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  • Adapting the Midtown model to the neighborhoods

    December 22, 2015 |

    Model D |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To counteract the deteriorating commercial hub of four Detroit neighborhoods, the community development organization Live6 is engaging with locals and investing in the area. By working with anchor institutions, including a local college and a university, Live6 is adapting a development model that has worked for other Detroit neighborhoods. The group is redeveloping the area while being inclusive of the current residents.

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  • How America's Top Junk-Food City Went on a Diet (and Fattened Its Economy)

    December 17, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Reducing obesity relies not only on personal choices, but also systemic changes. In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the city’s anti-obesity campaign enrolls individuals and city planners in an inclusive effort to focus on wellness and change the built landscape. Going beyond education and outreach, the city’s plan also includes creating new spaces for riverside recreation, more sidewalks, and paths. Challenges remain, however, as the city navigates its cooperate relationships while trying to prioritize community health.

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  • Creative Cleanup

    December 17, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    A London nonprofit adopts a filthy city street to find ways to discourage litter, succeeding by using humor, graphic design, and citizen engagement. Creativity proves effective in cleaning up the streets.

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  • How 'Violence Interrupters' Are Trying to Stop Gang Shootings in Brooklyn

    December 16, 2015 |

    Vice |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In a year that has seen murder rise in New York, locals are trying to mediate between gang members, in part by using "violence interrupters," who are trained to break cycles of violence.

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  • Reducing blight is possible, experts say

    November 29, 2015 |

    The Shreveport Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Shreveport, Louisiana

    Shreveport, Louisiana, faces blight. New Orleans decreased blight by 30 percent by creating an authority for the task, using technology to collect data, and providing residents with information and help.

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  • A Billboard That Acts Like 1,200 Trees

    November 21, 2015 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: Peru, Lima Metropolitan Area

    Lima has the worst air quality of any city in Latin America due to its mostly windless climate, growing economic developments and ongoing construction. A local engineering school, however, has set out to transform billboards throughout the region to act as air purifiers and water generators.

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  • We Don't Need to Wait on Congress to Fight Homelessness

    November 12, 2015 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Far too many Americans are homeless, and with congress dragging their feet in implementing funds, it is up to individual places to set up programs to help provide housing. Counties in New Jersey have enacted legislation to fund housing and other services, but in other areas the fight is still on to pass legislation.

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  • Lifelong Heroes: Meet The Vets Who Rebuild Communities After Disasters

    November 11, 2015 |

    Elite Daily |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbia, South Carolina

    Team Rubicon, a non-profit organization of military veterans that provides disaster relief, has provided relief after flooding in Detroit, tornadoes in Oklahoma, a typhoon in the Philippines and an earthquake in Nepal, among dozens of other communities across the globe.

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  • When a Supermarket Changes How a Neighborhood Feels About Itself

    November 03, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    In a Pittsburgh food desert, the addition of a new supermarket increased residents' level of satisfaction with their neighborhood. Researching people's relationship with food and their community could improve federal efforts to fight food insecurity and poor eating habits.

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  • Urban farming takes root in Hartford

    November 02, 2015 |

    Hartford Business Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    To take advantage of empty buildings and vacant lots, the city of Hartford, Connecticut has begun taking the initiative of utilizing the spaces for urban farms and food-related businesses.

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