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  • As Detroit Flounders, Its Art Scene Flourishes

    Courtney Balestier

    August 06, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In 2013, Detroit filed for bankruptcy because of a poor economy. While the city’s industrial businesses have floundered, the art scene has thrived, bringing in new sources of income through art galleries and investments in contemporary art. This new art scene is one factor to measure Detroit’s recovery and prospects of growth for the future.

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  • Street Fight

    Phillip Pantuso

    August 01, 2013 |

    Bklynr |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Public-private partnerships, nonprofit organizations, and community members themselves come together to make Brownsville, a neighborhood in NYC, a more collaborative, friendly and safe place. Though the neighborhood has seen decades of poverty and crime, organizations, police and government officials put on events like street fairs and community forums in order to make the community feel safer and provide services and support. The community has also offer anti-violence support for youth, using a comprehensive approach to uplift the Brownsville community.

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  • The Bicycle Revolution in Paris, Five Years Later

    Julio Godoy

    July 18, 2012 |

    Inter Press Service News Agency |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Paris is a city plagued by traffic jams and air pollution. In 2007, the local government created a public bicycle sharing program called Velib that has drastically reduced the number of cars on the roadways and parking lots. During five years, over a hundred million people have used the program and it has a quarter of a million subscribers.

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  • Fighting Crime With Architecture in Medellín, Colombia

    Michael Kimmelman

    May 18, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    Medellin, Colombia has looked to architecture to help combat its high homicide rate and other problems. Over the past few decades there have been massive public architecture development, transit improvements, creation of public spaces that have all contributed to renewing this city.

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  • Why the Streets of Copenhagen and Amsterdam Look So Different From Ours

    Sarah Goodyear

    April 25, 2012 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    When Amsterdam and the Netherlands were facing an urban dilemma between building bicycle or automobile friendly streets, citizens organized to promote the prioritization of cyclist safety above all else. This public outcry and strategy lead to these cities becoming a model for livable streets.

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  • Coalition eager to apply lessons at home, Milwaukee anti-crime group inspired by its mission to Boston

    James H. Burnett III

    May 28, 2000 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Now that a coalition of Milwaukee preachers, police and prosecutors has witnessed firsthand the success of a crime-fighting partnership in Boston, the local coalition is clearing its first obstacle -- putting its ideas into action at home.

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