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  • New San Diego-Tijuana Survey Holds Mirror Up to Border Cities

    February 26, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Former Bogotá mayor Antonas Mockus has implemented his Citizenship Culture Survey, which measures local public opinions on legal culture, behavior regulation systems, mobility, tolerance, tax culture, public safety, agreements, civic participation, mutual regulation, public trust and victimization, across San Diego and Tijuana. The first ever binational survey of its kind aimed to measure shared social values to inform a cross-border civic council.

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  • Rebuilding the Rust Belt

    February 19, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    For years, one of Cleveland's poorest neighborhoods seemed unalterable no matter how many government programs and well-meaning philanthropies got involved; a place where abject poverty, joblessness and crime reinforce the racism in a city long divided, and where infants still die at a higher rate than almost anywhere else in the country. But a former CIA executive and a new breed of lettuce are transforming the poorest parts of the Rust Belt city.

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  • Charter school takeovers: As York schools near privatization, lessons from New Orleans and Michigan

    January 12, 2015 |

    PennLive |

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    Response Location: United States, York, Pennsylvania

    York schools are considering changing public schools into charter schools, following the example of New Orleans and Michigan, in order to help their crumbling school system. The privatization of these schools can help the facilities become more financially stable, in turn preventing school closures and instability for their students.

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  • The End of Gangs

    December 29, 2014 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In 2014, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that gang-related crime had dropped by nearly half since 2008. The transformation of LA holds lessons for decreasing violent crime through community policing, a focus on gangs, and the use of CompStat.

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  • Industrial-Sized Art Factory Signals Creative Renewal in Paterson

    December 22, 2014 |

    CivicStory |

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    Response Location: United States, Paterson, New Jersey

    Paterson, NJ used to be a home to manufacturing industries, many of which no longer exist in New Jersey. Fortunately, old factories are being repurposed in new ways. The oldest textile factory is now thriving as The Art Factory, a studio and art space for designers, artists, and builders of all types. Not only does it help artists, but it also helps the environment by revitalizing an old space rather than knocking it down and building something new.

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  • How the Arts Drove Pittsburgh's Revitalization

    December 11, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Investments into the arts serve as significant economic catalysts. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, legacy foundations like the Heinz Endowments, Benedum Foundation, and Richard King Mellon Foundation pooled their resources to create the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, which supports art and culture in the city’s downtown districts. By purchasing and refurbishing existing real estate, as well as lending support to smaller initiatives like the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, PCT’s investments have served as an engine of growth for the city.

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  • These Cities are Trading in Cigarette Butts for Cash

    December 10, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Most cities may have enacted smoking laws to curb people from lighting up in public, but cigarette butts continue to blanket streets, parks and beaches. Salem, Mass., and New Orleans are two such communities that have partnered with TerraCycle, a New Jersey-based company that pays by the pound for cigarette waste.

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  • Land, Co-ops, Compost: A Local Food Economy Emerges in Boston's Poorest Neighborhoods

    November 07, 2014 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    By the 1980s, Roxbury and north Dorchester had been devastated by the disinvestment and white flight of the 1960s and 1970s. Racist banking and housing policies (“redlining”) had segregated people of color from opportunity, barring them from getting home loans except in certain neighborhoods. So the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) brought together residents to develop their own comprehensive plan to revitalize their community, building a community food system along the way.

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  • How to Attract Artists to a Down-and-Out Neighborhood

    October 10, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    Public-private collaborations can promote entrepreneurship and foster economic revitalization. In the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, partnerships between the city of Columbus, the Franklinton Development Association (FDA), and local businesses have led to a flourishing of artist studios, maker spaces, and other community attractions. The initiatives were funded in part by grants from ArtPlace America as well as the city of Columbus.

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  • Everyone Wants to Copy This Pedestrian Bridge (It's Not the High Line)

    October 09, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Poughkeepsie, New York

    City officials and nonprofit organizations in Poughkeepsie used extensive research and sustainable financing to revitalize an outdated railroad bridge into a bustling park & walkway. Rather than demolish the suspended tracks, a local organization used city funds to develop a financial and development strategy, which ended up costing the city five times less than the famed New York City High Line.

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