying Baltimore By Planting Flowers

    October 12, 2017 |

    Vice |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    'Tha Flower Factory' is setting out to help provide employment, mentor kids, and restore hopefulness and beauty to the city of Baltimore. This project employs individuals to plant flowers and seeds, helping bring down criminal records and change the landscape at the same time.

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  • Victims of Gentrification, Meet Your Patron Saint

    October 02, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    In a rapidly gentrifying Mexico City neighborhood, two artists refurbished an icon and set up an altar for Santa Mari La Juaricua, a saint to protect residents from eviction. The saint raises awareness and acts as a reminder about housing issues and the icon has been taken up by the residents and has been used in processions and protests.

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  • China's Crazy Plan to Keep Sand From Swallowing the World

    October 01, 2017 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: Mongolia, Duolun

    Overfarming, over-grazing, climate change and population growth are all to blame for turning Duolun County in China's Inner Mongolia region into a bigger desert than it was to begin with. With 87 percent of the area turned into desert, sandstorms began to be the norm and would often engulf the neighboring region of Beijing. The Duolun project attempts to stop this by embarking on a tree-planting mission. Not without it's limitations and criticisms, this solution is by no means perfect, but it's somewhat of a start that has seen Duolun reportedly increase to 31 percent forested land.

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  • Wichita Art Project Brings Fresh Look at the River

    September 25, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Wichita, Kansas

    While the passage of the Arkansas River through downtown Wichita is a natural place for activity, it took attractions to get people to come. The ArkArt project developed art installations along the river beautifying the location and providing a hook to drive pedestrian traffic.

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  • Why Tearing Down Dams Could Help Save Endangered Killer Whales

    September 25, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The population of Orca's is declining and a large portion of pregnancies are ending in miscarriage due to a decline in their food source- Chinook salmon. Taking down Hells Canyon dams, which disrupt the migration patterns of salmon, would help this problem as would decreasing detrimental human activity such as deforestation and boating.

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