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  • Here's how Birmingham is battling its high homicide rate

    May 08, 2019 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    From city-wide efforts to faith-based interventions to public health approaches, the city of Birmingham, Alabama is taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to ending gun violence in the city. The city has been deeply affected by structural violence, racism, and disinvestment, and is applying multiple approaches, like deploying “peacemakers” that talk to residents to figure out why violence is happening in the first place. The city has also increased the number of detectives covering homicides and area nonprofits are developing counseling, rehabilitation, and job training programs for young men.

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  • More Restaurants Seeking To Appeal To Your Eardrums As Much As Your Taste Buds

    May 08, 2019 |

    WBBM-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The focus on sound comes at a time when open kitchens and industrial hard-surface designs entice diners’ eyes, but might strain their ears.

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  • The traffic solution most cities haven't tried

    May 03, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Cities across the world have implemented “congestion pricing” – meaning that cars in high-traffic areas will have to pay a fee to drive within those limits. New York City is one of the most recent cities to potentially implement this approach in its attempt to reduce congestion and encourage walking, biking, and public transportation.

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  • The Town That Extended ‘Smart Growth' to Its Water

    April 30, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Westminster, Colorado

    Haunted by a 1962 drought in the town of Westminster, Colorado, the city's planners now incorporate water data in their planning processes to ensure that they never face the same sourcing issues again. By breaking down the silos between its water management and planning departments, the town has figured out how to manage its finite water resources, even in the face of a ballooning population. Now, other towns are following suit.

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  • Sinking city: how Venice is managing Europe's worst tourism crisis

    April 30, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Italy, Venice

    Sustainable initiatives around Venice, Italy tackle the growing number of tourists flooding into the city each year. From waste management strategies to the implementation of resources to drive tourists to locally owned businesses, the city takes a comprehensive approach to reducing negative impact from tourism. Venice’s booming tourism industry is threatening the city’s very survival. But grassroots initiatives are making a difference – and may even help other cities

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  • The New Mall Tenant Is Your Office

    April 30, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    To bridge the gap between the growing demand for co-working office spaces and the downfall of retail malls, developers across the nation convert abandoned storefronts into public work space for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and start ups. Malls serve as central city locations close to public transportation -- features that are in high demand for office space developers.

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  • These Indigenous Women Are Reclaiming Stolen Land in the Bay Area

    April 30, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Sogorea Te Land Trust is an intertribal women-led organization that is working to reclaim ownership of land in the Bay Area that Ohlone people have lived on for centuries. They regained access to the land through a partnership with another local grassroots organization called Planting Justice, who will eventually hand over the land to Sogorea Te for free once it is fully paid off. Sogorea Te believes that the root of a lot of Indigenous problems is the dispossession of their land, so they hope to use this land to rebuild resiliency and a way of life for and with their people.

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  • Boise's ‘Housing First' Provides A New Solution To Idaho Homelessness

    April 30, 2019 |

    Boise State Public Radio (KBSX) |

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    Response Location: United States, Boise, Idaho

    With New Path Community Housing, Boise is one more city implementing Housing First policies to help reduce rates of homelessness. The apartment complex also includes onsite services and healthcare providers to help people transition into permanent housing.

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  • Fort Wayne Makes Its Own Luck

    April 26, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

    Fort Wayne, Indiana follows the national trend that transforms old abandoned buildings into new economic powerhouses by converting what was once the massive GE campus into a mixed space of residential, business and retail space. While some cities tore down older structures in the '70s and '80s, cities who kept their open-space warehouses -- cities like Fort Wayne -- are now taking advantage of the empty spaces and making room for economic growth and civic participation.

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  • Road Work Ahead: Treatment providers get creative with transportation for patients

    April 24, 2019 |

    Granite State News Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    New Hampshire has a lack of reliable public transportation which often impacts those seeking medical attention, so facilities are taking matters into their own hands. Although it's yet to be determined how long these provider's creative methods will work, that's not stopping them from trying a myriad of options such as using grant money to pay for Lyft rides.

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