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  • The Atlanta BeltLine Wants to Prevent Displacement of Longtime Residents. Is it Too Late?

    May 04, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Legacy Resident Retention program is helping longtime homeowners remain in their homes despite rising taxes and property values in Atlanta, Georgia. The program aims to mitigate gentrification and displacement as a result of the Atlanta Beltline development and has helped 21 families by covering the cost of increased property taxes.

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  • Why Participatory Planning Fails (and How to Fix It)

    April 28, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Participatory planning, or meetings conducted to gather input from communities, have proven to be ineffective. It turns out community engagement doesn’t always result in highlighting issues and improving the quality of life for those who are voicing their concerns. “Research shows that participatory planning addresses the needs of the older, whiter, and wealthier residents.”

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  • These New York Neighbors Are Building Their Own Safety Net

    April 27, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Astoria, New York

    Neighborhoods throughout New York are banding together to create their own mutual aid networks to help their community members during the coronavirus pandemic. From grocery shopping to fundraising for resources such as diapers, these groups are filling gaps to help meet community needs.

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  • Free Tuition Might Save Community Colleges — But What If Students Need More?

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    While community colleges across the country saw a decrease in enrollment during the pandemic, one school, Nashville State, saw a slight increase in the number of Tennesse Reconnect students enrolled. Tenneese Recconnect is a statewide program that helps students pay tuition at a community college. It wasn’t just the financial assistance that helped those students stay in school, but the support. At Nashville State, Reconnect students are part of a program that gives them support, connection with other students, and even helped to pay for their textbooks.

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  • This Market Helps Cincinnati's Kid Entrepreneurs Go Beyond the Lemonade Stand

    April 21, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    An annual flea market in Cincinnati is honing the entrepreneurial skills of children. The City Flea Kid’s Market allows young vendors to sell a variety of goods, learn about business and gain confidence in themselves.

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  • How Expanding Vouchers Could Improve Housing Stability

    April 20, 2021 |

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    Housing vouchers have proven to be the most effective intervention to address housing instability in America. The vouchers provide a subsidy that covers the difference between rent and what families can afford to pay. Labeling it as one of the most effective federal housing policies, advocates are pushing for policies that expand the voucher rental assistance.

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  • Las Vegas's Traffic School for Pedestrians

    April 16, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    In Las Vegas, pedestrians and drivers ticketed for unsafe behavior can get their fines voided by taking a three-hour class called PedSAFE. More than 2,800 people have taken the class and, say its sponsors from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, graduate with a better understanding of how to keep pedestrians safe on Las Vegas' wide, pedestrian-unfriendly streets. While helpful, the program does not address more long-lasting fixes, such as ending racially inequitable jaywalking enforcement and designing safer streets.

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  • Syracuse Couldn't Fine Its Way to Clear Sidewalks, So It's Trying Something New

    April 14, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Syracuse, New York

    The city of Syracuse is taking matters into its own hands, where it comes to snow removal. Relying on residents to remove snow from sidewalks wasn’t effective so the city is removing snow itself and levying a fee for property owners.

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  • This Real Estate Co-Op is Looking for Investors Who Want to Put Community First

    April 13, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The 2012 federal JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) took some time to gain traction, but in recent years it has democratized the financing of worker-owned co-ops and other community-based entities that ordinarily would be frozen out of capital markets. By making possible what is called a direct public offering, the law has made it easier to finance businesses that promise greater social benefits than just profit maximization, by opening investment opportunities to a more diverse and egalitarian mix of investors.

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  • Playgrounds Designed With Accessibility In Mind Make Play Fun for Every Kid

    April 13, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Petersburg, Florida

    Playground designers and city officials in St. Petersburg, Florida, have gone beyond the basic requirements mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to create a space that is truly inclusive. The park is “wheelchair accessible from bottom to top” and sets the standard for city parks that are focusing on more inclusivity.

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