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  • Once Polluted and Reviled, the Chicago River Bounces Back

    August 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Photojournalism |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Chicago River, once a place that tourists and locals alike would avoid, is now thriving after over 15 years of redevelopment efforts. Richard M. Daley, mayor at the time, enlisted the help of a Chicago architect to make the riverfront a more inviting place to spend time. That work has paid off. Now, in addition to being a location for boat commerce, the riverfront provides an inviting space for anyone who wants to meet for walks, drinks, food, or outdoor activities.

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  • Can Philanthropy Save a City?

    August 02, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    Stockton is courting philanthropists by billing itself as a budding hub of innovation for fighting poverty. The city is mitigating the risks of tapping private foundations to fund city services by identifying target policies and programs ahead of time.

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  • A new way to preserve West Virginia's beauty

    August 02, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Broomgrass, West Virginia

    Family farms are facing challenges nationwide amidst a backdrop of land development. A community in West Virginia took a stand by piloting a new way or rural co-habitation in the form of a farm community protected via a farmland protection program that allows very limited development.

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  • The Upside of Underpasses

    August 01, 2018 |

    Sactown Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    After the success of New York City’s High Line, several cities have tried to emulate that success with a twist--by transforming underpasses below highways into activated space for the community. Toronto’s Bentway offers an ice skating rink, art, and music, and Seattle’s I-5 Colonnade has a mountain bike course. Miami is on an ambitious plan to launch the Underline, a 10-mile stretch of bike and walking trails. Cities like Sacramento are hoping to emulate these success stories.

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  • The estate where local people refused to call last orders

    August 01, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Brighton

    The Bevy, a community-owned pub in Brighton, “is about creating an institution to bring together a fragmented community.” One of over 100 pub co-operatives throughout Britain, the Bevy is unique in that is is on a suburban housing estate. As such, it had huge power to add value to a struggling area, and it has done just that. Several years in, the Bevy acts as a community space, pays a living wage to employees, and welcomes all for good conversation and good beer.

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  • Bellevue builds its first downtown bike lane. But there's a catch

    August 01, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bellevue, Washington

    Bellevue’s pilot bike lane project is starting slow and ready for feedback. By beginning the project with less than a mile of bike lanes downtown, the city made sure to brand it as a pilot, hoping to measure results and adapt accordingly. Also, the Bellevue Downtown Association had a clear voice in expectations for any bike lane project, all of which were met in the initial pilot. The city hopes that bringing on board urban planners, city council, and the downtown association will increase chances of long-term success.

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  • Lyft will pay you $550 to ditch your car for a month

    July 31, 2018 |

    The Verge |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Ride-sharing company Lyft is testing an experiment: they are offering $550 to 100 city residents who agree to give up their own car for one month. The $550 will come in the form of Lyft ride credit, a bike-share stipend, money toward Zipcar, and the rest toward the local public transportation train system. This is part of a greater discussion over whether personal car ownership will become obsolete; Lyft is betting the answer is yes. The company argues for the environmental and economic benefits of ride-sharing, and this test will help support that claim.

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  • Green Upgrade: How California Is Pioneering ‘Energy Justice'

    July 30, 2018 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Boasting one of the top five largest greenhouse gas cap-and-trade programs that has raised over $6.5 billion, California is leading the way in financially successful renewable energy initiatives. One of the state's more recent projects now aims to allocate a percentage of those funds to bringing renewable energy resources to lower socioeconomic communities.

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  • To fix its housing woes, should California look to Seattle?

    July 26, 2018 |

    CalMatters |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In response to the rapidly developing Seattle housing crisis, the city has begun to rezone single-family housing as high-rise apartment buildings and create accessible public transportation in redeveloped areas. Though this fastest-growing city in the country has a long way to go in the fight for affordable housing, the Bay Area cities can look to these rent-stabilizing solutions as possible responses to their own housing crisis.

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  • Can 'Work Colleges' in Cities Become a Low-Cost, High-Value Model for the Future?

    July 26, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Dallas' Paul Quinn College is changing the dated perception of work colleges. At the first urban and historically black work college, students are graded on both academic and workforce performance. In the next few years, Paul Quinn hopes to expand its model into a national network of schools, with the goal of introducing students to corporate connections and offering an alternative to overwhelming student debt.

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