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  • Rebuilding Cities, With Culture at the Core

    March 12, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    City planners and governments often overlook culture when trying to rebuild cities blighted by war, disasters, or other types of urban distress. But not Medellín, Colombia. After the drug trade made Medellín a violent place, the local government turned to the concept of "citizen culture" to restore the city. By building libraries and parks, enabling art, and creating transportation access in the comunas in the hills above the city, the government invested in people-centric policies that also made economic sense.

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  • In the chat room, Boston's black millennials build a community

    March 12, 2019 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In a city that many people of color consider unwelcoming, social media groups offer a path to visibility and community. The group, Young, Black, and Social, connects thousands of millennials in Boston to their peers, as well as social events and services. The group coordinates with other organizations and even event promoters to create a community and make people of color who are moving to Boston feel connected.

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  • The Viral Hashtag That's Getting People to Clean Up Garbage

    March 11, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Viral social media trends can be harnessed for social and environmental good. A social media#trashtag challenge that spread from Reddit to Instagram draws upon the satisfying nature of a before-and-after meme. People all over the world who participated in #trashtag challenge went out and beautified green spaces. They then posted photos of themselves surrounded by the trash bags they had collected.

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  • Could Designing a Better Bus Lane Be Done With a Simple Can of Paint?

    March 09, 2019 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Everett, Massachusetts

    The implementation of "tactical transit lanes," or bus-only lanes, has allowed for decreased commute times for both buses and drivers in cities across the country. Many cities, like Everett, Massachusetts, choose to conduct a rough pilot of the TTLs, relying on community feedback and commute statistics to guide more permanent plans.

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  • Why History Matters in Equitable Development Planning

    March 07, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A new park plan in Washington, D.C. addresses systemic racism and inequity in current city infrastructure, digging deeper than traditional urban planning landscapes. The new plan takes into account perspectives from minorities and low-income households to ensure the community space is built by the people, for the people - establishing economic justice along the way. This D.C. park plan is helping people purchase homes, finance businesses and get jobs.

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  • In India, New Tactics Are Being Implemented to Prevent Human-Elephant Clashes

    March 07, 2019 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: India, Valparai

    Elephant-human interaction has too often led to conflict or danger in India. New research supports a forest authority’s early-warning system to send text, phone, and visual alerts when elephants are nearby. The integrated system has reduced fatalities to almost zero.

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  • New Life for an Old Mill Town in Rural North Carolina

    March 06, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Elkin, North Carolina

    A rural town in North Carolina brings community members together to foster a welcoming environment, both for the community itself and for outside visitors. The town, Elkin, created a program that trains engaged locals to be town "ambassadors" and work to bring life into the once-active mill community.

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  • ‘Scrap it, start fresh, and think:' What Milwaukee can learn from New York City on housing young offenders

    March 06, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    As Wisconsin’s Milwaukee County seeks to transform how it handles young offenders, it looks to New York City as a model for change. In New York, the city has shifted its focus from large, state-run facilities to community-based programs and secured, residential homes. Milwaukee County weighs the lessons learned from this initiative and seeks to re-evaluate the services and long-term effects of its criminal justice programming.

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  • From video game to day job: How ‘SimCity' inspired a generation of city planners

    March 05, 2019 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    SimCity, a popular simulation game created in 1989, inspired a generation of future city planners with its ability to make urban design accessible and fun, While the simulations have their inconsistencies with real life urban planning, designers and architects around the country based their foundational understanding of city planning in these simulation games and look to simulation as tools for future planning.

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  • Cómo funciona la carpintería La Huella, una cooperativa conformada por usuarios del Hospital Borda

    March 04, 2019 |

    Red/Acción |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    En 2013, 20 personas con padecimientos mentales del Hospital Borda (Buenos Aires, Argentina) fundaron “La Huella”, una cooperativa que funciona como carpintería y contribuye a la reinserción social y laboral de sus socios. "La Huella" lleva fabricados más de 500 muebles con diseño propio, además de haber realizado más de 400 servicios de restauración y reciclado de muebles a particulares, organizaciones públicas y privadas. La cooperativa no sólo impactó positivamente en los más de 20 usuarios del servicio público de salud mental, sino que también mejoró la vida de sus familias de la propia institución.

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