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  • How America's shrinking cities can 'rightsize'

    Matt Krupnick

    February 13, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States

    Once-bustling cities contend with population decline by rethinking their use of space for those who remain. Baltimore, New Bedford, and Youngstown have implemented strategies that range from knocking down abandoned houses and factories to developing community gardens and creating public waterfront spaces. Racial and class tensions have arisen when choosing where to spend limited government funding.

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  • ‘IKEA, but for Parks' Project Streamlines Community Green Space Development

    Hannah Chinn

    January 30, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Vacant lots in the city are being greened with an idea dubbed “IKEA, but for parks” which provides preassembled options to create parks in vacant lots. Community members are given layout and design options to choose from based on how the neighborhood decides to utilize their empty lots. Residents are then provided with supplies and training to build and maintain a public green space. The model allows for efficiency and speed while promoting civic participation.

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  • The Ohio River community of Newport bands together to slow runoff and add greenspace

    Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

    December 19, 2019 |

    Eye On Ohio |

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    Response Location: United States, Newport, Kentucky

    To promote the implementation of greenspaces while also decreasing the likelihood of runoff after heavy rain storms, community groups in Newport, Kentucky worked together to implement strategic depaving. This practice of removing pavement has now led to the creation of a park which will soon have rain and pollinator gardens.

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  • Inspiring Tale of a Chicago Neighborhood That Would Not Die

    Martha Irvine

    November 25, 2019 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Community members and local organizations on the South side of Chicago collaborate to reclaim their neighborhoods from crime, violence, and poverty by engaging in community conflict resolution, policing and networks of support. Groups like the Southwest Organizing Project and the Inner-City Muslim Action Network banded together to interrupt gang violence in the city, relying on the experience of former gang members and offenders to guide the organizations' missions for non-violence in their communities.

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  • Fresno's poorest neighborhood changed the city. How residents took their community back

    Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

    November 15, 2019 |

    The Fresno Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    Grassroots movements for urban renewal in the Lowell neighborhood of Fresno, California has given power back to the people in the urban planning of their own community. With the help of social media, community members have created a forum between themselves and their city, resulting in 95% less blight and a reduction in crime throughout Fresno.

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  • Life After Coal

    Michaela Barcíková Ria Gehrerová

    November 04, 2019 |

    Denník N |

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    Response Location: Belgium, Genk

    Genk, Belgium is a prime example of how Slovakia can transition to a post-industrial and greener future. The city "bet on innovation and creativity" to bring back jobs and persuade youth to remain in the area. Genk built a center for green energy research, invested in startups within the field of green economics, supported art installations and focused on providing classes and retraining to help miners switch careers.

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  • Public art offers morale boost to cities of all sizes

    Noah Jones

    October 30, 2019 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Cities enhanced by public art improve the quality of life for their residents. Across the midwest—from Bucyrus, Ohio, to Chicago, Illinois—cities are investing in public art and murals as a way to revitalize their communities. With the help of grants, cities can hire artists to make their public spaces more vibrant. Spaces that display public art attract tourism and serve as gathering places for community members.

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  • Let's ponder public art and its potential impact in Mansfield

    Larry Phillips

    October 29, 2019 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Public art adds value to communities that have experienced decline in recent decades. In towns like Mansfield and Marietta, Ohio, public art plays a positive role. Murals created by groups like Mansfield Murals Inc., or by other local artists, enhance public buildings and offer a way for residents to connect and express their history. In Marietta, the Marietta Community Foundation funds the city’s Public Arts Committee.

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  • The Doomed 1970s Plan to Desegregate New York's Suburbs

    Lizabeth Cohen

    October 21, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A plan forged in New York City suburbs in the 1970s addressed urban renewal and income inequality by creating low-income housing dwellings in nine separate towns outside of the city. Though the "Fair Share" program faced long-lasting criticism and ultimately failed, housing experts and developers still learn from the failed plan as they work toward urban renewal in the 21st century.

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  • This Conservative City Built a $132 Million Park Using One Weird Trick

    Zach Mortice

    October 11, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    After falling behind in urban planning and innovation in the 1990s and early 2000s, Oklahoma City created a limited-time sales tax called MAPS to pay for capital projects, like the new Scissortail Park. The tax consisted of a series of one-cent sales taxes and has brought in over $1.5 billion and has helped fund convention centers, other urban green areas, and more.

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