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  • How mobile home co-ops provide housing security — and climate resilience

    January 02, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States

    Mobile homeowners are buying the land their homes are on to form resident-owned cooperatives so they can upgrade infrastructure faster. This allows them to combat and adapt to climate change by installing things like solar panels and drainage systems.

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  • An Underground Lunch Delivery Train Comes to the Atlanta Suburbs

    December 14, 2023 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Peachtree Corners, Georgia

    The startup Pipedream Labs is running small, electric vehicles in tunnels under Peachtree Corners, Georgia, to make last-mile deliveries for local restaurants. The aim is to reduce emissions, traffic, and delivery costs for businesses.

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  • Solar panels illuminate path to improved care

    December 13, 2023 |

    Harvard Public Health |

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    Response Location: India, Mawtawar, Meghalaya

    The Indian government and the solar nonprofit Selco Foundation partnered to install solar panels at health facilities across the country to address blackouts that prevented them from providing adequate care.

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  • Is requiring new apartments to include affordable units the right move for Vancouver? It's working in Redmond

    December 09, 2023 |

    The Columbian |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Mandatory inclusionary zoning policies have increased affordable housing stock in many cities across the U.S. In most cases, the policies require developers build 5-10% of new units with rents attainable for low- to median-income people, or pay a fee, which is dedicated to other affordable housing projects. In Redmond, Washington, such policy has resulted in a 42% growth of housing stock since 2010.

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  • How One City Tried to Solve Gridlock for Us All

    December 07, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    Rapid bus system TransMilenio offers locals an extensive bus network of 12 bus lines covering 71 miles. While rapid buses aren’t as fast as a metro, and TransMilenio’s design has its share of issues, this system managed to get up and running in a fraction of the time a metro system takes, and at a significantly lower cost. TransMilenio is crucial in connecting those in underserved districts to the heart of the city and serves about two million riders each day.

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  • In France, zero-waste experiments tackle a tough problem: People's habits

    December 06, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: France, Roubaix

    Local governments in France are educating residents about waste reduction and finding ways to incentivize the behavior change necessary to meet the country’s ambitious zero-waste goals. Roubaix, for example, teaches residents simple lifestyle changes that will also save them money. Whereas, Smicval transitioned from door-to-door waste collection to a central collection point where residents drop off trash themselves.

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  • The Simple, Ancient Idea That Can Replace Concrete Walls

    December 06, 2023 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Japan, Yamanaka Onsen

    The Dry Stone Walling School of Japan is keeping the tradition of building walls out of stones collected from the neighboring environment alive by connecting students with local craftsmen. Building walls this way is a viable alternative to concrete that supports biodiversity and produces less carbon emissions.

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  • LeadSafe Detroit helps protect kids from lead poisoning

    November 29, 2023 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Detroit LeadSafe Housing program targets households in zip codes with high numbers of homes built prior to 1978, before Congress banned lead paint in residential settings. The program has renovated 112 units since forming in 2016 and has since branched out to collaborate with Urban Neighborhood Initiatives to eliminate language barriers by reaching those in majority-Latino neighborhoods.

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  • Fixing the lake could pave the way to solving Utah's mental health crisis

    November 28, 2023 |

    Great Salt Lake Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    The officials and experts working on the plan for the future development of Salt Lake Valley are taking into account what didn’t work from previous urban design choices to ensure water conservation is a design priority going forward.

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  • Development for Good: Crowdfunding Community Development

    November 27, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Investment groups and developers Voyage Investments and Shift Capital are working to raise funds to transform abandoned buildings into useful spaces that benefit the community, like a new high school or studio space for local entrepreneurs. These projects have brought upwards of 500 jobs to locals and help keep the community involved in the city’s development by allowing them to make small investments in upcoming projects.

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