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  • A Focus on Health to Resolve Urban Ills

    Amy Maxmen

    April 19, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    Social and economic factors are increasingly being linked to health circumstances and outcomes. This article highlights the city of Richmond, California, which has responded to this correlation, integrating issues of health into all levels of policy.

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  • Taking Back the South Bronx

    Sarah Hayley Barrett

    November 17, 2016 |

    WNYC |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In the face of gentrification in their South Bronx neighborhood, Mott Haven, residents responded by creating the Mott Haven Port Morris Community Land Trust. Inspired by the Cooper Square Committee land trust, Mott Haven’s land trust wants to be responsible for the area’s affordable housing, and it also hopes to facilitate community-building.

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  • Chicago Renters Back ‘ROOTS' as Solution to Affordable Housing

    Chloe Riley

    September 21, 2016 |

    Equal Voice News |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Communities United a grassroots organizations in Chicago is solving the city's housing crisis with a program called ROOTS (Renters Organizing Ourselves to Stay). The organization is bringing together financiers, development organizations and partners to make housing more affordable. ROOTS managed to significantly improve renters' rights law by making amendments to the city’s affordable housing ordinance.

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  • The Rent Is Now Somewhat Less High in Paris

    Feargus O'Sullivan

    August 03, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    France’s cities, including Paris, are among the world’s most expensive to live in. In 2015, France passed rent control laws that restrict outlandish rent increases through the Rent Observatory that oversees the different zones and contracts, as well as a website that tells residents if their prospective landlords are charging too much. One year later, the regulations have been effective at controlling the rent by 30% in Paris.

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  • Legal Aid With a Digital Twist

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 01, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Software and apps are helping millions of Americans trying to solve civil problems on their own.

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  • How the slum women of Ahmedabad led a housing revolution

    Carlin Carr

    April 14, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

    The Indian city where Gandhi established his first ashram can be grueling if you live in a slum: 50 ºC temperatures, poor ventilation, no running water. A group of women had had enough and agreed to work with developers.

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  • Can a Game Help Build Affordable Housing?

    Alec Appelbaum

    February 09, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Pleasantville, New York

    To break through gridlock on fair housing, city planners, citizens, and government officials in wealthy Westchester County, New York, try a new tactic: Using a simulation game to try out different development scenarios. The result has been increased civic participation and efficiency.

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  • Researchers Unearth 100-Year-Old Affordable Housing Solution

    Cassie Owens

    December 29, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A new book chronicles each below-market subsidized housing project ever built in New York, highlighting in particular Co-op City, where residents have come to care for their city-subsidized homes.

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  • Lessons learned about lead poisoning brought home

    George Rodrigue

    October 25, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Lead poisoning is not purely a problem of the poor - it can affect any child living in an older home, or playing on contaminated soil. New solutions journalism efforts aim to increase transparency about the risks and to help parents decide whether their children should be tested.

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  • Cleveland doesn't have a 'lead-safe' registry, so we made one: Toxic Neglect

    Rachel Dissell

    October 23, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland has a list of lead-safe homes, a result of decades of cleaning up hazards with tens of millions of dollars in HUD grant money.

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