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  • How Midtown became Detroit's safest neighborhood

    January 26, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Detroit neighborhood of Midtown has seen crime drop by 52 percent since 2008 thanks to a push to lure more employees from nearby institutions to live in the area via housing incentives, and a collaboration among public and private safety agencies. These groups share information and coordinate efforts among themselves and with residents focused on preventing crime and creating safe spaces in the community. Wayne State's police department also recruits students from the school and they strive to create a diverse force that reflects the people they serve.

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  • Number of Traffic Deaths in New York Falls for a Second Straight Year

    January 01, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A second year of decline demonstrates that a project to reduce traffic fatalities works, said a safety advocate, who called on the mayor to expand the effort, termed Vision Zero, which lowers speed limits and raises enforcement.

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  • Researchers Unearth 100-Year-Old Affordable Housing Solution

    December 29, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A new book chronicles each below-market subsidized housing project ever built in New York, highlighting in particular Co-op City, where residents have come to care for their city-subsidized homes.

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  • How a regulation turned Bologna's civic pride into action

    December 23, 2015 |

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    Response Location: Italy, Bologna

    Bologna is demonstrating the utility of allowing citizens to help with projects in cash-strapped cities. A new policy makes it easier for citizens to head city projects and to participate in guiding the future of the municipality.

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  • Adapting the Midtown model to the neighborhoods

    December 22, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To counteract the deteriorating commercial hub of four Detroit neighborhoods, the community development organization Live6 is engaging with locals and investing in the area. By working with anchor institutions, including a local college and a university, Live6 is adapting a development model that has worked for other Detroit neighborhoods. The group is redeveloping the area while being inclusive of the current residents.

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  • Creative Cleanup

    December 17, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    A London nonprofit adopts a filthy city street to find ways to discourage litter, succeeding by using humor, graphic design, and citizen engagement. Creativity proves effective in cleaning up the streets.

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  • When a Supermarket Changes How a Neighborhood Feels About Itself

    November 03, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    In a Pittsburgh food desert, the addition of a new supermarket increased residents' level of satisfaction with their neighborhood. Researching people's relationship with food and their community could improve federal efforts to fight food insecurity and poor eating habits.

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  • Urban farming takes root in Hartford

    November 02, 2015 |

    Hartford Business Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    To take advantage of empty buildings and vacant lots, the city of Hartford, Connecticut has begun taking the initiative of utilizing the spaces for urban farms and food-related businesses.

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  • Housing deals boost Midtown's revival in Detroit

    November 01, 2015 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Five years ago, Detroit created a program called Live Midtown to encourage business growth and homeownership in the area. The aim of bringing more people to live in the neighborhood has been exceedingly successful, and data shows a racially and economically diverse group of people have moved to Midtown. The funders of housing incentives now need to decide whether they will continue to fund the program.

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  • International Students Find the American Dream ... in Flint

    October 27, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    International students and the city of Flint, Michigan, have an imperfect but beneficial relationship. The city is a cheap and accommodating place for students to get their foot in the U.S., and the students bring their business; thus, boosting the desperate economy.

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