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2 December 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Green developement has breathed new life into a once-declining town that suffered from the exodus of manufacturers. A comprehensive 10-year plan revitalized the local economy of Pullman, creating jobs and bringing new...
17 November 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Seattle’s urban agriculture community saw a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. BIPOC-led urban farms — like YES Farm and Black Star Farmers — had an increase in volunteers and people wa...
11 November 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Over 3000 Words
A series of government programs designed to rebuild a neighborhood badly damaged by the 1968 Chicago uprising not only failed to achieve their goal, but actually made it worse. Hundreds of businesses in the Madison St...
6 November 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
Two urban farmers launched a GoFundMe and raised $55,000 to help provide land security to Black farmers in Detroit. Through the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund, they will select applicants to grow crops for five years ...
29 September 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jumpstart Germantown and five spinoff programs trained about 1,000 people in the art of locally controlled neighborhood rehabilitation. The Jumpstart programs target particular neighborhoods, mainly mid-range housing ...
14 August 2020
Staten Island, New York, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
The former Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island is turning into a public park that will accept visitors in 2021. By capping the trash site with plastic, covering it with soil, and planting native grasses, city offici...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Jessica Blatt Press
8 July 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Mosaic Development Partners (MDP) seeks to create wealth for the black community in Philadelphia by providing affordable housing and creating opportunities in neighborhoods that are considered risky investments for ty...
27 June 2020
Waco, Texas, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Jubilee provides an oasis in a desert - a food desert that is. The community grocery store provides the only fresh food for miles around at competitive prices and makes an effort to cater to the local clientele, stock...
9 April 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has approved a new scoring system to prioritize parks that are most in need of an investment, from the limited funds available, based on equity measures such as race, income, ...
Knox Pages
Cheryl Splain
2 March 2020
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Knox County Land Reutilization Corporation, also known as the Knox County land bank, takes abandoned properties that are vacant and tax delinquent, revitalizes them, and then sells them to new owners. This elimina...
28 February 2020
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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Over 3000 Words
In an attempt to spur the economy and reverse years of a declining population, Tulsa, Oklahoma is paying remote workers $10,000 to live in the city for a year. The carefully-selected 100 members of this project, known...
27 February 2020
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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1500-3000 Words
After the residential real estate market collapsed a decade ago, a developer that had been revitalizing an impoverished Jacksonville neighborhood with single-family homes pivoted to a broader approach to reducing crim...
13 February 2020
United States
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800-1500 Words
Once-bustling cities contend with population decline by rethinking their use of space for those who remain. Baltimore, New Bedford, and Youngstown have implemented strategies that range from knocking down abandoned ho...
30 January 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Vacant lots in the city are being greened with an idea dubbed “IKEA, but for parks” which provides preassembled options to create parks in vacant lots. Community members are given layout and design options to choose f...
19 December 2019
Newport, Kentucky, United States
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800-1500 Words
To promote the implementation of greenspaces while also decreasing the likelihood of runoff after heavy rain storms, community groups in Newport, Kentucky worked together to implement strategic depaving. This practice...
25 November 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Community members and local organizations on the South side of Chicago collaborate to reclaim their neighborhoods from crime, violence, and poverty by engaging in community conflict resolution, policing and networks o...
15 November 2019
Fresno, California, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Grassroots movements for urban renewal in the Lowell neighborhood of Fresno, California has given power back to the people in the urban planning of their own community. With the help of social media, community members...
Transitions Online
Michaela Barcikova
Ria Gehrerova
4 November 2019
Genk, Belgium
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Over 3000 Words
Genk, Belgium is a prime example of how Slovakia can transition to a post-industrial and greener future. The city "bet on innovation and creativity" to bring back jobs and persuade youth to remain in the area. Genk bu...
30 October 2019
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
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800-1500 Words
Cities enhanced by public art improve the quality of life for their residents. Across the midwest—from Bucyrus, Ohio, to Chicago, Illinois—cities are investing in public art and murals as a way to revitalize their com...
29 October 2019
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
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800-1500 Words
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., ...
CityLab
Lizabeth Cohen
21 October 2019
New York, New York, United States
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Over 3000 Words
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 fa...
11 October 2019
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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1500-3000 Words
After falling behind in urban planning and innovation in the 1990s and early 2000s, Oklahoma City created a limited-time sales tax called MAPS to pay for capital projects, like the new Scissortail Park. The tax consis...
7 October 2019
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Erie, Pennsylvania, uses creative financial incentives for companies and businesses that invest capital gains in low-income areas of the city in order to pull itself out of economic hardship caused by the decrease in ...
20 September 2019
Woodlawn, Alabama, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Eighteen "purpose built communities" across America have revitalized neighborhoods through a comprehensive approach that includes building mixed-income housing, providing better educational opportunities and offering ...
18 September 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Chicago is trying something new when it comes to violence prevention: beautifying public spaces that have been known to be places of violence. The city has launched an official pilot program called Grounds for Peace, ...
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