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  • Design as Democracy: Barcelona's ‘Carritos' Encourage a More Inclusive Urbanism

    July 16, 2018 |

    TheCityFix |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    Urban planners in Barcelona have a new way to engage locals who want a voice in urban design. Carritos, or mobile carts, are traveling to public spaces to draw in people who can share their opinions on development projects. This especially helps get feedback from those who do not have time to attend traditional city planning meetings. The goal is to make city planning a more inclusive space.

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  • Yelp for Cops

    July 16, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Police in New York already use algorithms to fight crime and now they have turned to a tech startup that uses algorithms to gauge trust levels towards citizens. The so-called “sentiment meter” is meant to address where police are falling short with the community and it has garnered the interest of police departments in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Grand Rapids, Mich., as well. But some are skeptical of the data methods and what they are actually measuring.

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  • How New Orleans Is Helping Its Students Succeed

    July 15, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Calling New Orleans' post-Katrina school reform "the most ambitious education overhaul in modern America," journalist David Leonhardt outlines what he sees as the two main pillars holding up New Orleans' success -- autonomy and accountability. Leonhardt writes, "New Orleans is a great case study partly because it avoids many of the ambiguities of other education reform efforts. The charters here educate almost all public-school students, so they can’t cherry pick." Can other districts, who aren't starting from scratch, learn from the city's remarkable progress?

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  • Women of Color Face Significant Barriers When Running for Office. But They're Finding Support

    July 13, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    This election cycle, organizations are recognizing that women of color running for office need guidance and resources that take into account the challenges women of color face. “We needed to create a space that is unique for Black women to talk about the challenges and opportunities that exist that are unique for Black women so we can move Black women up the political pipeline.”

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  • To Combat Gentrification, One City Is Changing How Homes Are Bought and Sold

    July 13, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    The city of Buffalo is beginning to gentrify, and long-time residents are trying to stop it and keep housing affordable. Under leadership of locals and with support from city officials, the new Fruit Belt Community Land Trust aims to develop a strategic plan and find ways to keep housing in the hands of community members for the next 99 years. Though there is some opposition from people who want to maintain the value of their homes, the land trust leaders are hoping to demonstrate the value that collective action can add to their neighborhood.

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  • What If the Teen City Council Is Better Than the Grownup One?

    July 05, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Takoma Park, Maryland

    Takoma Park’s youth council may be the most powerful teen legislature in the nation. The city was the first to lower the voting age to 16 years old, so council members are not only communicating youth perspectives but also voting in local elections.

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  • Getting Student Power Into the Voting Booth

    July 04, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    The ALL IN challenge implores leaders at colleges across the United States to better incorporate civic engagement education into curriculum and use non-partisan tactics to encourage students to register to vote. The recent push is in part a response to the discouraging results published by Tufts University in 2014 - during that year's midterm election, only 12 percent of college students voted, and for the 2016 presidential election, less than half cast their vote.

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  • Can the A.C.L.U. Become the N.R.A. for the Left?

    July 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    The ACLU has unrolled a new operation to counter human rights abuses under the current administration. They’ve hired more lawyers, taken 170 “Trump-related legal actions, and filed 83 lawsuits against the Trump administration. They’re also getting more engaged with electoral races, something they have never done before. “That’s the way we’re going to survive this. Pressure in the courts, pressure from the public.”

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  • Where Danes Butt Heads (Politely) With Their Leaders

    June 23, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Allinge

    Thousands of Danes attend a political festival called Folkemodet every year to mingle with government ministers and corporate executives and enjoy live music, comedy, and art. The casual atmosphere allows participants to ask tough questions of their leaders in person. Participants say the festival helps them learn more about political issues and inspires them to become more politically active.

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  • Reviving the City: How an Asphalt Plant Turned Into a Public Park

    June 21, 2018 |

    Urbanet |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    By participating in the decision-making process, Mexico City residents successfully convinced the government to build a public park instead of an office development. The Parque Imán is 2.4 hectares, includes 163 trees, and the green space can potentially benefit up to 200,000 residents of some city boroughs. While there are some concerns about the soil quality in the park due to the adjacent asphalt plant, the park shows how participation from residents and transparency from the government allowed the public space to be built.

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