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  • Keeping it cool: Malaysia looks to district energy systems.

    May 17, 2017 |

    Eco-Business |

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    Response Location: Malaysia, Sedenak, Johor

    A collaborative effort among the United Nations' District Energy in Cities Initiative, the Malaysian government, and private partners has facilitated planning in Malaysia's rapidly developing southern state of Johor for a "District Energy System": a single heating and cooling network which decreases energy consumption by converting waste heat from large power stations. Because of this intervention, Iskandar is projected to decrease its energy use by almost 40% -- all while saving money on energy costs, recycling heat energy, and contributing to the nation's goals under the international Paris Accord.

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  • Nearby Hudson may have found internet desert solution

    May 11, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Hudson, Ohio

    Hudson was an internet desert, with slow and unreliable internet services and companies refusing to provide better internet since it wouldn't be very profitable. Thus, the city created its own internet company-Velocity Broadband, which already has more business customers than expected, has been receiving positive feedback- including residents wanting to access the service, and has sparked businesses to move to the area.

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  • The Transformative Power of Play in Urban India

    May 03, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: India

    Safe play spaces are few and far between in India's rapidly growing urban centers. One organization is making the most of limited open areas to teach kids a range of life skills.

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  • In Cleveland, co-op model finds hope in employers rooted in the city

    April 27, 2017 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    To combat the rapid decline in Cleveland's economy after the manufacturing collapse co-ops have stepped in. Co-ops help residents of poor neighborhoods find jobs, build stability and buy houses. They benefit other organizations by helping them to invest in the community.

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  • The Unsung Government Program That Gives Federal Property to the Homeless

    April 27, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    Thirty years ago, the U.S. Congress created a process called Title V that requires excess federal land be offered to state and city governments and nonprofits for homeless services. Hampered by challenging obstacles throughout the process, only about 900 acres across the country have been converted to shelters and other facilities. Now streamlined and improved, Title V is poised to make a much greater impact.

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  • Dismissed: Tenants lose, landlords win in Baltimore's rent court

    April 26, 2017 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Baltimore is home to the nation’s first housing court. Established 70 years ago, the court was supposed to hold landlords accountable for code violations, such as failing to provide heat, remove lead paint, or respond to pest infestations. But today, even if city inspectors deem properties so endangering to health and safety that they are uninhabitable, judges routinely require tenants to pay withheld rent before cases are even heard.

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  • You Can Invest Directly Into Building Bike Paths, Better Schools

    April 25, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The startup Neighborly is making municipal bonds feel relevant. Rather than investing in a “muni” bond indirectly through a retirement fund, individuals can now directly purchase these bonds and target the money to areas they feel passionate about, whether that is building bike lanes in Vermont or investing in schools in Massachusetts. Neighborly is building renewed interest in the municipal bond market while generating more funding for important infrastructure projects.

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  • A fascinating new scheme to create walkable public spaces in Barcelona

    April 22, 2017 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    Barcelona is combating its rampant CO2 emissions from cars, by creating super-blocks. Super-blocks are an area within the city dedicated to pedestrians where cars can only travel at a very low speed. This model has decreased CO2 emissions and reduced noise levels while increasing economic activity and revitalizing the urban space. This model could be applied in the U.S. to make cities more pedestrian friendly.

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  • How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience

    April 14, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Community development programs in cities around the country show how using connectedness and equity as focal points in sparking community change can be successful and sustainable in the long-term. From a Brooklyn grassroots environmental justice organization sustainably rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy to a coalition of nonprofits in Richmond fueling public participation in renewable energy awareness, these entities rely on relationships, equity and bonding over shared communities to foster solutions.

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  • These cities have great, but sometimes strange, ideas on transit. Which ones can Toronto steal?

    March 31, 2017 |

    The Globe and Mail |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Toronto wants to improve its transit system, perhaps there are solutions that can be applied from other cities. Changing the way parking is priced, improving bus shelters, implementing more highway tolls, and having automated subways are all possible options.

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