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  • A phoenix rising from the asbestos

    May 17, 2018 |

    The Western News |

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    Response Location: United States, Libby, Montana

    A town once plagued by a reputation of being an asbestos Superfund site as well as having been hit by the timber wars, Libby, Montana is back on the map. Lincoln County commissioner, Mark Peck of Libby, the county seat, decided to make it a priority to fix the negative connotation surrounding the town and partnered with a public relations firm to rebrand the city through the use of the community's unique story of rising from asbestos.

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  • An Unusual Way to Rescue a City From Blight—Bees

    May 17, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit Hives has a twofold mission of reducing urban blight and protecting bees. The nonprofit organization purchases low-cost vacant lots and transforms them into farms for bee hives. Its creative partnerships with local businesses have provided honey for restaurants and flowerbeds to the farm, all while making Detroit more beautiful.

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  • Why Is It So Hard to Figure Out When the Bus Is Coming?

    May 17, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, College Park, Maryland

    In order for alternatives to driving to be widely adopted, accurate information about service and arrival times needs to be accesible. To fill this need, applications providing bus routes and arrival times are being developed, in some cases aided by crowdsourced information.

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  • Paint the Town with Data in Boston's New 3D Model

    May 16, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    A newly developed 3D smart model of the city of Boston will be accessible to the public, allowing anyone to look at projects being built, areas prone to flooding, and even how shadows affect the city. Different map views also show zoning, public transportation lines, schools, and more. The openness of this model is providing groundbreaking access to information that will help both citizens and the local government plan better for Boston’s future.

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  • Estonia To Become The World's First Free Public Transport Nation

    May 16, 2018 |

    Pop-Up City |

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    Response Location: Estonia, Tallinn

    Free public transport is so popular and cost-effective in Estonia’s capital of Tallinn that the country wants to scale the idea nationwide. Public official Allan Alaküla shares insights for cities looking to experiment with similar programs.

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  • Adaptation to Global Water Shortages

    May 16, 2018 |

    KCET-TV |

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    Response Location: Morocco, Id Soussane

    Two very different part of the world – California’s Central Valley and Western Morocco – are learning to adapt to water shortages. In the Central Valley, finding and treating water in a notoriously drought-ridden state has been challenging, but a series of connected water districts experimenting with processes like reverse osmosis has showed promise. Halfway across the world, they’ve been using fog collection as a non-traditional method of capturing water so that the rural villages in Morocco can have access to water after decades of water shortages.

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  • Games in government: How to get public servants excited about work

    May 15, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Games can help government employees feel more engaged in their work. The United Kingdom’s Department of Work and Pensions uses a game called Idea Street to encourage innovation, and the City of Louisville, Kentucky, awards digital badges for creativity and collaborations. Sustaining staff interest in games can be a challenge. It helps to have clear rules and to align games with the top motivations of employees.

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  • Human Biases Are Built into AI—this Artist Is Helping to Change That

    May 15, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A diverse group of people developing, coding, and testing artificial intelligence technologies is critical as the inherent biases of the creators can be found in the AI. Artist Stephanie Dinkins is working to raise awareness of the role AI plays in daily life, the narrow stream of data and perspective informing most AI, and the value of diversity in AI development.

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  • Treating violence like a disease helped cut Colombia's murder rate by 82%

    May 15, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Cali

    Colombia used a public health model of prevention to attack violent crime and has seen the homicide rate drop by 82 percent. The approach required the work of numerous public sectors, not just law enforcement, and a reliance on data to drive strategy. The country still has a higher-that-average murder rate, but the experience of several cities taking this approach offers key lessons for others to follow.

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  • Change on tap: Brewery reshapes the face of a Birmingham neighborhood

    May 11, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    A surprising anchor business in Birmingham helped bring growth to the city: Avondale Brewing Co. Since the brewery opened seven years ago, restaurants and bands have flocked to the city, and the population as well as home prices have increased. Montgomery just attracted its first brewery, and the city is looking to Birmingham as a model for the type of growth it hopes to see.

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