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  • A new lick of paint can be all it takes to make cities safer for pedestrians

    January 30, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Redesigning streets to be more pedestrian-friendly can have big impacts on traffic safety and local business. A fast, easy and cheap way to weigh the pros and cons of such changes is to simply redraw street lines using paint or chalk, then measure public response. After a day-long pilot in Sao Paulo, 97 percent of locals supported making the proposed changes permanent.

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  • Thousands of poor young people are using Minecraft to redesign their cities

    January 29, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Too often, poor community members are not included in public discourse over how public spaces should look-- rather, the urban planning is more top-down. To change that, the UN’s Block by Block project is using the computer game Minecraft to include locals in shaping the physical spaces in their own communities by teaching them digital design skills. The UN program has engaged over 17,000 people, and 20 crowdsourced designs have already been built in cities around the world.

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  • No Price Tags: These Neighbors Built Their Own Economy Without Money

    January 24, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Time-banking is a way of trading goods and skills using labor hours rather than cash. The system connects neighbors to fulfill each other’s needs, everything from bike repairs to cooking and cleaning. More than 2,000 hours have been exchanged through St. Louis’ Cowry Collective, one of the nearly 500 time banks in the United States.

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  • Minnesota Deploys Drones to Care for Aging Bridges

    January 24, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Bridges don't last forever without at least some occasional repair, but how do city officials know when an aging bridge is in need of reconstruction? Typically, an individual has to bungee down to inspect it or specialized (and extremely expensive) equipment must be employed. That's why Minnesota is testing out the use of drones to do the work. Although not able to be used in every instance, these specialized drones that can be flown sans GPS, are able to get to places originally untapped during bridge inspections and so far have proven to be a highly useful tool.

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  • Cooperative craft breweries: a new approach to revitalizing small towns

    January 12, 2018 |

    Valley Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Ronan, Montana

    The Ronan Cooperative Brewery arose out of ideas to jumpstart a deserted main street. Community members can buy a share of stock, which gets them one vote per person. This setup allows a sense of local ownership as well as more money being invested into the business and the community. Though the brewery still has work to do, it has 125 members and is modeling its planning off the success of another cooperative brewery in New Mexico.

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  • What the two-wheeled tourist can offer tiny towns

    January 12, 2018 |

    Seeley Swan Pathfinder |

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    Response Location: United States, Ovando, Montana

    Ovando, Montana, a tiny town just off a main highway, has benefited from economic growth as a result of almost one thousand cyclists who ride through each year. The Ovando Community Fund was started to build appropriate infrastructure. Another town, Twin Bridges, created Bike Camp to attract more cyclists. Growth from cycling tourism is spreading across the state and adding millions of dollars to the Montana economy.

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  • How to turn a struggling small town around

    January 10, 2018 |

    The Boulder Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Montana

    Boulder, Montana struggled upon learning that a major local employer, the Montana Developmental Center, was going to close. However, the news pushed the town toward a path of redevelopment. The Boulder Transition Advisory Committee stepped up by launching the “Make Boulder’s Future Bright” campaign, which involved citizens in creating goals and strategies to achieve them. Since earning a major grant, the town has been working to revitalize the downtown area. This story is part 1 of a series about housing for rural Montanans.

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  • Nonprofits make rural home ownership more plausible

    January 10, 2018 |

    The Boulder Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Montana

    Affordable housing often needs several solutions to make sufficient impact in a community. In Boulder, Montana, several groups and funding sources are working together to keep a diverse stock of affordable housing available to residents who need it most. The National Affordable Housing Network helps fund energy-saving homes in Montana. Some trailer parks have transformed into cooperative systems or community land trusts, so residents have more of a sense of ownership for what they pay.

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  • In Medellin, cable cars transformed slums—in Rio, they made them worse

    January 10, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    In the 20th century, Colombia’s city of Medellin was a center for drugs and violence. Then the city developed a cable car system that enabled cheap transportation for people to find employment. The cable car system revitalized the economy of the city and made it much safer. However, other cities have tried cable cars for revitalization and found less success, even failure.

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  • Friends Transform Vacant Building Into Popular Community Center

    January 09, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, San Agustín, Ecatepec

    Abandoned buildings hold great potential. In Ecatepec, friends got together and transformed an empty commercial space into El Banco, a bustling hub of arts and recreation activities open all day for local kids and families. The community center offers a valuable gathering space amid government neglect and high rates of crime.

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