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For This LA High School, the Pandemic Meant the End of Traditional Grades
(Photo by Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash) Coming back to school this fall has been a welcomed return to normalcy at Social Justice Humanitas Academy, a high school in the Los Angeles Unified School...
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Buffalo Transit Advocates Fight Feds Over Light Rail Expansion
(Photo by Can Pac Swire) Welcome to “The Mobile City,” our weekly roundup of newsworthy transportation developments. Buffalo Transit Advocates Fight Feds Over Rail Transit Expansion The city of...
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Here’s What Happens When Residents Buy Their Neighborhood
The road sign marking Fox Hill Lane (Credit: Kate & Keith Photography, courtesy NH Community Loan Fund) When it was time for the final vote, Victoria Staunches made a pitch to her neighbors:...
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How Partnering With the Public Can Help Cities Solve the Climate Crisis
Oxford was the first British city to create a "citizens assembly on climate change." 50 residents broadly representative of the city's demographics succeeded in getting the city to commit an...
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Tech Tools Aim to Help Tenants Fight Eviction
(Hello Landlord) For millions of people in the U.S., home is the edge of a cliff. Research group Eviction Lab counted more than 532,000 evictions since March 2020 in the six states and 31 cities where...
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Housing in Brief: New Laws and Illegal Sweeps Targeting Unhoused Californians
A man passes a homeless encampment just feet from Larchmont Charter School in Hollywood, Calif., near where Councilman Joe Buscaino held a news conference announcing plans to introduce a resolution...
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The Brooklyn Public Library Already Knows How to Get Books Back Without Fines
(Photo by Wally Gobetz / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This October, New York City’s three public library systems announced they will longer charge late fines on books and other circulating materials, in an effort...
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Economics in Brief: John Deere Workers Reject Deal, Remain on Strike
Members of the United Auto Workers listen to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speak outside of a John Deere plant, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) John Deere...
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Data-Driven Analytics Are at the Heart of Vision Zero Goals
(Photo by darwin Bell / CC BY 2.0) We’ve all read the alarming headlines: Driving kills more people in the U.S. than handguns. We’ve also likely witnessed cars weaving in and out of traffic, speeding...
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In Detroit, A Push to Help Black Farmers Purchase Land
(iStock photo/JackF) In the center of a residential neighborhood in Detroit, surrounded by empty lots and houses in disrepair, is an oasis of brightly colored flowers, tomatoes, okra, and other crops....
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Community Violence Intervention Works, with the Right Support. So Let’s...
(Photo by Victoria Pickering / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) In the past 18 months, the public health crisis of COVID-19 has mercilessly aggravated another public health crisis in America: gun violence. Last year...
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Stephanie Gripne Is Spreading the Gospel of Impact Investing
Stephanie Gripne (Photo courtesy Stephanie Gripne) Even at the age of 16, Stephanie Gripne regarded money as more than just a means to buy things, but also as an instrument for social good. Eschewing...
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Taxi Drivers Invent New Way to Wipe Out Predatory Debt
Bhairavi Desai, executive director of NY Taxi Workers Alliance, at the end of the hunger strike Nov 3. (Photo by Oscar Perry Abello) After years of organizing, weeks of 24-hour protesting outside city...
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How NYC Will Connect Millions of People to the Internet
(NappyStock/nappy.co) In late October, New York City announced it would invest $157 million over the next 36 months to build publicly-owned, open-access broadband infrastructure. The goal is to ensure...
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Will We Spend Too Much on Building Dangerous Roads?
(Photo by Janne Hellsten / CC BY 2.0) Welcome to “The Mobile City,” our weekly roundup of noteworthy transportation developments. The Infrastructure Bill Won’t Make Roads Safer The bipartisan...
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In Norfolk, VA, Loosened State Solar Laws Open Chance to Put Panels on...
Solar panels being installed on a low-income house in Norfolk. (Norfolk Solar Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund) For retiree Lisa Ray Clarkson, Norfolk offered the ability to own a house that wasn’t...
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Chicago’s E-Scooter Program Is Now Permanent. But Will It Be Equitable?
Riders at a Lime community outreach event. (Photo courtesy of Lime) After two pilot programs and a series of public testimonies, e-scooters are returning to Chicago permanently. The City Council...
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Housing in Brief: Coloradans Vote Yes on Housing, Twin Cities Pass Rent Control
Ballots are counted Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Eagle, Colo. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP) Colorado Ballot Measures To Fund Affordable Housing Pass Election day delivered a slate of affordable housing...
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Economics in Brief: The Pandemic is Hitting Black and Latino Families Hard
More than half of Black and Latino Americans are struggling with "serious financial issues" during the pandemic, and one in five American households lost all their savings in the last 18 months....
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LA Metro Installs Early-Warning Earthquake Alerts
(Photo by throgers / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Southern California experiences roughly 30 earthquakes every day. Most of them are never felt, but those that are can cause major damage to both systems and...
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