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  • This company lets small towns have bike shares, too

    March 30, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Pocahontas, Iowa

    Though small towns are often overlooked when it comes to transportation innovation, a company called Koloni brings an affordable bike share system to the small town of Pocahontas, Iowa. The town, with a population of 1,700, is easily navigable by bike, and the company hopes to use Pocahontas as a model for expansion to other Iowan towns. Pocahontas, Iowa, has 1,700 people–and a higher number of bikeshare bikes per resident than the Citi Bike system in New York.

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  • In rural Alabama, community gardens help address obesity and poverty

    March 29, 2019 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Geiger, Alabama

    In rural Alabama, where the nearest grocery store can be more than 20 miles, residents are finding that robust community gardens are helping to improve general wellness. Even beyond offering free and healthy meals to community members, the garden has also had impacts on mental health and physical fitness.

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  • The Fight For Lights In SE Albuquerque

    March 28, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    After years of asking the city of Albuquerque to light their streets, the community group, Light the District has started doing it on their own. Recognizing that unlit streets can lead to crime and injuries, the group funds and installs their own streetlights to make neighborhoods safer.

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  • This city bans cars every Sunday—and people love it

    March 27, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá, Capital Region

    Ciclovía (Bicycle Way) is a well-known initiative from Bogota, Colombia that allows citizens to take over the public space once a week — roughly 75 miles of public streets. Citizens will bike, run, walk, dance, eat, people watch, and more in a weekly tradition that has turned into an egalitarian celebration imitated all over the world in countries like New Zealand and China. Proponents say that the Ciclovía increases the patience and cooperation of citizens are well as enhancing the feeling of community.

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  • New Chicanos Por La Causa center to empower Maryvale community through education, jobs

    March 26, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    A Phoenix nonprofit called Chicanos Por La Causa serves the Latino communities across the Southwest through education, housing, health services, and more. Their job fair, created to celebrate the opening of their new Engagement Center, aims to drive employment and improve education rates in Maryvale through partnerships with Walmart and the Maricopa County Community College District. Participants laud the Center and the program for helping them seek betterment in life, access to a job, or a better job.

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  • The woman in search of Indian Country's missing

    March 25, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: Fort Berthold Reservation, United States, North Dakota

    Native individuals and members of groups like Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women have taken it into their own hands to find members of their communities who have gone missing. Recognizing that decades-old legislation often under-prioritizes tribal lands, indigenous populations have turned to grassroots efforts and social media to form their own search parties – and are seeing results.

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  • With $6 Rides, L.A. Rideshare Program Helps Under-Served

    March 25, 2019 |

    Adweek |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    FlexLA, a local rideshare program in Los Angeles, offers discounted and even free rides for folks looking for affordable alternatives to Lyft and Uber. While the battle to stand out among transportation behemoths proves difficult, this rideshare program looks to cultural roots of LA for advertising and marketing ideas to spread the word.

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  • Copenhagen Wants to Show How Cities Can Fight Climate Change

    March 25, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Copenhagen is doing its best to become net carbon neutral by 2025. With strong leadership from Mayor Frank Jenson, the city has installed wind turbines, a trash incinerator that also helps heat the city, and stronger bike lanes. Without national support, however, the city is fighting an uphill battle to protect itself from climate change.

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  • Heal Me With Plants

    March 25, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Horticulture therapy uses relaxation and mindfulness to reduce stress, and even assist in recovery. While the application of horticultural activities and gardening in clinical therapy has existed for over a century, more recent recognition of the health benefits of being in nature has brought the practice into use in more hospitals, recovery programs, prisons, and other applications.

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  • The happiness movement: How cities around the world are pursuing joy by fostering social change

    March 22, 2019 |

    National Post |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Cities around the world take an unconventional yet effective approach to combat poverty: measuring happiness. Cities like Vancouver, British Columbia have found success in building personal relationships among the economically disadvantaged members of the society, which leads to a more productive and satisfying work life.

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