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  • A Little Paint Can Change a Community's Relationship to Its Streets

    October 29, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City's Asphalt Art Initiative - created by Bloomberg Philanthropies - addresses pedestrian and traffic safety by taking to the streets and creating visual traffic flows with just a can of paint. Simple designs create more space for pedestrians and signal to drivers a larger curb or pedestrian area. Now, the organization is working to bring the simple concept to other American cities.

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

    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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  • Secrets of the World's Most Livable City

    October 29, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Despite a rapidly growing population size, Vienna, Austria has remained high on "quality-of-life" rankings, thanks to the city's prioritization of green space, car-free areas, and expansion of affordable housing projects. City departments build new housing complexes to keep up with the influx of migrants to the area while balancing space for parks and pedestrian travel.

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  • Wildfires and blackouts mean Californians need solar panels and microgrids

    October 28, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Localized, distributed energy systems are popping up around California. As the larger electricity system becomes less reliable in the face of wildfires, more individuals are turning to microgrids and solar energy with help from organizations like Clean Coalition and Stone Edge Farm Microgrid. While still happening on a small scale, such energy systems may become more popular as its sustainability in a changing climate shows to be more resilient.

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  • Free the Transit System!

    October 28, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    As the city of Columbus struggled to find ways to attract more workers downtown without increasing parking lots, they decided to try something new: making public transit free. Local businesses put funding towards the new C-pass program, which pays for all downtown workers to receive a free bus pass. At least 430 companies have opted in, allowing both businesses and employees to save while also making public transit more inclusive and accessible.

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  • Can Green License Plates Help Plug Electric Cars?

    October 25, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    The United Kingdom has started cracking down on high-emission vehicle drivers by creating restricted zones that fine drivers of cars that emit a designated amount of pollution into the air; the carbon emissions in this type of zone in London has decreased by more than a third in six months. Now, the U.K. is taking their sustainability initiative a step further by labeling low-emission cars with green license plates that allow them to be easily recognized - and rewarded.

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  • Plans for a solar community in West Philly are halted by legislative red tape

    October 23, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Gardner, Massachusetts

    Pennsylvania law is preventing a Philadelphia neighborhood from converting an empty lot into a solar farm, but community members are working to fight against this by citing neighboring states that are seeing positive impact from similar projects. One such project is in Massachusetts where shared solar energy systems is helping to offset "80 percent of the power needs of a nearby assisted living facility, an affordable housing development, a family-owned hardware store and a non-profit serving those with disabilities."

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

    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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  • When Resilience Starts With the City's Most Vulnerable Youth

    October 18, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Tallahassee, Florida

    Tallahassee is coordinating its youth development, violence prevention and climate adaptation efforts to help out-of-work and out-of-school youth earn their GED and secure jobs helping to shape the city's climate resilience plan. One of the ways the program works is by enrolling participants in apprenticeships within local public works departments and puts them on track to get the required licensing for employment. So far, 640 teens and young adults have participated in the program.

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  • San Francisco's Market Street Car Ban Is Overdue

    October 17, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    A plan to redesign Market Street in San Francisco uses a controversial approach used by cities around the world: eliminating personal cars entirely. This bicycle, pedestrian and bus-oriented layout approach reduces traffic accidents and fatalities; San Francisco plans to move forward with their plan in 2020.

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