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  • Columbus, Ga., used as model in downtown Prattville's renaissance

    June 08, 2017 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Prattville, Alabama

    Alabama's Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority has emulated the successful downtown revitalization project in Columbus, Georgia, in an effort to address vacant industrial sites and a blighted downtown. Through a collaboration with local entrepreneurs, a private real estate company, the Chamber of Commerce, and other departments and members of the local government, the HPRA is transforming the small city. Several local business prepare to open, the old cotton gin mill will open new apartments, and recent community events demonstrate an increasing public interest in a revitalized downtown Prattville.

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  • How 3 Cities Are Using an App Designed to Help Them Collaborate

    May 22, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States

    Cities are often alone in trying to develop solutions to their problems. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago developed an app— "The Peer Cities Identification Tool"— that matches similar U.S. cities and encourages discussion about challenges and successes.

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  • A garden bridge that works: how Seoul succeeded where London failed

    May 19, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    Seoul’s new Skygarden has succeeded in transforming an old highway into an urban garden meant to connect different parts of the city. It is one aspect of a broader urban revitalization plan that includes the appointment of a city architect, emphasis on more pedestrian-friendly areas, and renovation of a business center. Cities like London, which has failed in building a garden on a bridge, can look to Seoul’s success for future urban development efforts.

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  • The Detroit Success Story Visible From Space

    May 18, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In just three years, Detroit carried out an ambitious $185 million project to re-illuminate the city's 88,000 streetlights, half of which were dark, with new energy-efficient LED lights. Through its new Public Lighting Authority, the city used an innovative funding scheme to pay for the lights even in the midst of municipal bankruptcy. After the lights went up, residents felt safer, and businesses felt a noticeable bump.

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  • Detroit's DIY Cure for Urban Blight

    May 18, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In an attempt to come back from bankruptcy, the city of Detroit created the country's largest land bank to facilitate the demolition of blighted houses around the city. The land bank helps dilapidated homes find new owners willing to pick up the pieces.

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

    April 22, 2017 |

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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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  • Renewables roadshow: how the 'nonna effect' got Darebin's pensioners signing up to solar

    March 22, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Australia, Darebin, Victoria

    Although solar installations have been on the rise, it's often those that could most benefit from this renewable energy source that can't access it. The Darebin City Council in Australia recognized this challenge faced by very low-income households, and began what is now known as the Solar Saver program. Although it initially began as a way to help these families cut electricity costs, it is now focused on making solar more accessible by providing no cost installations and a 10-year payment plan that ultimately helps the families cut costs.

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