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The cure for congested cities? Kenya is building new ones.

Erika Page

April 11, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Tatu City

Satellite towns like Tatu City are cropping up near major cities in Africa, offering an alternative to the overcrowded metropolises locals are used to. When developed effectively, these satellite cities become hubs for economic growth. Over 100 businesses have opened in Tatu City, employing about 25,000 people.

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How Stockholm Is Sprouting Healthy Trees From Concrete

Peter Yeung

March 04, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

The "Stockholm tree pit” model involves digging a pit and constructing a frame underground around an urban tree’s roots, then filling this pit with a mixture of soil and stone to both aerate and fertilize the soil while also allowing rain water to be collected. The circumference of select planted trees increased from 30 to 35 centimeters to 100 and 136 centimeters between 2004 and 2024, even surpassing that of trees without the tree pits that have been there for more than 80 years.

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Trash to Cash

Grace Timi

February 28, 2025 |

Chicoco Radio Viral Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt, River State

In an effort to reduce plastic waste, recycling centers like Recyclift Recycling Technology Company collect plastic waste and crush it into processed pellets to be repurposed. The company employs over 50 people, all working toward the goal of crushing 100 tons of plastic each week.

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How 'Superblocks' Can Create People-Centered Cities

Kaja Šeruga

January 16, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

Superblocks are areas in congested cities where traffic has been rerouted to prioritize people. Outfitted with green spaces and communal areas to connect, superblocks help reduce air and noise pollution. Residents living in the area report a higher quality of life and increased social interaction with their neighbors. The idea of superblocks has traveled around the world to cities like Vienna, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and Los Angeles.

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Texas Trees launches a five-year plan to make South Dallas more green

María Ramos Pacheco

December 04, 2024 |

Dallas Morning News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

The Texas Trees Foundation is bringing thousands of trees to Dallas communities experiencing the worst of the urban heat island effect to help keep them cool. The organization supplies the trees and teaches residents how to care for them.

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New work program in Atlantic City for homeless people

Briana Vannozzi

November 27, 2024 |

NJ Spotlight |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Hope Work Initiative by Atlantic City's Homeless Outreach Unit connects unhoused community members with temporary employment cleaning up the city streets for three days a week, making $75 a day.

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Revolution in the Soil: How One School is Responding to Food Insecurity

Latasha Rouseau

May 29, 2024 |

Sapelo Square |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

A community garden is part of the curriculum at the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta to teach students how to grow their own food. Amid a food desert, the garden provides fresh food for the school cafeteria and produces enough that students can take crops home to their families each week.

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From Blight to Not: A Success Story

Kc Wetherington

April 18, 2024 |

The Macon Newsroom |

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Response Location: United States, Macon, Georgia

Macon-Bibb County’s Code Enforcement team is working to lessen blighted properties in the community by alerting property owners of issues that need fixing, such as overgrown grass, broken windows and even abandoned properties, with about a 70-75% success rate.

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'We need more shade': US's hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need

Weston Morrow, Nina Lakhani

April 17, 2024 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

In Phoenix, Arizona, a citywide tree-planting initiative is slowly increasing canopy cover to reduce the urban heat island effect in neighborhoods that need it the most. Residents pick between several varieties of desert-adapted trees, which are planted on their property by professional arborists, and take care of them with a provided kit.

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He's Got a Plan for Cities That Flood: Stop Fighting the Water

Richard Schiffman

March 28, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: China

Cities in China are moving away from using traditional water managment approaches, like drainage pipes and flood walls. Instead, they are becoming “sponge cities” by installiing green infrastructure designed to absob excess water, like green roofs and ponds.

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