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How One Weekend in Dallas Sparked a Movement for Urban Change

Mike Lydon

April 20, 2015 |

Next City |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

A Dallas urban neighborhood was dilapidated with abandoned storefronts and offered no vitality for pedestrians. A group of artists and community members created Build a Better Block, in which local artisans and small businesses took over a vacant block and transformed it for a limited time to encourage the ingredients for more permanent urban renewal.

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Anchored in hope: How Toronto is learning from Cleveland's return to prosperity

Sara Mojtehedzadeh

April 18, 2015 |

Toronto Star |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

After decades of economic and social despair that once saw it named the poorest big city in America, Cleveland has become a model of revitalization, thanks to a unique “anchor strategy” that harnesses the immense wealth and power of the city’s public institutions.

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Inside the Revival of One of the Nation's Most Notorious Housing Projects

Chris Peak

March 06, 2015 |

NationSwell |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

SHIELDS for Families works in one of the country's most notoriously dilapidated housing projects to revitalize the neighborhood by providing education, treatment and counseling services.

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New San Diego-Tijuana Survey Holds Mirror Up to Border Cities

Gregory Scruggs

February 26, 2015 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Former Bogotá mayor Antonas Mockus has implemented his Citizenship Culture Survey, which measures local public opinions on legal culture, behavior regulation systems, mobility, tolerance, tax culture, public safety, agreements, civic participation, mutual regulation, public trust and victimization, across San Diego and Tijuana. The first ever binational survey of its kind aimed to measure shared social values to inform a cross-border civic council.

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Rebuilding the Rust Belt

Keith Epstein

February 19, 2015 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

For years, one of Cleveland's poorest neighborhoods seemed unalterable no matter how many government programs and well-meaning philanthropies got involved; a place where abject poverty, joblessness and crime reinforce the racism in a city long divided, and where infants still die at a higher rate than almost anywhere else in the country. But a former CIA executive and a new breed of lettuce are transforming the poorest parts of the Rust Belt city.

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Charter school takeovers: As York schools near privatization, lessons from New Orleans and Michigan

Daniel Simmons-Ritchie

January 12, 2015 |

PennLive |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, York, Pennsylvania

York schools are considering changing public schools into charter schools, following the example of New Orleans and Michigan, in order to help their crumbling school system. The privatization of these schools can help the facilities become more financially stable, in turn preventing school closures and instability for their students.

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The End of Gangs

Sam Quinones

December 29, 2014 |

Pacific Standard |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In 2014, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that gang-related crime had dropped by nearly half since 2008. The transformation of LA holds lessons for decreasing violent crime through community policing, a focus on gangs, and the use of CompStat.

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Industrial-Sized Art Factory Signals Creative Renewal in Paterson

Sonia Schnee

December 22, 2014 |

CivicStory |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Paterson, New Jersey

Paterson, NJ used to be a home to manufacturing industries, many of which no longer exist in New Jersey. Fortunately, old factories are being repurposed in new ways. The oldest textile factory is now thriving as The Art Factory, a studio and art space for designers, artists, and builders of all types. Not only does it help artists, but it also helps the environment by revitalizing an old space rather than knocking it down and building something new.

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How the Arts Drove Pittsburgh's Revitalization

John Tierney

December 11, 2014 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Investments into the arts serve as significant economic catalysts. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, legacy foundations like the Heinz Endowments, Benedum Foundation, and Richard King Mellon Foundation pooled their resources to create the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, which supports art and culture in the city’s downtown districts. By purchasing and refurbishing existing real estate, as well as lending support to smaller initiatives like the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, PCT’s investments have served as an engine of growth for the city.

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These Cities are Trading in Cigarette Butts for Cash

Courtney Subramanian

December 10, 2014 |

NationSwell |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Most cities may have enacted smoking laws to curb people from lighting up in public, but cigarette butts continue to blanket streets, parks and beaches. Salem, Mass., and New Orleans are two such communities that have partnered with TerraCycle, a New Jersey-based company that pays by the pound for cigarette waste.

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