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  • Chicago's Pullman Park Continues to Build, Create Jobs

    September 06, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    At the old site of Pullman railroad cars, Chicago has found some creative ways to foster development. A community bank created Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, which uses neighborhood input to decide which projects to pursue. Emphasis is placed on projects with aligned values, such as Method, a B Corporation that manufactures soaps. Projects also aim to hire local and invest in local businesses.

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  • Cameroon cleanup lets flood-hit residents sleep with "both eyes closed"

    September 06, 2017 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Cameroon, Yaounde

    The neighborhood of Nkolbikok in Cameroon was facing a trash collection problem. With garbage accumulating regularly in the streets, water drains were being blocked causing severe flooding when it would rain. To help reduce the likelihood of flooding, community members started Tam Tam Mobile, a resident-run daily trash pickup and removal service.

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  • The Social Wall: How one Berlin school integrated by segregating

    August 29, 2017 |

    Keystone Crossroads |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

    A progressive funding model has been a boon to schools in Berlin’s poorer neighborhoods, which receive a baseline of staff and resources. But schools in poorer neighborhoods face a myriad of struggles that additional resources haven’t been able to quell, due to the deep socioeconomic disparities between the home neighborhoods of wealthy and poor students. However, one elementary school seems to have succeeded in desegregating students by offering a choice of academic tracks.

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  • No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes

    August 28, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Bike share programs have helped decrease pollution and traffic in urban areas. However dockless city bike programs are now threatening bike docking stations because they are cheaper and more accessible. Dockless bike programs rely on apps for users to find the nearest available bikes. This new technology and dockless system of bike-share still need to prove that they are a better alternative.

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  • Justice, Restored? New North Lawndale Court Aims to Change Punitive System

    August 27, 2017 |

    City Bureau |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    A new restorative justice court in a Chicago neighborhood shows promise in bringing healing to the community through having defendants repair harm they’ve done and reintegrate into the community. It has support from key members of the criminal justice system but it faces funding issues and getting buyin from the community. Some argue restorative justice cannot operate effectively within the existing criminal justice system.

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  • How Bon Iver Saved Eau Claire

    August 25, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Eau Claire, Washington

    Eau Claire, Wisconsin, once a booming Midwestern industrial town, began to struggle after manufacturing plants closed, leading to job loss and blight downtown. However, recent years have shown urban renewal, and it is clear that arts saved the city. The proposed Confluence Arts Center has already led to $120 million in investment in the heart of Eau Claire’s downtown. Economic growth, further enhanced by the Eaux Claires Music Festival each year, has put the city on a path to revitalization.

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  • We need to change how we bury the dead

    August 24, 2017 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States

    Burying the deceased in a traditional casket has shown to have harmful impacts on the environment. Reforming this process by implementing one of the several green options such as cremation, natural burials, or alkaline hydrolysis can lead to not only better environmental health, but also save resources such as money and space.

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  • How Ljubljana turned itself into Europe's ‘green capital'

    August 23, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Slovenia, Ljubljana

    Ljubljana was once a highly crowded city but since the election of its mayor, the city has become far more green due to a clear strategic plan and efficient mayoral office. The largest impact change was making the downtown core largely car free, other changes such as reducing waste and creating urban gardens have also had an impact.

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  • Could underwater garages solve Boston's parking shortage?

    August 22, 2017 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Boston needs more parking spaces, especially in a neighborhood surrounded by water. It is looking to build an underwater parking garage, like the ones being built in Amsterdam, in order to free up street level space and add more parking to decrease car pollution from driving around searching for a parking spot.

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  • Learning to defuse Islamophobia

    August 21, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Most bus stops have an array of ads, but in Boston one sign reads “What to do if you are witnessing Islamophobic harassment.” The message is part of a part of a public awareness campaign rolled out by the city, which illustrates “how bystanders could help a victim of anti-Muslim behavior.”

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