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  • How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution

    February 28, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Germany, Wolfhagen

    In Wolfhagen, Germany, one man led the quest to take back the electricity supply into the hands of the public. By entering a lengthy negotiation with E.ON, one of the biggest energy companies in the world, Martin Rühl demonstrated that public ownership of utilities would save residents money and empower them, as well. The small German town is now using its extra funding to explore renewable energy, acting as a leader for municipalities across Europe.

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  • Why good policies go wrong: Seattle's botched bikeshare model

    February 27, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Traffic for both everyday commuters and tourists in big cities has increasingly become more of a hassle across nations. Various cities like Portland, Oregon have found success with bikeshare models. Seattle, however, found failure with this approach first. By learning from what didn't work, the city has been able to pilot new bikeshare models that so far are showing more potential than limitations.

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  • Sharing the Road: How Can We End Bike Fatalities on Chicago's Streets?

    February 27, 2018 |

    Logan Squarist |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago officials strive to make the city safer for bicyclists by looking for inspiration in other cities, adopting the "Vision Zero" initiative that aims for zero traffic-related deaths, and investing in education platforms. While the city has made progress in creating bicycle-only lanes on the road, local officials still move forward in implementing a more comprehensive plan for traffic safety.

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  • 3 Far-Flung Cities Offer Clues to Unsnarling Manhattan's Streets

    February 26, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Cities like New York that are trying to decrease traffic congestion are looking to Stockholm, London, and Singapore. These three cities have all implemented forms of congestion pricing, in which they charge drivers a fee to enter a core congestion area during peak commuting hours. Despite challenges in implementation, the congestion taxes have decreased traffic and increased driving speed in each of these cities.

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  • The 'Most Hopeful' New Housing in Turkey

    February 23, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Turkey, Düzce

    After an earthquake devastated the town of Düzce, Turkey, residents banded together to create a housing cooperative and later Düzce Hope Studio, a group of pro-bono architects and engineers working to help rebuild the town. What makes the building team unique is that the design process included and valued residents’ voices. Yaşar Adanah, an urban researcher, states, “What’s happening in Düzce is a rare example of a holistic approach to housing that can be a model for other neighborhoods.”

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  • Building minds: How Detroit grows mobility talent

    February 19, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Michigan is becoming a leader in the field of autonomous vehicles. Fifteen colleges and universities across the state have joined in an academic consortium to ensure students entering the workforce will have the necessary skills to advance mobility technology. Competitions in vehicle development and robotics are equipping students to become leaders in the field.

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  • How one community beat the system, and rebuilt their shattered streets

    February 14, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Liverpool

    Eleanor Lee is one of many women leading the charge to restore the Granby neighborhood in Liverpool. The few households that remained inhabited after the neighborhood was forgotten came together and formed a community land trust. This major step allowed them to get private development funding. Now, the Granby area is offering affordable housing and attracting business back to Liverpool.

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  • How a Liverpool suburb upended its housing market

    February 14, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England, Liverpool

    To combat neighborhood neglect, a group of community members in Granby, a Liverpool neighborhood, took matters into their own hands by creating a community land trust. The land trust raised funds to reconstruct homes in a unique, sustainable way, and the trust protects housing rates by keeping rates in line with median income of the surrounding area.

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  • A way out of Bozeman's shadow

    February 11, 2018 |

    Bozeman Daily Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Belgrade, Montana

    Belgrade, Montana, a city 12 miles outside of Bozeman, uses creative financing and revitalization to ensure its identity remains independent from its rapidly growing and ever-popular adjacent city. While many residents of Belgrade work in Bozeman, the city has developed "tax-based renewal strategies" and restaurant liquor license regulations to ensure Belgrade stays on the map.

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  • Singapore Is Creating a Subterranean Master Plan

    February 09, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

    Singapore, among other cities around the world, serves as a model in the underground urban planning sphere as local governments combat over-densification. The city has begun expanding their underground network of public transportation, supply storage, and even water reclamation systems.

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